In 1915, the Panama Universal Exposition was held in San Francisco, and many wineries in China advertised that they had won gold medals at this exposition, the main of which were four, one was the former Fenxi Fenjiu, and the other was the Zhangyu wine for which Lanyu Culture designed many wineries. In addition, it is rumored that there are Moutai, Hengshui Laobaigan, and Baofeng, but the parent companies of the recorded wine have become leaders in the industry, which shows the weight of San Francisco. Winning the award in San Francisco is a symbol of good Chinese wine.
In May 2023, the San Francisco World Spirits Competition SFWSC (SAN FRANCISCO WORLD SPIRITS COMPETITION) was held in San Francisco, USA as scheduled, and Yantai Gispol Distillery Co., Ltd.'s three whiskies ("Kunquan" single malt whisky, "2015" single malt whisky, "Mountain Ridge") under Yantai Gispol Distillery Co., Ltd., which participated in the international Grand Prix for the first time, Whisky) won three gold medals at the 2023 San Francisco World Spirits Competition for its ingenuity and quality. As a leader in domestic whisky, Gisper was highly appreciated by the international judges, standing out among many domestic and foreign whisky brands, and also making domestic whisky shine on the international stage.
Gisper won three SFWSC Gold Awards
1. San Francisco World Spirits Competition
The San Francisco World Spirits Competition (SFWSC) is one of the most prestigious spirits competitions in the world. SFWSC, formerly known as the Panama Universal Exposition, which began in 1915, was the world's first comprehensive and international spirits competition. In 2000, the competition was officially renamed the "San Francisco World Spirits Competition", which is the second oldest spirits competition in the world and the oldest and largest spirits competition in the United States.
The judging method is to conduct blind tastings in groups, the judges are mostly well-known bartenders and columnists, and the awards are divided into platinum, double gold, gold, silver and bronze. The Double Gold Award is a wine awarded a gold medal by all members of the judging panel, which can be listed as the best wine in the world, and the wine that has won the double gold award for three consecutive years can receive the Platinum Award. Once awarded, the organizer will also provide a wealth of tools and resources to help market the product.
Some of the judges announced on the official website
Medals from SFWSC
II. Gispoljan Continental Might
China as the world's sixth largest whisky producing area, this participation is of great significance, which means that domestic whisky from emerging production areas will compete head-on with the world's traditional five whisky producing areas whisky, whether domestic whisky can compete with the world's traditional five whisky producing areas, the San Francisco World Spirits Competition is the "touchstone" to test domestic whisky, but also a big test of domestic whisky, what kind of strength we use to meet this test and the results of the competition directly determine the position of domestic (mainland) whisky in the world whisky market!
It is worth mentioning that Gispol participated in the international competition for the first time and won three gold medals in a row, which is not only the affirmation of the world's authoritative experts for Gispol, but also once again proves the strong product strength of Chinese whisky, Gispol has established its core position in the domestic whisky industry with persistence and innovation.
Gispol won three gold medals, so far domestic (mainland) whisky achieved a breakthrough of "zero" gold medal in the San Francisco World Spirits Competition, which is definitely a milestone worth remembering in the history of domestic whisky development. This is not only an important moment for domestic whisky to show its edge on the world stage, but also a new starting point in the history of domestic whisky development, because before this, domestic (continental) whisky has never won the gold medal in this Grand Prix, and Gisper did it, and won three gold medals in one fell swoop, which is the strength and confidence of domestic whisky, and also gives domestic whisky more say in the competition with world whisky!
"Making whisky that suits the Chinese taste" is Gispol's original intention and mission! Gispol's strict quality control system, the inheritance of the triple distillation process, and the persistence of independent innovation of domestic oak wood carved castle barrels, so that domestic whisky continues to climb the peak, to a higher, farther, wider international whisky stage march, "let Chinese whisky to the world" is no longer a slogan stuck on paper, Gispol has taken a solid step, the future domestic whisky still has a longer way to go, let the taste of China the world is the common goal of domestic whisky!
Three gold medals sparkling
I believe everyone must be very curious about what these three whiskies look like and what their characteristics are, and Lanyu Culture will take you to unveil them.
The ancestor of the Sea Immortal Mountain, Kunlun Mountain (崐崳山), is a quiet place on earth. Ma Gu's path to becoming an immortal, Qin Shihuang's eastern tour to find the elixir of immortality, Wang Chongyang and his seven disciples cultivating sermons, and the good stories of the eight immortal cultivation paths, etc., all took place in Kunlun Mountain. Kunlun Mountain has given birth to the immortal culture of "unity of heaven and man, Taoism and nature, purity and inaction", which is in line with the health concept of natural health and zero addition (no caramel color, no white sugar, no fragrance, etc.) advocated by Gispol Wines. The water source in the core production area of the peninsula (Kunlun Mountain) is a high-quality water source containing calcium bicarbonate sodium metasilicate, and its superior geographical conditions cannot be replicated, becoming the chosen place for whisky making!
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"St. Paul's" Kunquan single malt whisky
43%VOL 700ML
Color: Attractive amber
Smell: The aroma is rich and complex, with just the right amount of special smoky flavor.
Palate: Ripe red apple, pear with preserved apricots, roasted hazelnuts, almonds, vanilla, wheat, mixed with just the right amount of light smoked and smoked meat flavor and old orange peel flavor, the taste is rich and rich, with a clear sense of layering.
