Distillery Experience Challenge 2017 results

The Awards judging took place at the Wine & Spirit Education Trust’s london headquarters in December. Christian Davis reports

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Distilleries host thousands of visitors every year. The Distillery Experience Challenge seeks to rewardexcellence in hospitality, being it teaching how a spirit is made, the history of the distillery and its environs, conducting a testing or laying on an event.

The judging panel for the Distillery Experience Challenge comprised: Graham Cox, the WSET’s UK business development director, Charles Maxwell, head of Thames Distillers, Joanne Moore, G&J Distillers master distiller, Christian Davis, editor, Drinks International.