GDC SOLID GOLD HITS VOLUME ONE

Humbleness is one of our brand pillars at Greytown Distilling Co. (We're not exactly sure what a 'brand pillar' is but it sounds like we know something about marketing when we say it.)

So when we picked up a GOLD for emerging products for GDC on a Thursday night late in August at the Embassy Theatre for the Wellington Gold Awards we weren't quite sure what to say. Gavin thanked everyone that should be thanked and Mr Blackwell went for a 'Jack Nicholson at the Oscars' vibe by wearing his prescription sunglasses on stage.

Most of the time, we hid behind our very glamourous and stunningly beautiful wives, especially when Mr Blackwell was hoeing into the buffet like there was a famine forecast. "Please stand here Millie so no one can see that I am heading back for the fifth time for one of those mini savouries."

But back to Gavin. He offered thanks to the deserving team who earned the award in these words give or take a few:

• Peter Warren, thank you for making gins so incredible, they are taking the whole world by storm.
• John Goss, thank you for being an incredible gin maker who is also operationally brilliant.
• Young Adam, thank you for helping us build our gin making operation right from the start.
• Shane, Trish, Mary and Michelle, thank you for looking after our customers with so much love and care.

And while last, certainly not least, to all of our GDC investors who have helped fund and create this exciting adventure of gins made in Greytown, thank you for believing we could do it. We're just getting started!