Aftertaste: sandalwood, fruity, rounded and soft
We recommend a collection of whisky gourmet spirits that pursue complex flavors.
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Saint-Paulo "2015" single malt whisky
43%VOL 700ML
Color: Beautiful amber
Smell: The aroma is rich and personal
Taste: Barley, sweet orange, orange peel and apple flavors. Accompanied by bacon and caramel flavors. The taste is full and has a personality.
Aftertaste: with malt, cigar box flavor.
It is recommended that friends who like to smoke cigars to drink with cigars.
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"St. Paul's" mountain single malt whisky
41%VOL 700ML
Color: Nice amber
Smell: pure and distinctive
Taste: Whole wheat bread, cantaloupe, banana, sweet orange, cream cake flavor. The smoke brought by peat and the special flavor of iodine wine. The taste is pure and soft, with characteristics.
Recommended for whisky drinkers who like the national style.
Fourth, the key to Gispol's success
Yantai Gispol Brewing Co., Ltd. was established in March 2011, taking advantage of the geographical and resource advantages of the peninsula production area, to develop craft beer, whiskey, apple brandy, green plum wine, fermented fruit juice vinegar beverage series products. Gispol laid out the whisky industry in 2012, established St. Paul's Distilled Spirits Co., Ltd. in 2013, the first single malt whisky in China (mainland) was born in January 2015, and the domestic peat whisky "Shanwei" was born in September 2022, truly realizing the historic breakthrough of domestic (mainland) peat whisky from 0 to 1!
Promoting Chinese traditional culture and making a benchmark for domestic whisky is the goal of Gispol people, "soft and fragrant, strong national prestige" is the soul of Gispol whisky, which is softer and smoother than imported and other whisky taste, more suitable for the taste of Chinese, forming a soft and smooth aroma, Gispol has four main advantages:
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Pot-type triple distillation
Scotland, represented by The Macallan, and Nichiwei, represented by Yamazaki, and other domestic whiskies, are both double distilled. Triple distillation is cleaner and softer than double distillation.
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Core technology patented oak barrel, new barrel mature
For the brewing of whisky, the influence of oak barrels on the flavor of whisky can account for 60%-70% of the factors, Gispol with more than 30 years of rich experience accumulated by the Guise Group in the furniture industry, after more than ten years of research and practical experience of the original technology, the first domestic oak - Mongolian oak used in self-made innovative carved oak barrels, since then the oriental carved oak barrel has become one of the most core brewing advantages of Gispol, the first barrel aging does not use second-hand barrels, Avoiding the fact that the body color of the wine preserved in used barrels is too light and the caramel color is a unique advantage of Gispol! Gispol has product standards and utility model patents (patent number: 202221375131.4), and masters the core technology of oak barrels.
If distillation creates the flesh of whisky, oak barrels give whisky a soul, and Gispol takes it to the extreme. The oriental carved castle barrel breaks the history of the traditional waist drum oak barrel of whisky for a long time, and the barrel type is designed as the carved castle type, which increases the contact area between the wine and the oak, so that it can get flavor from the oak barrel faster, and also make the color of the wine change to a beautiful amber, and the wine body is becoming more and more mellow in the ripening process.
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Long aging cycle
The minimum standard is two years domestically and three years in Scotland. Gispol whisky is aged for four years before it can be bottled.
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Strong R&D strength
Gisper has a research and development company in the UK, and St. Paul's Distillery has a strong professional and technical research and development team, creating a number of domestic firsts!
V. The Paris Trials
On May 24, 1976, there was a clash between French and American wines in Paris, the most famous high-end showdown in the history of world wine. The method used is blind tasting, not looking at the label, relying only on quality to impress the taste buds and senses of taste
The so-called blind tasting competition, the Paris Trial, used the form of blind tasting, and a total of nine judges scored the wine in the glass, and finally the highest score was won. The judges included the Chief Inspector of the French National Agency for Appellations of Origin (INAO), the editor of the French wine magazine RVF, the co-head of Château Romani Conti and sommeliers and chefs of some Michelin-starred restaurants, almost all of whom were French. This also guarantees the professionalism of the tasting.
At a time when everyone thought French wine was going to be the leader, it turned out to be a disastrous of all expectations. Chateau Montelena, California leads the way to top white wines, while Stag's Leap Wine Cellars tops red wines.
Lanyu Cultural Winery Planning and Design Institute believes that the most important thing for the quality of a wine is the recognition of drinking friends and experts, but the promotion ability of drinking friends is limited after all, so it is often necessary to obtain the recognition of experts first, and then accept the verification of drinking friends. Participating in blind category competitions is the main way to gain expert recognition and compete with the industry's top products. Gispol whisky reproduces the grandeur of the Panama Universal Exposition, which is a landmark significance of the "Paris Trial" style of Chinese whisky and world whisky competing on the same stage for domestic whisky, which is worthy of being the representative of Chinese whisky. It is believed that Gispol will become a key product of Chinese whisky, and 2023 will also be a key year for Chinese whisky. Drinking friends, want to know what kind of taste Gispol is, you may wish to buy a bottle and taste, with the endorsement of the international gold award, I believe it will not disappoint, looking forward to Chinese whisky getting better and better.
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