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RNS Number : 6795T  Artisanal Spirits Company PLC (The)  25 June 2024

25 June 2024

 

The Artisanal Spirits Company plc

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

 

The Artisanal Spirits Company celebrated at prestigious global whisky awards
2023/2024

 

ASC has now won 368 awards across its whisky and spirits brands since 2018

 

The Artisanal Spirits Company (AIM: ART), the creator of outstanding,
limited-edition whiskies and experiences around the world, and owner of The
Scotch Malt Whisky Society ("SMWS"), Single Cask Nation & J.G. Thomson, is
pleased to announce that it has been recognised for the quality of its spirits
through awards from the top competitions around the world.

 

SMWS won a record haul of six 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. 36.220: From raisins to
resins and Cask No. 42.85: A mug of mulled miso.

SMWS also achieved an outstanding result in the Scotch Whisky Masters 2024
with eight medals including one Master, six Golds and one Silver. The
competition, hosted by The Spirits Business, was judged by four panels of
specialist drinks experts.

 

In the US, the Company was recognised at the 2024 San Francisco World Spirits
Competition (SFWSC), the largest competition of its kind with more than 5,500
entries globally. SMWS won three Double Gold, one Gold and six Silver medals.

 

SMWS was also named 2024 Independent Bottler of the Year by the New York
International Spirits Competition (NYISC), the first year the Company has
entered this competition, along with four Golds, two Silvers and three
regional Scotch of the Year titles.

 

In the UK, SMWS added to its tally of 2024 honours so far when it received
seven awards from the International Wine and Spirits Competition (IWSC), with
one Gold, three Silver and three Bronze medals.

 

Meanwhile, J.G. Thomson won five medals at the Global Spirits Masters
Competition's Scotch Whisky Masters.

 

The recently acquired Single Cask Nation ("SCN"), in January 2024, was
declared 2024 Independent Bottler of the Year by World of Whiskies and won two
Gold Medals in the 2024 San Francisco World Spirits Competition. In addition,
SCN's WOLF Island Take 2 won a Platinum award in the 2023 Las Vegas Spirits
Awards.

 

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

 

"To achieve accolades from such prestigious global competitions, judged by
many of the most respected professionals in our industry, is no mean feat and
I am delighted that the efforts of our team and the outstanding quality of our
whiskies have been recognised so broadly. We are particularly proud that each
of the brands in the portfolio have been recognised at these prestigious
global awards. This is a testament to the core proposition of the Artisanal
Spirits Company, which is to create and sell outstanding, limited-edition
whisky & experiences around the world. I'd like to express my sincere
thanks to our excellent team for their craftmanship and dedication in curating
the most exciting whisky blends and tasting experiences for our whisky
adventurers across the globe."

 

 

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

 Edward Thomas

 Dru Danford

 John More

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

 Justine Warren

 Matthew Smallwood

 Joe Quinlan

 

About The Artisanal Spirits Company

 

ASC's purpose is to captivate a global community of whisky adventurers,
creating and selling outstanding, limited-edition whiskies and experiences
around the world with an ambition to create a high quality, highly profitable
and cash generative, premium global business.

 

Based in Edinburgh, ASC owns The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS), Single
Cask Nation (SCN) and J.G. Thomson (JGT). Owning over 17,000 casks primarily
comprising Single Malt Scotch Whisky, ASC's stock includes outstanding whisky
(and other spirits) from 150 different distilleries across 20 countries which
is sold to members both as individual bottles and whole casks.

 

With an established global presence in some 30 countries, SMWS operates a
direct-to-consumer model (90% of revenue) primarily through e-commerce, in
addition to four member rooms in the UK. SMWS provides members with inspiring
experiences, content and exclusive access to a vast and unique range of
outstanding, expertly curated Scotch malt and other whiskies.

 

In January 2024, ASC acquired SCN which sources, curates and bottles
single-cask whiskies and other spirits selling both online and via traditional
retail channels to its following of over 10,000 whisky enthusiasts in the USA.
SCN also retails to key international whisky markets around the world.

 

Launched in the UK in late 2021, JGT has a focus on outstanding small batch
blended malt whiskies and other spirits, available both through
direct-to-consumer online sales and through traditional retail channels. The
award-winning brand has subsequently expanded into international markets.

 

With proven e-commerce reach and a growing family of brands, ASC is building a
portfolio of limited-edition and small-batch whisky and other spirits brands
for a global movement of discerning consumers - delivering revenue of £23.5
million in FY23, predominantly from outside the UK, with an expanding presence
in the other key global whisky markets including USA, China, Europe, Japan,
Australia and Taiwan.

 

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

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