Sky Wave has been named Distillery of the Year 2024 by the highly prestigious Gin Guide Awards. Sky Wave beat off hundreds of other distilleries form 35 countries around the world to be named the best distillery of 2024.

The Oxfordshire distillery also picked up medals for four of its seven gins, with another highly commended – as well as the winning medal for design and branding thanks to its recent investment in a bespoke new British-made bottle.

Andrew Parsons, co-founder and master distiller of Sky Wave, said: “We barely had time to draw breath before we discovered we were named The Gin Guide Awards Distillery of The Year 2024.

“Hundreds of distilleries from more than 35 countries entered, so we’re thrilled, proud and humbled to have been selected as the overall Distillery of the Year.

“It’s been quite a week!”

And from fellow co-founder Rachel Hicks: “Thank you to Paul Jackson for organising the competition and being such a force in our industry – and all his judges.”

Sky Wave’s winning gins were Navy Strength, Old Tom, Liberation London Dry and Orange and Madagascan Vanilla, with the Signature London Dry highly commended.

The latter has also been named the World’s Best Contemporary London Dry Gin at the World Gin Awards, and carries 2 stars from the Great Taste Awards.