It's gold for Cotswolds Distillery at World Whiskies Awards 2025
Cotswolds Distillery has been awarded the Gold medal in the highly respected World Whiskies Awards for its Cotswolds Sherry Cask Single Malt Whisky.
Winning Gold in the Rest of the World category for whiskies Aged 12 Years and Under is a true accolade for the Shipston-on-Stour Distillery team with Founder, Daniel Szor saying: “We are delighted to receive this prestigious taste award for our Sherry Cask expression which has been sherry-aged throughout its full maturation and of which we are truly proud.”
In addition to winning Gold, Cotswolds Global Brand Ambassador Rob Patchett won Brand Ambassador - World Whisky in the 2025 Icons of Whisky Awards. Rob has been in his global role since 2022 and said: “It’s a great honour to receive this award with World Whisky being such an exciting category with so many brilliant people within it. Winning this award is a true testament to our amazing liquids and the wonderful global community that appreciate and champion our whisky.”
The World Whiskies Awards are part of the World Drinks Awards which celebrate the world’s best drinks and are considered one of the most influential award bodies in the industry. The whiskies are judged by whisky experts from around the world.
Cotswolds Sherry Cask Single Malt Whisky is a marriage of carefully selected and blended sherry casks and features in their Cask Expressions Collection. Each yearly batch is unique, drawn from the finest American and Spanish oak hogsheads and butts, some of which have been seasoned with dry Oloroso sherry and others with sweet Pedro Ximénez. All have been sherry-aged for a deeper and more flavourful whisky. Full of dried fruits, chocolate and a touch of spice. The whisky is non-chill filtered with natural colouring and is 57.4% ABV.
