Martin Miller’s Westbourne Gin, has been honoured as the world’s best gin of 2020 by the Beverage Testing Institute.

The highly-respected independent drinks review source awarded Martin Miller’s Westbourne Gin the highest score and medal in the gin category and named it the 2020 Best Gin in its 2020 Best of Year Awards. The gin received a Superlative Platinum Medal and an outstanding 97 points.

Martin Miller’s Westbourne Gin – a favourite amongst mixologists looking to give a more ‘old school’ authenticity to their classic repertoire of cocktails – launched in 2003 and was immediately recognised for its superior quality by the Beverage Testing Institute, which awarded it 97 points and declared it the best gin in the world and Spirit of the Year. To have achieved the same accolade 17 years later, even as the gin category has expanded exponentially, demonstrates the success of Martin Miller’s Gin in creating a truly iconic product.

The Beverage Testing Institute provides product ratings and reviews, as well as buying guides and education for both consumers and trade. It has been providing the fairest, most consistent reviews of beer, wine, and spirits since 1981. Its scores are generated by expert panellists, comprising professional retailers, restaurateurs, journalists, buyers, bartenders, and sommeliers— all rigorously screened, audited and trained in its proprietary blind tasting methodology.

Reviews from the panellists included, “The Martin Miller’s Westbourne Gin features aromas of lime leaf, cologne, and white flowers with a velvety, vibrant, dry light-to-medium body and a polished, gigantic, very long exotic citrus, fresh basil, and geranium finish. A bold Gin with a seductive, perfumed aroma; balanced, alluring, and outstanding in a martini.”