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Business Upturn
07-08-2025
- Business
- Business Upturn
Otherside Whiskey Wins Gold at The World Whisky Masters 2025, Redefining India's Place in the Global Whisky Conversation
The Spirits Business has awarded a prestigious Gold Medal to Otherside Subcontinental Whiskey, at The World Whisky Masters 2025, spotlighting Third Eye Distillery's bold vision to reframe India's role in contemporary whisky making. Business Wire India The Spirits Business has awarded a prestigious Gold Medal to Otherside Subcontinental Whiskey, at The World Whisky Masters 2025, spotlighting Third Eye Distillery's bold vision to reframe India's role in contemporary whisky making. Launched earlier this year, Otherside is crafted with malts that are 100% blended and aged in India, offering a distinctly tropical, rooted expression to this category. Matured entirely in India's year-round heat and humidity, and finished in charred ex-bourbon barrels through a Solera process, Otherside delivers a robust, vibrant profile with a lingering, gently peated finish- a true product of its provenance. Since introducing Stranger & Sons Gin in 2018, Third Eye Distillery has consistently challenged conventions, crafting premium spirits defined by place, process, and purpose. With Otherside, the distillery turned its focus to whisky — not just to enter the category, but to ask bigger questions about what Indian whisky can be. 'India is one of the world's largest whisky markets, but much of the category still echoes the early days of gin — dominated by legacy brands and familiar profiles,' said Rahul Mehra, Co-Founder & CEO of Third Eye Distillery. 'With Otherside, we wanted to introduce a bold, homegrown perspective to the whiskey conversation, one shaped by India's terrain, climate, and creative spirit. Rather than emulate Scotch-style expressions that crowd our shelves, we chose to create a whiskey with malts that are 100% aged in India. To see that vision recognised on a global platform is deeply rewarding- not just for the liquid, but for what this represents.' This recognition marks a category-first for India: Otherside is crafted with malts that are 100% blended and aged in India, making it the first whiskey in the category from India to win Gold a t The World Whisky Masters, broadening how Indian whiskey continues to be seen and celebrated on the world stage. The win adds to Third Eye Distillery's growing list of international accolades. Stranger & Sons Gin was named Gin of the Year 2023 by The Whisky Exchange, having earlier secured Gold Outstanding at the IWSC UK in 2020. In 2023, five of the distillery's expressions earned medals at the Asian Spirits Masters, including two Master Medals for Trading Tides Gin and Short Story Vodka. Otherside Whiskey is currently available in Mumbai and Goa, with further rollouts planned as India's next whisky chapter begins to unfold. Disclaimer: The above press release comes to you under an arrangement with Business Wire India. Business Upturn take no editorial responsibility for the same. Ahmedabad Plane Crash
Scoop
04-08-2025
- Business
- Scoop
Pōkeno Whisky Grows Global Reputation With Big Win At The World Whisky Masters; Continues To Push Boundaries At Home
Press Release – Pokeno Whisky Pioneering New Zealand distillery awarded trio of medals at global spirit competition for three of its craft single malts one month after releasing worlds first Kauri cask whisky. Pōkeno Whisky has added to its growing global reputation for innovation and excellence by securing a Master and two Gold medals at The World Whisky Masters 2025. The Master Medal, the highest honour in the competition, was awarded to the Winter Malt from Pōkeno's special edition Exploration Series. Two of Pōkeno's signature single malts, Origin and Discovery, received Gold Medals. Chaired by The Spirits Business, with a panel of leading spirits specialists, The World Whisky Masters are part of a highly regarded series of blind-tasting competitions. Pōkeno founder Matt Johns says the recognition supports the brand's global growth, placing the whiskies amongst some of the world's elite. 'We started Pōkeno with a goal to create great single malt whiskies that capture the essence of Aotearoa and to share them on the global stage. Recognition from The Spirits Business supports our credibility when entering new overseas markets. 'We're incredibly proud of our unique range of whiskies that we feel showcase the spirit of New Zealand and it's brilliant to see them holding their own against some of the best and biggest names in the business. 'It's also great recognition of the team's continued innovation and creativity when it comes to pushing boundaries to experiment with flavour and create world-class, but distinctively different, single malts.' It's this drive to push boundaries that has led Pōkeno to experiment with native New Zealand woods. Last month the distillery released a highly anticipated follow-up to its award-winning Totara Cask single malt, a kauri cask single malt, which sold out in record time. 'The Kauri Cask is the most original single malt we've ever made,' says Johns. 'Made from New Zealand barley, with New Zealand water and New Zealand wood, it's about a Kiwi as you can get.' The timber came from a Pokeno local who had been storing the slabs in his shed for more than 30 years. Despite the brittle nature of the softwood, master cooper Mike Tawse was able to build a 160-litre barrel that was filled in October 2023 with 3-year-old single malt which had been distilled in June 2020. 'We didn't quite know what to expect when we started this journey, and it certainly hasn't been easy. It's taken years of patience and determination to get the whisky from barrel to bottle, but the result is something special.' About Pōkeno Pōkeno is a New World whisky distillery driven by creating one of the world's finest single malts and committed to using the finest local ingredients and traditional methods to create exceptional whiskies that capture the unique essence of New Zealand. Pōkeno is currently distributed to 25 countries worldwide.
Scoop
04-08-2025
- Business
- Scoop
Pōkeno Whisky Grows Global Reputation With Big Win At The World Whisky Masters; Continues To Push Boundaries At Home
Pōkeno Whisky has added to its growing global reputation for innovation and excellence by securing a Master and two Gold medals at The World Whisky Masters 2025. The Master Medal, the highest honour in the competition, was awarded to the Winter Malt from Pōkeno's special edition Exploration Series. Two of Pōkeno's signature single malts, Origin and Discovery, received Gold Medals. Chaired by The Spirits Business, with a panel of leading spirits specialists, The World Whisky Masters are part of a highly regarded series of blind-tasting competitions. Pōkeno founder Matt Johns says the recognition supports the brand's global growth, placing the whiskies amongst some of the world's elite. 'We started Pōkeno with a goal to create great single malt whiskies that capture the essence of Aotearoa and to share them on the global stage. Recognition from The Spirits Business supports our credibility when entering new overseas markets. 'We're incredibly proud of our unique range of whiskies that we feel showcase the spirit of New Zealand and it's brilliant to see them holding their own against some of the best and biggest names in the business. 'It's also great recognition of the team's continued innovation and creativity when it comes to pushing boundaries to experiment with flavour and create world-class, but distinctively different, single malts.' It's this drive to push boundaries that has led Pōkeno to experiment with native New Zealand woods. Last month the distillery released a highly anticipated follow-up to its award-winning Totara Cask single malt, a kauri cask single malt, which sold out in record time. 'The Kauri Cask is the most original single malt we've ever made,' says Johns. 'Made from New Zealand barley, with New Zealand water and New Zealand wood, it's about a Kiwi as you can get.' The timber came from a Pokeno local who had been storing the slabs in his shed for more than 30 years. Despite the brittle nature of the softwood, master cooper Mike Tawse was able to build a 160-litre barrel that was filled in October 2023 with 3-year-old single malt which had been distilled in June 2020. "We didn't quite know what to expect when we started this journey, and it certainly hasn't been easy. It's taken years of patience and determination to get the whisky from barrel to bottle, but the result is something special.' About Pōkeno Pōkeno is a New World whisky distillery driven by creating one of the world's finest single malts and committed to using the finest local ingredients and traditional methods to create exceptional whiskies that capture the unique essence of New Zealand. Pōkeno is currently distributed to 25 countries worldwide.
