Dryad Gin has just been announced as a winner of the Spiced Gin Category with The Gin Guide for their – Dryad Yule Gin- Spiced Gin. Distiller Becky Wright said: ”We are over the moon with this result, we made a very small batch spiced London Dry Gin after we foraged some whortleberries and mixed with juniper, pine, orange peel, and warming winter spices with a touch of chilli. I think we need to now make a larger batch. It was a special magical evening with friends.”
Hundreds of gins from 32 countries around the world took part in The Gin Guide Awards 2025, in categories based on the most popular styles of gin and their countries of production, as well as Design & Branding and Classic Cocktail categories.
The Winners are selected through a rigorous blind tasting process conducted by an esteemed panel of distinguished gin experts, including distillers, spirits buyers for retailers, authors, and mixologists. Each gin’s appearance, aroma, flavour, mouthfeel, finish and overall quality are assessed to determine the highest scoring gins, based purely on the spirit itself and with no influence from branding, marketing, or the country of origin.
The Gin Guide Awards – The world’s largest dedicated gin competition:
Head Judge Paul Jackson, the Founder and Editor of The Gin Guide, commented on The Gin Guide Awards 2025 and the standard of entries: “The quality and diversity of gins has been remarkable. British gins and international gins alike showed the depth of skill in distillation and product development that continues to grow in the industry and that is undoubtedly becoming more prevalent in emerging gin markets. Gins from new and growing markets hugely impressed the industry-leading judging panels and showed how gin has truly crossed borders and is an exciting product in markets across the world that are traditionally more associated with other spirits.”
“The Gin Guide Awards names just a small number of Winners in each category to ensure genuine exclusivity and to protect the value of the Awards and its proven ability to guide trade and consumer buying decisions. It is why being a Winner in The Gin Guide Awards has become one of the most revered achievements in the industry and a long list of previous Winners have used their success to accelerate their businesses to the next level. I very much look forward to seeing this year’s Winners enjoying the benefits of their achievements in the same way.”
The full list of Winners, Highly Commended gins and Best in Country/Continent Awards are available at: http://www.theginguide.com/2025-winners
To purchase one of the last remaining current batches head over to our website https://dryadgin.co.uk/product/dryad-yule-gin