Awards & Endorsements

Product Awards • Shop Awards

Gold for Prenzel Limoncello and Southern Star Vodka at the World Spirits Awards 2010

Gold for Prenzel Limoncello at the World Beverage Competition

Silver for Prenzel Espresso liqueur at the World Spirits Awards 2010

Women & Spirits of the World - Silver Medal Prenzel Southern Star Vodka, Silver Medal Prenzel Citron Vert Liqueur

Gold medal for Blenheim Bay Gin at the Monde Selection 2008

Silver medal for Blenheim Bay Gin at the International Wines & Spirits Competition 2008

Gold medal for Blenheim Bay Gin, Superior Taste Awards - International Taste & Quality Institute 2007

2010: Three International Competitions, six medals

Southern Star Vodka – 2 Gold
Lemon Zest Limoncello Liqueur – 2 Gold
Espresso Liqueur – 1 Silver, 1 Bronze

Hot on the heels of Gold medal win at the World Beverage Competition in Florida, Prenzel’s Limoncello and Southern Star Vodka were each awarded a gold medal at the World Spirits Awards (WSA) in Austria.

The celebrating hardly had time to wind down when yet another Gold award for Southern Star Vodka was announced at the Monde Selection in Brussels. It is also exciting that Espresso Premium Liqueur has secured Silver and Bronze medals but these awards have been rather overshadowed by the achievements of the relatively new Vodka and Limoncello.

Judges comments for the Limoncello liqueur included a “pure lemon juice fragrance, with an intense taste, a lot of freshness, delicate tartness and very stimulating full-bodies and lengthy finish”.
Southern Star Vodka has a “fresh style with a touch of citrus and mint, a stong body, somewhat edgy and stimulating”.

Prenzel CEO, Hugh Steadman, is not surprised by these awards and says that they are a testament to the very hands on nature of the process involved in the making of these products. “We source the very best ingredients, combined with our knowledge learned (often the hard way) from years of distilling similar products. Our expertise is making small runs of extremely good beverages with a kiwi take on them”.

Each of these competitions have strict judging criteria with the World Spirits Award specialists being trained from scratch by the WSA in order to even be considered to judge at the event.

Prenzel and the Austrian competition - World Spirits Awards - have connections from the past with Prenzel winning their first Gold medal in 1994 for Pear William eaux-de-vie Fruit Brandy, making them the first non European company to ever win Gold in Austria. Prenzel Kirsch Fruit Brandy also gained recognition that year being awarded Bronze. That was the start of a long list of international medals for the distillery.

Try these awards winning products plus many more delicious liquid delights at Prenzel in Botany Town and Prenzel of Whitford.

Product Awards 2009

Prenzel Citron Vert Liqueur - click to view product
Silver: Women and Spirits of the World Competition (Monaco)
Gold award for packaging: Women and Spirits of the World Competition (Monaco)

Southern Star Vodka - click to view product
Silver: International Wines & Spirits Competition (London)
Silver: Women and Spirits of the World Competition (Monaco)

Prenzel Citron Ice Liqueur - click to view product
Bronze: International Wines & Spirits Competition (London)

Product Awards 2008

Blenheim Bay Gin - click to view product
Gold: Monde Selection (Belgium)
Two stars (Silver): International Wines & Spirits Competition (London)

Southern Star Vodka - click to view product
Silver: San Fancisco Spirit Awards (USA)
Silver: Superior Taste Awards - International Taste & Quality Institute (Brussels)

Limited Edition Dark Chocolate Liqueur (Sold Out)
Silver: San Fancisco Spirit Awards (USA)

Lemon Infused Flaky Salt - click to view product
Silver: Superior Taste Awards - International Taste & Quality Institute (Brussels)

Citrus Rice Bran Oil Vinaigrette - click to view product
Bronze: Superior Taste Awards - International Taste & Quality Institute (Brussels)

Product Awards in 2007

Blenheim Bay Gin - click to view product
Platinum: Overall winner of its class: World Beverage Competition 07-08 (Florida USA)
Gold: Superior Taste Awards - International Taste & Quality Institute (Brussels) (Class: Gin 41-42%)
Silver: International Wines & Spirits Competition (London)

Prenzel Butterscotch Cream - click to view product
Silver: International Wines & Spirits Competition (London)
Bronze: Superior Taste Awards - International Taste & Quality Institute (Brussels) (Class: Liqueur - Cream - Butterscotch)

Prenzel Citron Ice Liqueur - click to view product
Bronze: International Wines & Spirits Competition (London)

NZ Honey Liqueur - click to view product
Best in Class: International Wines & Spirits Competition (London)
Bronze: World Beverage Competition 07-08 (Florida USA)

Limited Edition Pear William Liqueur (Sold Out)
Gold: World Beverage Competition 07-08 (Florida USA)

Prenzel Premium Avocado Vinaigrette (Ma Prenzel's) - click to view product
Silver: Superior Taste Awards - International Taste & Quality Institute (Brussels)

Manuka Smoked Salt - click to view product
Silver: Superior Taste Awards - International Taste & Quality Institute (Brussels)

For more information about past awards won by the Prenzel Distilling Company, click here to visit www.prenzel.com

Shop Awards - Prenzel of Whitford
	2007 Winner of the Food and Beverage Category Auckland Top Shop Awards NZ Retailers Association
	Finalist: Excellence in Tourism Category, 2007 Manukau Business Excellence Awards