Spirits high as Penderyn takes gold

1st September 2011

Gin produced by Brecon distiller Penderyn has been judged best in the world with a gold medal at the 2011 International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC) – the “Oscars of the spirits world”.

Made within the Brecon Beacons National Park, Brecon Special Reserve is infused with juniper from Macedonia, orange peel from Spain, Chinese cassia bark, Sri Lankan liquorice, Madagascan cinnamon, French angelica root, Russian coriander, Indian nutmeg, Spanish lemon peel and Italian orris root.

It uses mineral water drawn from directly beneath the Penderyn distillery, filtered through 340 million-year-old rock formations.

More than half of the 50,000 bottles the company shifted last year were sold in Spain. The rest were sold in the UK.

Imogen Stalinski, bar supervisor at the Potted Pig restaurant in Cardiff, which specialises in gin said the Brecon spirit was very popular with diners.

She said: “It’s a really nice gin, very clean. With some gins, you can find they really taste of alcohol and everything else they have added to it, but the Brecon gin does not really taste like that. It tastes like a good gin.

“It’s a very upmarket gin and very popular. Our restaurant specialises in Welsh produce so people like it as it is a Welsh gin.

“We recommend it to people – it’s a classic gin and makes a good G and T.”

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