Press Release: World Whiskies Awards 2023

Multiple Awards for Whiskies from St. Kilian Distillers

Germany's largest whisky distillery achieves a total of eleven awards, including Category Winner and Gold, at the World Whiskies Awards 2023 in London

Rüdenau, February 2023

St. Kilian Distillers seamlessly continues its successful year of 2022. At the international World Whiskies Awards in London, which honor the best whiskies of all internationally recognized styles, the whisky distillery from Rüdenau, Lower Franconia, near Miltenberg am Main, once again won a total of eleven awards. "Tradition and innovation, combined with our enormous willingness to experiment, constantly drive us to peak performance. The quality of our products always takes top priority. We are proud of this and are delighted that it is also recognized in international competition with the best distilleries," says Managing Director Philipp Trützler. The strictly limited Single Malt Whisky from the Heavy Metal Edition, Judas Priest – Angel of Retribution, as well as the mild Terence Hill The Hero Whisky, both received the Category Winner award and a gold medal. All other submitted whiskies from St. Kilian Distillers also received a convincing verdict from the expert judges and were awarded silver medals, including the bottling from the new Core Range, St. Kilian Peated – Rich & Smoky.

The awards in detail:

• Category Winner & Gold: Terence Hill - The Hero - Whisky (mild)
• Category Winner & Gold: Judas Priest – Angel of Retribution
• Silver: Single Cask Sherry PX Handfilled Peated (Cask 1527)
• Silver: St. Kilian – Gosbert – Kiliani Edition
• Silver: St. Kilian PEATED – Rich & Smoky
• Silver: Signature Edition TEN
• Silver: Signature Edition ELEVEN
• Silver: Bud Spencer - The Legend - Whisky (mild)
• Silver: Terence Hill - The Hero - Whisky (smoky)

Successful Cooperations

The St. Kilian Judas Priest Whiskies are products of the highly successful cooperation with Global Merchandising Services Limited. The company is one of the world's largest exploiters of merchandising rights in the music and entertainment industry and holds licenses from a variety of internationally successful music bands, including Judas Priest. The Britons are considered one of the biggest and most influential bands in heavy metal. With numerous albums and hits such as "Breaking The Law", "Living After Midnight" or "Painkiller", they have been leaving their unmistakable mark on the metal music scene for more than 50 years, and with their legendary album "Firepower" in 2018, they reached an absolute peak in their metal career.

Mario Rudolf is also delighted about the gold medal and simultaneous award as Category Winner for the mild Terence Hill Whisky. "It's a very special experience when this extraordinary cooperation with our friend and mentor David F. Hynes from Great Northern Distillery is crowned with such success," the Master Blender notes with satisfaction. Because for the mild and smoky Terence Hill The Hero Whiskies as well as the mild Bud Spencer The Legend Whisky, single malt whiskies from St. Kilian Distillers' own stocks are blended with triple-distilled whiskey from Great Northern Distillery in Dundalk, Ireland.

Award-winning bottlings available

Except for the winners Judas Priest – Angel of Retribution, Kiliani Edition – Gosbert, and Single Cask Sherry PX Handfilled Peated (Cask 1527), all whiskies from St. Kilian Distillers that won awards in London are available in the online shop, on-site at the distillery in Rüdenau, and at specialist retailers.

About St. Kilian Distillers GmbH

Germany's largest whisky distillery, located in Rüdenau, Lower Franconia, near Miltenberg am Main, produces top-class whisky that regularly wins numerous gold medals at the most prestigious whisky competitions around the globe. In addition, awards such as "Distillery of the Year" and "Whisky of the Year" attest to the international top level that this young distillery, founded only in 2012 by investment banker Andreas Thümmler, has now reached with its whiskies. St. Kilian Distillers supports the responsible consumption of alcohol, about which you can find information at https://www.massvoll-geniessen.de/. Further information about the company and its portfolio can be found at stkdev.lichtschreiber.de