Aldi’s £10 gin is judged as one of the best in the world

Aldi’s £10 gin is judged as one of the best in the world

A gin that costs just under £10 from discount supermarket Aldi has been crowned one of the best in the world at a prestigious international spirits competition.

Aldi's £9.97 Oliver Cromwell London Dry Gin was presented with a gold medal at the International Wine and Spirits Competition (IWSC) - beating a bottle that costs four times the price at £39.95.

The cut-price German-owned supermarket also won Supermarket Own Brand Spirits Range Of The Year at the world-renowned International Spirits Challenge.

The supermarket scooped 20 medals in total at the competition for its spirits.

It comes just a few weeks after the Office of National Statistics reintroduced gin to its annual Consumer Price Inflation Basket of Goods after a 13-year absence.

Among the medals the supermarket won at the competition was a gold for its £9.97 Oliver Cromwell London Dry Gin - which triumphed over a rival £39.95 product, Foxhole London Dry Gin, which was awarded a silver. 

But it was good news for many other British gin producers too. Several gins by Bathtub Gin won gold medals, as well as 1606 Premium London Dry Gin and leading brand Gordon’s London Dry Gin. 

A spokesperson at the International Spirits Challenge said: 'The display of awards achieved by Aldi this year at the International Spirits Challenge was fantastic. They consistently showcased high quality products in the blind tastings, which demonstrates that you don't have to compromise on price to enjoy great tasting drinks.'

Tony Baines, Joint Managing Director of Corporate Buying at Aldi commented: 'Receiving medals for our spirits is a fantastic achievement and it is great to see our spirits range being praised so highly by experts.

'Being awarded a title such as 'Supermarket Own Brand Spirits Range of the Year' is something that not only reflects the quality of our products but also the hard work that our UK based buying team put into drinks retailing every single day.'