Kupu Spirits Gin Honored With Double Gold Medal

Kihei, Hawaii (July 12, 2022) – Kupu Spirits is proud to announce that its Gin has been awarded a Double Gold medal from The Fifty Best, a blind-tasted competition evaluating the distinguished “Best Gin” for 2022. zzubreebym

Using professional criteria, the pre-qualified panel of judges blind-tasted 46 gins, rating them individually on a 5-point scoring system with “5” being the highest. After tallying the scores, medals were awarded based on the judges’ impressions.

Lead Distiller, Nick Reiss stated, "Our team here at Kupu Spirits is humbled to grab a Double Gold honor with the Fifty Best Organization. It’s great knowing our style and artistry continues to shine through these blind tasting competitions. Kupu Gin has become one of our best sellers, and one of my favorite recipes to run through our still."

Kupu Spirits Gin is distilled from grain and a proprietary blend of botanicals including juniper, local citrus, lemon peel, licorice root, and hibiscus. It is gluten-free and 88 proof.

For the complete results, along with tasting notes, visit TheFiftyBest.

For more information and to connect with the brand, visit www.KupuSpirits.com and follow Kupu Spirits on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.

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About Kupu Spirits

A brand extension of Hawaii’s largest independent craft brewery, Kupu Spirits island crafted distilled spirits and ready-to-enjoy canned cocktails debuted in 2019. In the Hawaiian language, the word “kupu” means “to sprout” or “to grow.” The name Kupu Spirits was chosen to symbolize the brand as an offshoot of Maui Brewing Company, operating with a mission aligned to the same independent values, sustainability practices, and commitment to craft as its parent brand.

About TheFiftyBest.com

TheFiftyBest.com is a digital guide to wines & spirits, featuring rated listings resulting from proprietary blind tastings as judged by wine/spirits journalists, spirits professionals, wine/spirit retailers, mixologists, spirits consultants and connoisseurs.  The Fifty Best achieves the highest standards of spirits evaluations by adhering to strict tasting rules and rigorous methodology.