Hankey Bannister Blended Whisky, part of International Beverage’s portfolio, is delighted to announce they have won two awards this month from two separate international organisations.

Hankey Bannister Original Blend has been awarded a Grand Gold Medal in the Monde Selection Awards - the International Institute for Quality Selections - and Hankey Bannister 40 year old was named the ‘World’s Best Blended Whisky’ for the second year running at World Whisky Awards.

This is the first time that their blended whisky has won an accolade from Monde Selection - the oldest organisation in the field of Quality Selections.  Their panel of experts judge over 1500 products per year and award medals and diplomas to those that exceed expectation. The awards are achieved through products scoring against a sensory analysis and to achieve a Grand Gold you must score 90% of the available points.

The World Whisky Awards were held in London this week and are judged by a panel of international journalists, industry representatives and retailers.  Out of 150 entrants, they decide on the World’s Best Single Malt Whisky, Blended Whisky, Blended Malt Whisky, Grain Whisky, American whisky and Whisky Liqueur  

One of the judges, Whisky Magazine’s Dominic Roskrow commented:
“Know someone who believes that blends can never be as good as single malt? Give them a taste of this. A work of art and a delightful mix of age and beauty.”

Cathy James Brand Manager commented;
“We are really excited about these awards as they are testimony to the quality of our blended whiskies  and show that International Beverage’s passion and commitment to producing whisky has been recognised.”

The Hankey Bannister brand dates back to 1757 when Messrs Hankey and Bannister formed the successful partnership that created a smooth and complex blend of premium scotch whiskies which was awarded royal warrants under King George V and Edward VII. Today Hankey Bannister continues to charm an ever-growing number of consumers with their portfolio of an Original blend and 12 year old, 21 year old and 40 year old blended malt Scotch whisky, distilled at some of Scotland’s finest distilleries.

Hankey Bannister is the key brand within International Beverage’s ever growing portfolio of blended whisky, selling 150,000 cases a year in over 40 countries.  International Beverage Holdings was established in 2005 as the international arm of ThaiBev, one of South East Asia’s leading alcohol beverage companies.

Hankey Bannister is distributed by Trinidad Import & Export Company Limited.