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Otago Daily Times
24-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Otago Daily Times
The Falcon flies high at San Francisco whisky competition
PHOTO: ARCHIVE Cardrona Distillery's single malt whisky, The Falcon, has won a double gold medal, with a score of 95 points, at the 2025 San Francisco World Spirits Competition. It is the only New Zealand whisky to achieve double gold this year. The competition is the oldest and largest of its kind and is renowned for setting the industry standard of excellence. A double gold medal is awarded only to spirits that receive unanimous gold ratings from all judges in a blind tasting, placing The Falcon among the world's top single malt whiskies. According to Cardrona Distillery, The Falcon has notes of burnt toffee, vanilla cream, pepper and sun-scorched nectarine. As well as the latest award, The Falcon was awarded two gold medals in two categories at last year's World Whiskies Awards 2024 — New Zealand's Best Small Batch Single Malt and New Zealand's Best Single Malt 12 Years and Under. It also received a five-star review from Yvonne Lorkin and =95 points from master sommelier Cameron Douglas. The Cardrona Distillery opened in 2015.
Otago Daily Times
23-05-2025
- Business
- Otago Daily Times
Distillery's single malt claims double gold
Cardrona Distillery. PHOTO: SUPPLIED Cardrona Distillery's single malt whisky, The Falcon, has won a double gold medal, with a score of 95 points, at the 2025 San Francisco World Spirits Competition. It is the only New Zealand whisky to achieve double gold so far this year. The competition is the oldest and largest of its kind and is renowned for setting the industry standard of excellence. A double gold medal is awarded only to spirits that receive unanimous gold ratings from all judges in a blind tasting, placing The Falcon among the world's top single-malt whiskies. According to Cardrona Distillery, The Falcon has notes of burnt toffee, vanilla cream, pepper and sun-scorched nectarine. As well as the latest award, The Falcon was awarded two gold medals in two categories at last year's World Whiskies Awards — New Zealand's best small batch single malt and New Zealand's best single malt 12 years and under. It also received a five-star review from Yvonne Lorkin and 95 points from master sommelier Cameron Douglas. The Cardrona Distillery opened in 2015.
