OUR
Awards
Our history of medal results makes Limeburners one of the most heavily awarded Australian Single Malt Whiskies, having continuously been collecting medals and awards for 10 years.
2 consecutive years as Australian Champion Whisky | 2 consecutive years as Australia’s Best Grain Whisky |
| Ranked in the top 2% of World Whiskies by World Leading Whisky Critic, Jim Murray |
2008 International Wine & Spirits Competition (UK)
Bronze Medal - Cask M2, the first barrel of Western Australian Single Malt Whisky to be bottled
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2009 The Malt Whisky Society of Australia
Pourers' Prize Trophy - Silver Medal - Limeburners Single Malt Whisky - Barrel M24
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2010 The Australian International Spirits Competition
Gold Medal - Limeburners Karri Honey Whisky Liqueur
Silver Medal – Limeburners Single Malt Whisky
Bronze Medal - Limeburners Peated Whisky
Bronze Medal - Ginnifer Gin
Bronze Medal – Absinthe
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2010 International Wine & Spirits Competition (UK)
Bronze Medal - Limeburners Single Malt Whisky M23
Bronze Medal - Limeburners Karri Honey Whisky Liqueur
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2011 International Wine & Spirit Competition (UK)
Silver Medal - Limeburners Single Malt Whisky – Barrel Strength
Best in Class Trophy – Limeburners Single Malt Whisky – Barrel Strength
Silver Medal – Limeburners Directors Cut
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2012 International Wine & Spirit Competition (UK)
Silver Outstanding Medal – Barrel Strength & Standard Single Malt
Silver Medal - Limeburners Karri Honey Whisky Liqueur
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2012 The Malt Whisky Society of Australia
Pourers' Prize Trophy - Silver Medal - Limeburners M63 Bourbon/Port NAS
Pourers' Prize Trophy - Bronze Medal - Limeburners M58 (Peated Bourbon) Cask NAS
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2013 International Wine & Spirit Competition (UK)
Silver Medal – Limeburners Single Malt Whisky - Barrel Strength M61
Silver Medal – Limeburners Directors Cut
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2014 Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible
Liquid Gold Status - Limeburners Port 61%
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2014 International Wine & Spirits Competition (UK)
Silver Outstanding Medal - Limeburners Karri Honey Whisky Liqueur
Silver Medal - Limeburners Single Malt Whisky Cask Strength
Silver Medal - Limeburners Single Malt Whisky Cask Strength
Silver Medal - Limeburners Single Malt Whisky Cask Strength
2014 The Malt Whisky Society of Australia
Pourers' Prize Trophy - Silver Medal - Limeburners M135 Port NAS
Pourers' Prize Trophy - Silver Medal - Limeburners M103
Pourers' Prize Trophy - Bronze Medal - Limeburners M102 43%
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2014 Royal Melbourne Fine Food Awards
Silver Medal - Limeburners Single Malt Whisky – Barrel Strength M97
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2015 Telstra Western Australian Business Awards
WA Regional Business Award - Great Southern Distilling Company
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2015 Australian Distilled Spirits Awards
Champion Trophy Winner - Limeburners Heavy Peated
Gold Medal - Limeburners Heavy Peated
Bronze Medal - Limeburners Single Malt Whisky
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2015 World Whiskies Awards (UK)
Silver Medal - Limeburners Karri Honey Whisky Liqueur
Bronze Medal - Limeburners Peated
Bronze Medal - Limeburners Single Malt Whisky
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2015 China Wine & Spirits Awards
Double Gold Medal - Limeburners Karri Honey Whisky Liqueur
Silver Medal - Limeburners Heavily Peated
Bronze Medal - Limeburners Sherry Cask M108
Bronze Medal - Limeburners Heavily Peated
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2015 International Wine & Spirits Competition (UK)
Gold Medal - Limeburners Heavy Peat M227
Silver Outstanding Medal - Limeburners Single Malt Whisky
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2015 Cathay Pacific Hong Kong International Wine & Spirit Competition
Silver Medal - Limeburners Heavy Peat
Silver Medal - Limeburners Port Cask Strength
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2016 Australian Distilled Spirits Awards
Champion Australian Distiller Trophy
Champion Australian Whisky Trophy – Limeburners Heavy Peat
Champion Australian Small Batch Spirit Trophy – Limeburners Heavy Peat
Gold Medal – Limeburners Heavy Peat M226
Gold Medal – Limeburners Directors Cut M123
Gold Medal – Limeburners Port Cask Strength M121
Silver Medal – Limeburners Sherry Cask Strength M186
Bronze Medal – Great Southern Dry Gin
Bronze Medal – Limeburners Karri Honey Whisky Liqueur
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2016 World Whiskies Awards (UK)
Best Australian Blended Whisky Trophy - Tiger Snake Sour Mash Whiskey
Silver Medal – Limeburners Port Cask Strength
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2016 International Wine & Spirits Competition (UK)
Silver Outstanding Medal - Limeburners Heavy Peat
Silver Medal - Limeburners Port Cask Strength
Bronze Medal - Limeburners Directors Cut
