{"id":343628,"date":"2019-08-15T08:15:47","date_gmt":"2019-08-15T07:15:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funzine.hu\/?p=343628"},"modified":"2019-08-15T08:15:47","modified_gmt":"2019-08-15T07:15:47","slug":"opera-gin-budapest-red-dot-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funzine.hu\/en\/2019\/08\/15\/gastro\/opera-gin-budapest-red-dot-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Opera Gin Budapest: The First Award-Winning Hungarian Craft Gin"},"content":{"rendered":"

The first Hungarian craft gin, Opera Gin Budapest won the Red Dot Award in the Brand and Communication category with its label and packaging designed by Graphasel Design Studio!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Opera Gin Budapest debuted in 2019, and is the first gin ever in the world to win this award. The Hungarian design company Graphasel has been awarded the Red Dot two consecutive years running, when last year they won for their design work with Dubicz Winery. It’s a London Dry type of craft gin produced by the First Hungarian Gin Manufacture that was introduced to the public only half a year ago. Its success is due in part to its unique appearance, a credit to Graphasel Design Studio.<\/p>\n

Opera Gin was named after the Hungarian State Opera, a Neo-Renaissance style building, one of the jewels of Budapest on Andr\u00e1ssy Avenue. For several generations the family of B\u00e1lint D\u00e1mosy, who founded the gin distillery, has lived in the close vicinity of the Opera House. They also carried out the first experiment in their kitchen overlooking the Opera House building. The family\u2019s special attachment to the iconic building and the richness of the eleven spices that give the taste of gin justified the creators’ conscious decision to break the genre\u2019s tradition of minimalistic design and delve into the exquisite beauty that can be linked to traditional gin. Of course, an artistic sense of style is required to shape a unified identity from the many impulses. The success of this effort was also recognised by the Red Dot judges.<\/p>\n