Sommeliers Choice Awards 2024 Winners
Damson
Category: Distillery
Country: New Zealand
Date:11/09/2020
The Damson Collection makes a an award winning range of antipasti, condiments and The World’s Best Fruit Liqueur - Damson Plum Gin from the heritage Damson Plum. All our Damson Plums are grown sustainably on the Heretaunga Plains of New Zealand.
We have a Damson Gin in NPD that we hope will be available this summer. It’s pretty special and expected to be another premium addition to our range. There is also a non-alcoholic summer drink and a few other goodies in NPD also. I’m incredibly proud of how the business has evolved and innovated over the past year, in particular the success of our Damson Plum Gin Liqueur which won The World’s Best Fruit Liqueur this year. However, business is not only about awards, it’s about what we do and how we achieve it. Things like Living Wage Accreditation, our sustainability model working towards carbon zero accreditation with Toitu and also BCorp accreditation are the basis of how we want to operate our business long term. Our products are shared by a broad range of adults. Our original target market was women in the 45-65 age bracket with an interest in food and entertaining. However, our Damson Plum Liqueur appeals to a wider demographic and has expanded the overall target market. You only have to mention Damson gin and they quiver. Both The Dam Fine Gin Company and The Damson Collection are 100% owned by Fiona Tomlinson.