At this year’s International Wine and Spirit Competition Oude Meester brandy was honoured three times by winning the following awards.
- Oude Meester Souverin 18 Year Old – Gold Outstanding
- Oude Meester Reserve 12 Year Old – Gold Outstanding
- Oude Meester Demant – Gold
The IWSC is one of the most prestigious international awards and boasts the most highly qualified group of international judges of any wine and spirit competition in the world. The International Wine & Spirit Competition was founded in 1969 and is the premier competition of its kind on the international stage.
Entries go through a rigorous two stage judging process of professional blind tasting (by glass not bottle) and detailed (chemical and microbiological) analysis.
“This is an amazing achievement for the Oude Meester range. Oude Meester has won a triple at one of the most prestigious international competitions, making South Africa proud. – brand manager Genius Mnywabe
To celebrate this remarkable achievement, Oude Meester hosted an exclusive event that saw a range of other South African award –winning achievers. From SAMA winning musicians to award winning athletes – a veritable who’s who of South Africans mingled with members of Oude Meesters prestigious Blue Door Society.
With such a diverse range of award winning South Africans in attendance, the Oude Meester Blue Door event was a unique celebration of achievement and quality. To highlight the story behind South Africa’s award-winning brandies with guest speaker Christelle Reade-Jahn, a director at the SA Brandy Foundation, shared a few words of insight into the crafting of award-winning brandy.
Here’s to the Masters who made them and those who enjoy them