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22/06/2023 09:00

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RNS Number : 5833D  Artisanal Spirits Company PLC (The)  22 June 2023

22 June 2023

 

The Artisanal Spirits Company plc

("The Artisanal Spirits Company", "ASC" or the "Company")

 

The Artisanal Spirits Company recognised at prestigious global whisky awards

 

ASC has now won more than 300 awards across its whisky and spirits brands
since 2018

 

The Artisanal Spirits Company (AIM: ART), the owner of The Scotch Malt
Whisky Society ("SMWS"), the leading curator and provider of premium single
cask Scotch malt whisky and other spirits for sale primarily online to a
discerning global membership, is pleased to announce that it has been
recognised for the quality of its spirits at awards from the top competitions
around the world.

 

SMWS won a record haul of five Gold medals and one Silver in the International
Spirits Challenge, which promotes outstanding quality spirits from across the
globe and receives thousands of entries from over 70 countries worldwide. The
Company's Gold award-winning entries included Cask No. 36.193 Juggling Oranges
in a Humidor and Cask No. 94.31 Ice Cream by Candlelight.

SMWS also achieved its best-ever result in the Scotch Whisky Masters 2023 with
seven medals including five Masters medals, one Gold and one Silver. The
competition, hosted by The Spirits Business, was judged by four panels of
specialist drinks experts.  SMWS collected Masters medals in the following
categories: 'Single-Grain, Single-Cask' with Cask No. G9.6 No Humdrum
Conundrum; 'Single Malt: Highlands & Islands - Cask Strength' with Cask
No. 55.85 Passionate Desire; 'Single Malt: Speyside - Cask Strength' with Cask
No. 44.176 Blueberry Bonanza and Cask No. 39.281 Decadent Dark Chocolate
Cheesecake; and in 'Single Malt: Islay - Cask Strength' with Cask No. 10.250
Peat Lover's Night.

In the US, the Company was recognised at the 2023 San Francisco World Spirits
Competition, the largest competition of its kind with more than 5,500 entries
globally. SMWS won 'Best in Class: Independent Merchant Single Malt Scotch'
for Cask no 4.346 Savoury and Sweet.

SMWS was also delighted to secure five medals at the 2023 The Tokyo Whisky
& Spirits Competition (TWSC) in Japan, including three Superior Gold, one
Gold and one Silver award. One of those Superior Gold medals went to the
Society's Vaults Collection bottling, Cask No. 24.169: Bonkers for Conkers.

In addition, the Company collected a Chairman's Award for Small to Medium
Sized Enterprise at the annual The Marketing Society Scotland STAR Awards
2023. The accolade is recognition of the Company's global strategy, plan and
in-market delivery in 2022.

 

Andrew Dane, CEO of The Artisanal Spirits Company, commented:

 

"These awards are testament to the outstanding quality of our single cask
Scotch malt whiskies which are appreciated around the world for their unique
flavours. We are extremely proud to receive these accolades and third party
endorsement from prestigious global competitions, judged by many of the most
respected professionals in our industry. In particular, the high-level awards
we have received for our extra matured offering highlight the enduring quality
of our premium whiskies. I would like to extend my gratitude to our excellent
team for their craftmanship and dedication in curating the most exciting
whisky blends and tasting experiences for our growing numbers of discerning
customers and whisky-loving connoisseurs globally."

 

 

For further enquiries:

 

 The Artisanal Spirits Company plc                       via Instinctif PR

 Andrew Dane, Chief Executive Officer

 Billy McCarter, Chief Financial Officer

 Liberum Capital Limited (Nominated Adviser and Broker)  Tel: +44 (0) 20 3100 2222

 Clayton Bush

 Edward Thomas

 Miquela Bezuidenhoudt

 Instinctif Partners (Financial PR)                      Tel: +44 (0)20 7457 2020

 Justine Warren

 Matthew Smallwood

 Joe Quinlan

 

About The Artisanal Spirits Company

 

The Artisanal Spirits Company (ASC) are curators of the world's favourite,
single-cask and limited-edition whisky.

 

Based in Edinburgh, ASC owns The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS) which
was established in 1983 and currently has a growing worldwide membership of
over 38,000 paying members.

 

SMWS provides members with inspiring experiences, content and exclusive access
to a vast and unique range of outstanding single cask Scotch malt whiskies and
other craft spirits, with current stocks sourced from over 100 distilleries in
20 countries and expertly curated with diligence and care.

 

Since producing the Society's very first cask, we have created around 10,000
different whisky releases, producing a constant flow of unique and exciting
one-of-a-kind whiskies.

 

With proven e-commerce reach and new brands like J.G. Thomson, ASC is
building a portfolio of limited-edition and small-batch spirits brands for a
global movement of discerning consumers - delivering c.£22 million in annual
revenues with over 80% of revenue generated online and over 65% from outside
the UK, with a growing presence in the key global whisky markets
including UK, China, USA and Europe.

 

ASC has a pioneering business model, a substantial and growing addressable
market presenting a long-term global growth opportunity and a strong and
resilient business primed to deliver growth.

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