The ISC, now
in its 18th year, is regarded as one of the most prestigious and
toughest international competitions reserved solely for spirits. The judging
procedures are highly respected and participation is global. Annually more than
70 countries compete, underlining the magnitude of the achievements of our
brandy on the international arena.
An expert
panel of master blenders and distillers, importers and independent specialists
who – striving to recognise exceptional quality and excellence - assesses a
comprehensive line-up based on aroma, appearance and taste.
Winning a
gold medal (‘excellent product, superior standard’, scoring 80 – 89.9 out of
100) are: KWV 20 Year Old, KWV 15 Year
Old, Richelieu Export Liqueur Brandy, Richelieu 10 Year Old Vintage Brandy,
Uitkyk Estate Brandy Grand Reserve 10 Year Old, Van Ryn's Vintage Brandy 10
Year Old, Commando Brandy, Mellow Wood Brandy and Van Ryn's Distillers Reserve
12 Year Old.
The string
of silver medals (15) and bronze medals (5) further reinforces the reputation
of South Africa’s most iconic spirit
across all styles and price points. (The full listing of ISC results appears
below).
“These
results, against the backdrop of South Africa’s continuous international
achievements over many years, confirms that no other country can compete with
us when it comes to fine brandy,” says Christelle Reade-Jahn, director of the South African Brandy
Foundation. South Africans can be proud of our country’s most iconic spirit and
bask in the international recognition.”
Brandy
masters have rightly been described as both composer and conductor, skilfully
blending the essential components until the desired performance has been
achieved. Pieter de Bod, KWV brandy
master describes the trophy-winning KWV 15 Year Old as “incredibly soft, with
fantastic flavours of tawny Port, fruit cake, honey, apricot and spices.” For
the KWV 15 Year Old trophy-winning result, 15 to 22 year matured brandies were
selected="true"="true" and 32 different test-blends made up before the brandy master was
satisfied – his craft honed by years of tasting, blending and nosing.
To state that South
African brandies are the most revered brandies across the globe is no idle
boast, as it has the accolades to prove it. In addition to dominating the ISC, South African brandy masters also
leave their mark on other international competitions, such as the International
Wine & Spirits Competition (IWSC) where a South African brandy has walked
away with the Worldwide Best Brandy trophy no fewer than 15 times,
including the past six years in succession.
International Spirits Challenge 2013 Results
TROPHY WINNER
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KWV 15 Year Old
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GOLD AWARD
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Product
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Producer
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Richelieu Export
Liqueur Brandy
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Distell (PTY) Ltd
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Richelieu 10 Year
Old Vintage Brandy
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Distell (PTY) Ltd
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Uitkyk Estate
Brandy Grand Reserve 10 Year Old
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Distell (PTY) Ltd
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Van Ryn's Vintage
Brandy 10 Year Old
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Distell (PTY) Ltd
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Commando Brandy
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Distell (PTY) Ltd
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Mellow Wood Brandy
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Distell (PTY) Ltd
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Van Ryn's Distillers
Reserve 12 Year Old
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Distell (PTY) Ltd
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KWV 20 Year Old
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KWV SA (PTY) Ltd
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KWV 15 Year Old
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KWV SA (PTY) Ltd
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SILVER AWARD
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Product
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Producer
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Sydney Back Brandy
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Backsberg
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Van Ryn's
Collectors Reserve 20 Year Old
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Distell (PTY) Ltd
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Oude Meester
Reserve 12 Year Old
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Distell (PTY) Ltd
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Oude Meester Demant
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Distell (PTY) Ltd
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Nederburg Solera
Potstilled
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Distell (PTY) Ltd
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Flight of the Fish
Eagle
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Distell (PTY) Ltd
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Klipdrift Premium
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Distell (PTY) Ltd
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Klipdrift Export
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Distell (PTY) Ltd
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Oude Meester VSOB
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Distell (PTY) Ltd
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Van Ryn's Fine Cask
Reserve 15 Year Old
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Distell (PTY) Ltd
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KWV 10 Year Old
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KWV SA (PTY) Ltd
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Laborie Alambic
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KWV SA (PTY) Ltd
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KWV 3 Year Old
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KWV SA (PTY) Ltd
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KWV 5 Year Old
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KWV SA (PTY) Ltd
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Imoya
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KWV SA (PTY) Ltd
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BRONZE AWARD
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Product
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Producer
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Collison's White
Gold Potstilled
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Distell (PTY) Ltd
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Klipdrift Gold
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Distell (PTY) Ltd
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Mellow Wood 5 Year
Old Brandy
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Distell (PTY) Ltd
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Viceroy 5 Year Old
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Distell (PTY) Ltd
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Oude Meester
Souverein 18 Year Old
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Distell (PTY) Ltd
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