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Finalists have been announced for the upcoming Grocer Drink Awards 2017. 

Now in its second year, it is the only awards scheme that indentifies excellence in both branded and own-label alcohol.

Entries spanned the market from liqueur, rum and whisky to craft beer, cognac and low and non-alcohol tipples. All were scrutinised by booze-savvy consumers and panels of top industry experts in our two-stage judging process. 

Winners will be revealed at a glamourous evening event on 6 November at London’s Westminster County Hall.

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The finalists are:

Apple Cider

  • 6Somewhere Premium Normandie Semi-Dry Cidre – 6Somewhere
  • Bulmers Orchard Pioneers Kier’s Cloudy Apple Cider – Bulmers
  • Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Cider – Brown-Forman
  • Sheppy’s 200 Limited Edition – Sheppy’s Cider
  • Thatchers Gold – Thatchers Cider
  • Thatchers Haze – Thatchers Cider
  • Thatchers Vintage – Thatchers Cider
  • Victor’s Drinks Crafty Apple Cider – Victor’s Drinks

Beer & Lager

  • Forty Two – Black session IPA – Butcombe Brewing Co.
  • Goram – Butcombe Brewing Co.
  • Hop House 13 – Guinness
  • Land of Liberty – Aldi
  • Medusa Ruby Red Ale – Aldi

Brandy, Port & Cognac

  • Asda Extra Special Rare Old French XO Brandy – Asda Extra Special
  • Chevalier Cognac VS – Aldi
  • Regimental LBV Port – Booker Group

Cocktail

  • Dayglo Skies Raspberry & Lime – Crooked Beverage co
  • Funkin Passion Fruit Martini Cocktail Mixer – Funkin Cocktails
  • Ice & Easy Frozen Mojito – Ice & Easy
  • Ice & Easy Frozen Rosé – Ice & Easy
  • Ice & Easy Frozen Strawberry Daiquiri – Ice & Easy
  • Jack Daniel’s Lynchburg Lemonade – Brown-Form

Fruit cider

  • Elk Warning Crafted Apple Cider with Blackberries – Kopperberg
  • Kopparberg Sparkling Rose Raspberry Cider – Kopparberg
  • Kopparberg with Blueberry and Lime – Kopparberg
  • Rosie’s Pig Flat Tyre Sparking Cloudy Cider with Rhubarb – Westons Cider
  • Rosie’s Pig Hand Brake Sparkling Cloudy Cider with Damson – Westons Cider
  • Smirnoff Cider Raspberry & Pomegranate – Smirnoff

Fruit Wine

  • Blossom Hill Spritz Elderflower & Lemon – Treasury Wine Estates
  • Blossom Hill Spritz Raspberry & Blackcurrant – Treasury Wine Estates
  • Hey Blueberry – Halewood Wines & Spirits
  • Ibiza Ice Sunset – Ibiza Ice
  • Lambrini Strawberry – Halewood Wines & Spirits

Gin

  • ASDA Extra Special Triple Distilled Premium Gin – Asda
  • Bombay Sapphire – Ogilvy
  • Gordon’s London Dry Gin – Gordon’s
  • Hortus Gin – Lidl
  • Portobello Road Gin ‘Grow Your Own Juniper’ – Portobello Road Gin
  • The Lakes Gin Explorer – The Lakes Distillery
  • Topaz Blue Premium Gin – Aldi
  • Whitley Neill Gin – Halewood International

Ginger Beer

  • Hollows & Fentimans Ginger Beer – Fentimans
  • Hollows & Fentimans Spiced Ginger Beer – Fentimans
  • Original – Halewood Wines & Spirits

Liqueur

  • Baileys Iced Coffee – Baileys
  • English Raspberry Fruit Gin Liqueur – Tiptree
  • Specially Selected Creme de Cassis – Aldi

Low Alcohol

  • Eisberg Sparkling – Eisberg Alcohol Free Wine
  • Heineken 0.0 – Heineken
  • Rawsons Retreat Low Alcohol Sparkling – Treasury Wine Estates
  • Stowford Press Low Alcohol Cider – Westons Cider

Rum

  • Cane Trader White Rum – Booker Group
  • Captain Morgan White – Captain Morgan
  • Old Hopking Spiced Rum – Aldi

Vodka

  • Asda Triple Distilled Vodka – Asda
  • Chekov Vodka Triple Distilled – Booker Group
  • Ignis Vodka – Ignis
  • Russian Standard Platinum – Russian Standard Platinum

Whisky

  • Asda Extra Special Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky – Asda
  • Co-op 12 Year Old Single Highland Malt Whisky – Co-op
  • Glen Marnoch Highland Single Malt Whisky – Aldi
  • Glen Marnoch Speyside Single Malt Whisky – Aldi
  • Haig Clubman – Haig Club
  • Highland Black 8 Year Old Scotch Whisky – Aldi
  • Jacobite Blended Scotch Whisky – Booker Group
  • The ONE – The Lakes Distillery

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