The new awards, which are sponsored by The Scottish Gin Society, aim to recognise the very best gins and producers the country has to offer and cover both taste and business performance.
The entrants were judged earlier this month by a highly experienced judging panel consisting of some of Scotland’s foremost gin and distilling experts.
Eight distilleries will also fight it out for the top prize, Scottish Gin Distillery of the Year.
Arbikie, Balmenach Distillery; Dunnet Bay Distillers; Eden Mill; Edinburgh Gin Distillery; Glasgow Distillery; Isle of Harris Distillery; and Summerhall Distillery have all been selected following the strict independent judging process.
In choosing the finalists, the distilleries had to score high marks in the written submission for Distillery of the Year while also reaching the finals of the taste categories.
75 Scottish gins were marked by 12 judges in a blind tasting adjudicated by the international sensory management consultancy, Cara Technology.
More than half of all the entered gins have been selected in the taste categories as finalists as they scored the highest.
The top three performers will be awarded Gold, Silver and Bronze medals in each of six categories.
Of the finalists, Edinburgh Gin leads the race with the highest number of gins in the finals.
Eden Mill, Gin Bothy and Summerhall Distillery, the makers of Pickering’s Gin, follow with five gins each followed closely by The Glasgow Distillery, the makers of Makar Gin, with four.
Chair of the judging panel, Stephen White, founder of the Scottish Gin Society which sponsors the competition, stated that judging the awards was a challenging task but on the panel "absolutely thrived on", he said: "We reviewed a total of 60 written entries which we debated thoroughly, ensuring the process was rigorous, fair and crucially, free from any commercial influence.
“The evidence we reviewed showed that the Scottish gin industry is a vibrant, creative and high quality centre for the delivery of premium product which is among the best in the world.
"I expect that we will see many of our top producers gain the recognition that will come from winning one of these sought after awards.”
The winners will be announced at the Scottish Gin Awards dinner and celebration on Thursday 14 September 2018 held at the Doubletree by Hilton, in Glasgow.
Caorunn Small Batch Scottish Gin
Eden Mill Original Gin
Edinburgh Gin - Christmas Gin
Edinburgh Gin - Original Gin
Edinburgh Gin - Seaside Gin
Ginerosity
Isle of Harris Gin
LoneWolf Gin
Makar Glasgow Gin
McQueen Super Premium Dry Gin
NB Gin
Pickering’s Gin
Rock Rose Gin
Shetland Reel Ocean Sent Gin
Stirling Gin
Wild Island Botanic Gin
Verdant Dry Gin
Arbikie Kirsty’s Gin
Eden Mill Love Gin
Edinburgh Gin – Valentine’s Gin
El-Gin
Gin Bothy Original
Heather Rose Gin
Hills & Harbour Gin
Kirkjuvagr Gin
Persie Zesty Citrus Gin
The Teasmith Gin
Avva Navy Strength Gin
Edinburgh Gin – Cannonball Gin
Navy Strength Rock Rose Gin
NB Gin Navy Strength
Oaked Highland Distillery Strength
Pickering's Navy Strength Gin
Shetland Reel Up Helly Aa Gin: 2017 Edition
Arbikie Cask Aged Kirsty's Gin
Eden Mill Oak Gin
Firkin Gin
Makar Cask Aged Gin - Matured In Mulberry Wood
Makar Cask Aged Gin - Matured In Oak
Pickering’s Islay Cask Gin
Eden Mill Hop Gin
Gin Bothy Gunshot Infused Gin
Johnsmas
Makar Old Tom
McQueen Spiced Chocolate Orange Gin
Persie Sweet & Nutty Old Tom Gin
Rock Rose Spring Edition
Eden Mill Strawberry & Black Pepper Liqueur
Edinburgh Gin - Elderflower Liqueur
Edinburgh Gin - Raspberry Liqueur
Edinburgh Gin - Plum & Vanilla Liqueur
Edinburgh Gin - Rhubarb & Ginger Liqueur
Gin Bothy Raspberry Liqueur
Gin Bothy Chilli Liqueur
Gin Bothy Amaretto
Gordon Castle Raspberry Gin
Dunnet Bay Distillers
St Andrews Brewers - Eden Mill
Shetland Distillery Company
Stirling Gin
St Andrews Brewers - Eden Mill
Isle of Skye Distillers
Orkney Distilling Company
Summerhall Distillery
The Teasmith Spirit Company
St Andrews Brewers - Eden Mill
House of Elrick
Isle of Harris Distillery
LoneWolf
Lussa Drinks Company
Spirits for Good, Ginerosity
The Teasmith Spirit Company
Colonsay Beverages, Wild Island Gin
Crafty Distillery
Esker Spirits
Gin Bothy
Spirits for Good
Summerhall Distillery
56 North
Gin 71
Heads & Tales
One Square
Solid Liquids – Juniper
Stirling Gin Festival
Dunnet Bay Distillery, John O Groats (Rock Rose)
St Andrews Brewers - Guardbridge, Fife (Eden Mill)
Ian Macleod Distillers, Edinburgh (Edinburgh Gin)
Balmenach Distillery, Grantown on Spey (Caorunn)
Shetland Distillery Company, Unst, Shetland (Shetland Reel)
Arbikie
Balmenach Distillery
Dunnet Bay Distillers
Eden Mill
Edinburgh Gin Distillery
Glasgow Distillery
Isle of Harris Distillery
Summerhall Distillery
The Judging Panel. Picture: Scottish Gin Awards
Stephen White, Founder Scottish Gin Society and Chair of the judging panel
Mike Aikman, Bar Owner & Entrepreneur
Sarah Brown, Gin Enthusiast & Blogger
Geraldine Coates, Editor, gintime.com
Dr Annie Hill, Associate Professor & Programme Director in Distilling, Heriot Watt University
Karin McGivern, Author, This is Gin
David Moore, CEO, Flavourly
Tom Nichol, Distiller
Matthew Pauley, Assistant Professor in Distilling, Heriot Watt University
Peter Ranscombe, Editor, BQ Magazine
Bill Simpson, Executive Director, Cara Technology
Andrew Wolffe, Founder and Director, Wolffe Design
Alex Nicol, Director, the Spencerfield Consultancy (Taste session only)
Martin Duffy, Director, Solid Liquids (Taste session only)
