The Petriot Distillery with Double Gold at WGA 2024 in London
At the prestigious World Gin Awards 2024 in London, our gins Adriana and Belin from the Slovenian Coast series received two gold medals and the title of national champion.
At the prestigious World Gin Awards 2024 in London, our gins Adriana and Belin from the Slovenian Coast series received two gold medals and the title of national champion.
In 2022, at the same competition, our first gin, from the Bela Krajina series, Green George (Zeleni Jurij), also triumphed.
“The World Drinks Awards” is a global competition where experts from the industry select the best products in all internationally recognized styles of beverages. Organized by TheDrinksReport magazine, the most important online resource for spirits industry professionals. The World Drinks Awards (WDA) recognize and promote the best drinks in the world among consumers and traders worldwide.
The inspiration for Belin gin was found at the Petriot Distillery in the salt corners of the Primorska region, where the sun and sea have been giving salt workers unique Piran salt for centuries.
The main botanicals in Belin gin are sage, savory, and citrus. For a special touch and Slovenian flavor, a pinch of Piran salt is added to the gin, bringing a unique inspiration of the sea. The story behind the name is also connected to salt. Belin is an ancient Slavic sun god who illuminated the salt fields with sun rays and brought abundance of salt.
Belin is the first Slovenian gin made using the bathtub method. It differs from traditional gin in that in bathtub gin, the botanicals are steeped in the distillate afterward. Therefore, the final product is tinted with the natural color of the herbs.
Belin received a gold award in London in the category Signature Botanical.
In the category of color-changing gins (Colour-Changing Gin), Adriana triumphed, a blue-colored gin that changes color upon contact with acid (tonic).
Adriana gin was inspired by the legend of the formation of the Adriatic Sea and its blueness. The main botanicals in Adriana gin, in addition to the classic juniper berries, coriander, and angelica, are also rosemary and thyme. The mineral note characteristic of all Petriot Distillery gins is provided by seaweed.
Both products can be found in our gin store.
