Bartenders Brand Awards: Double Triumph for Hawksbill Rum and Still Gin 🥇🍸
Fortitude Drinks UK is proud to announce that two flagship brands from our portfolio - Hawksbill Island Spices Caribbean Spiced Rum and Still Gin - have taken home top honours at the prestigious Bartenders Brand Awards.
Evaluated rigorously by 50 of the UK’s leading bar professionals, mixologists, and hospitality leaders, these awards carry immense weight in the trade, representing a direct endorsement from the people who work with spirits behind the bar every single day.
The Award-Winning Lineup
The panel judged entries across three core pillars: Design, Taste, and Value. Both brands delivered outstanding performances against stiff competition:
Hawksbill Island Spices Caribbean Spiced Rum
🥇 Gold – Design
🥈 Silver - Taste
🥈 Silver – Value
Still Gin
🥈 Silver – Taste
Authenticity and Quality for the On-Trade
Scoring highly across all three categories highlights Fortitude’s commitment to delivering liquids that excel on every level - from striking shelf appeal and bottle ergonomics to liquid quality and commercial viability for venue operators.
Hawksbill Island Spices Caribbean Spiced Rum: Its Gold for Design reinforces the success of Hawksbill's purpose-led, eco-conscious packaging makeover (crafted using 100% post-consumer recycled glass and sugarcane labels), while double Silver medals for Taste and Value prove it is a powerhouse back-bar pour.
Still Gin: Earning a Silver for Taste validates Still Gin as a high-velocity, impeccably crafted spirit built specifically to elevate classic serve menus and cocktail programs.
"Awards decided by working bartenders and hospitality professionals are the ultimate seal of approval. To have both Hawksbill Rum and Still Gin recognised across Design, Taste, and Value by 50 top industry judges is a brilliant testament to our liquid development and brand-building teams." - Fortitude Drinks UK
A huge thank you to the Bartenders Brand Awards judging panel, and congratulations to all the team members and brand partners involved in this success!