A CURIOUS MIND
ORIGINALITY ISN’T JUST
ABOUT INNOVATION
It’s about bringing together unrelated things for the first time.
Seeing the possibilities that others don’t.
That takes a willingness to set aside the tried and
tested solutions and venture into uncharted territory.
It’s the mark of a truly curious mind.
DRUMSHANBO GUNPOWDER IRISH GIN
wins Best Gin ‘Oscar’ in 2019 New York Spirit Awards
Drumshanbo Gunpowder Irish Gin has been voted Best Gin at the prestigious 2019 Flaviar Spirit Awards in New York. Flaviar is one of the world’s most competitive drinks contests, which awards ‘Best Spirit’ gongs to only 5 of the 22,000 eligible premium spirits brands each year.
The significance of the award for the Irish Gin brand is not merely honorary – the Flaviar awards are considered early predictors of which spirits brands are set to trend globally.
Flaviar is the world’s leading online spirits enthusiasts club & the winning brands are selected from over 90,000 ratings submitted from thousands of dedicated premium spirits consumers from the USA, Europe & across the world. This is the first time in the history of the Flaviar awards that an Irish Gin brand has won a ‘Best Spirit Award’ & claimed the Best Gin title.

Flaviar co-founder Jugoslav Petkovic says “The Flaviar Awards is tipping this Irish gin as one to watch. Once you taste Drumshanbo Gunpowder Irish gin you can absolutely see why – It’s a real explosion of flavour in a bottle. Our members are raving about it”
It’s welcome news for Leitrim & the Drumshanbo team at The Shed Distillery of PJ Rigney, where Drumshanbo Gunpowder Irish Gin is slow-distilled by hand with oriental botanicals & Gunpowder Tea.
Following the incredible support for the brand at home & the exceptional international response – there are now 30 people in full-time employment at the Leitrim Distillery, most of whom were previously long-term unemployed.
This Sunday The Shed Distillery heads to Prowein International Drinks Fair in Düsseldorf where as well as marking the third anniversary of the launch of Drumshanbo Gunpowder Irish Gin to the International market.

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Here at the edge of a lake in a shed in a small Irish town, the ordinary is made extraordinary. Within is the laboratory of PJ Rigney, boundary-pushing begetter of hand-made spirits who slow distills gin with natures finest oriental botanicals and gunpowder tea.

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