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2017 Telstra Western Australia
Small Business of the Year Award
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2017 World Whiskies Awards (UK)
Best Australian Single Malt Whisky Trophy - Limeburners Directors Cut
Best Australian Grain Whisky Trophy - Tiger Snake Sour Mash Whiskey
Silver Medal - Limeburners American Oak
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2017 Australian Distilled Spirits Awards
Gold Medal - Limeburners Directors Cut (Peated Port)
Silver Medal - Limeburners Directors Cut (Muscat)
Silver Medal - Limeburners Infinity Solera
Silver Medal - Limeburners Darkest Winter
Silver Medal - Limeburners Peated
Silver Medal - Tiger Snake Sour Mash Whiskey
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2017 American Distilling Institute (USA)
Best of Category Trophy - Limeburners Darkest Winter
Gold Medal - Limeburners Darkest Winter
Best of Class Trophy - Limeburners Darkest Winter
Bronze Medal - Limeburners Port Cask Strength
Bronze Medal - Limeburners Sherry Cask Strength
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2017 San Francisco World Spirits Competition (USA)
Double Gold Medal - Limeburners Port Cask Strength
Gold Medal - Limeburners Heavy Peat
Gold Medal - Limeburners Directors Cut M230 (Peated Port)
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2018 Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible (UK)
Southern Hemisphere Whisky of the Year Trophy - Limeburners Darkest Winter
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2018 International Wine & Spirits Competition (UK)
Silver Medal - Limeburners Directors Cut
Silver Medal - Limeburners Sherry Cask Strength
Bronze Medal - Limeburners Port Cask Strength
Bronze Medal - Limeburners Darkest Winter
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2018 American Distilling Institute (USA)
Gold Medal - Limeburners Sherry Cask Strength
Silver Medal - Limeburners Port Cask Strength
Best of Category Trophy - Giniversity Botanical Gin
Silver Medal – Giniversity Botanical Gin
Bronze Medal - Limeburners Directors Cut
Bronze Medal - Limeburners Darkest Winter
Bronze Medal - Limeburners Peated
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2018 World Whiskies Awards (UK)
Category Winner Trophy – Limeburners Port Cask Strength
Silver Medal – Limeburners Darkest Winter
Bronze Medal – Limeburners Sherry Cask Strength
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2018 Icons of World Whisky (UK)
Master Distiller / Master Blender of the year - Ben Kagi
Distillery Manager of the year - Cameron Syme
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2019 Australian Distilled Spirits Awards
Silver Medal - Limeburners Peated
Silver Medal - Limeburners Port Cask
Bronze Medal - Giniversity Smoked Hemp Gin
Bronze Medal - Giniversity Barrel Aged Gin
Bronze Medal - Giniversity Whisky Barrel Aged Gin
Bronze Medal - Giniversity Christmas Gin
Bronze Medal - Giniversity Botanical Gin
Bronze Medal - Tiger Snake Sour Mash Whiskey
Bronze Medal - Limeburners Infinity Solera
Bronze Medal - Tiger Snake 'Rye of the Tiger'
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2019 Icons of Whisky Awards Australia (UK)
Distiller of the Year Trophy - Great Southern Distilling Company
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2019 Australian Gin Awards (February)
Gold Medal - Giniversity Botanical Gin
Bronze Medal - Giniversity Smoked Hemp Gin
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2019 World Whiskies Awards (UK)
Bronze Medal - Limeburners Port Cask Strength
Bronze Medal - Limeburners Infinity Solera
Bronze Medal - Limeburners Sherry Cask Strength
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2019 China Wine & Spirits Awards
Double Gold Medal - Limeburners Port Cask Strength
Gold Medal – Limeburners Port Cask
Gold Medal – Giniversity Botanical Gin
Silver Medal – Giniversity Barrel Aged Gin
Bronze Medal – Limeburners Peated Whisky
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2019 Perth Royal Distilled Spirits Awards
Silver Medal - Giniversity Australian Native Gin
Silver Medal - Giniversity Botanical Gin
Silver Medal - Limeburners Directors Cut
Silver Medal - Limeburners Heavy Peat
Bronze Medal - Limeburners American Oak
2019 Australian Gin Awards (November)
Silver Medal - Giniversity Botanical Gin
Bronze Medal - Giniversity Australian Native Gin
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2019 Cathay Pacific Hong Kong International Wine & Spirit Competition
Silver Medal - Limeburners Sherry Cask Strength
Silver Medal - Limeburners Directors Cut
Silver Medal - Giniversity Australian Native Gin
Bronze Medal - Giniversity Botanical Gin
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2020 World Whiskies Awards (UK)
Category Winner Trophy - Tiger Snake Cask Strength
Best Australian Grain - Tiger Snake Cask Strength
Gold Medal - Tiger Snake Cask Strength
Gold Medal - Tiger Snake 'Rye of the Tiger'
Silver Medal - Limeburners Port Cask Strength
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2020 American Distilling Institute (USA)
Gold Medal - Limeburners Heavy Peat
Best of Class - Certified Craft Distilled Spirit Trophy - Limeburners Heavy Peat
Best of Category – International Smoked Whiskey Trophy - Limeburners Heavy Peat
Silver - Giniversity Australian Native Gin
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