So we entered the Royal Queensland Awards Ice Cream, Gelato & Sorbet Competition.
We weren’t looking for medals just to put on a wall. We wanted independent feedback on whether the flavours we were making stood up against some of the best in the industry.
The answer was rather encouraging.
Pear & Ginger
Gold, Class 6 — Any Other Flavour, and 2026 Champion Flavoured Ice Cream or Gelato of Show, awarded with a Trophy and Rosette.
The Champion is selected from gold medal winning exhibits in classes 4 to 10. Our pear and ginger, Enchanted Orchard, was judged the best flavoured gelato across those seven classes. It scored 19.00 out of 20, the equal-highest score we received.
“Very good mouthfeel, very true flavours & well balanced. Excellent texture, pleasant ginger flavour”
Pear & Ginger captures something we love about making gelato: taking flavours people understand and putting them together in a way that makes them stop and think, “I need to try that.”
Look for Enchanted Orchard when it returns to the cabinet, or explore our other award-winning flavours →
Three classics. Three gold medals.
Chocolate. French Vanilla Bean. Strawberry.
Each earned gold individually in 2026. Naturally, we put them together.
| Flavour | Also known as | Class | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Down the Choco Hole | Chocolate | Class 2 | Gold |
| Tweedle Dum | French vanilla bean | Class 1 | Gold |
| Alice’s Strawberry Patch | Strawberry | Class 3 | Gold |
“Pleasant balance of flavours, refreshing on palate”
“Excellent smoothness, very good chocolate flavour”
“Very subtle French vanilla, excellent mouthfeel and texture”
Our own classic
The Triple Gold Neapolitan
Three gold medals, three mini scoops, one Piccolo.
- Down The Choco Hole — Chocolate · Gold, Class 2 · read more
- Tweedle Dum — French vanilla bean · Gold, Class 1 · read more
- Alice's Strawberry Patch — Strawberry · Gold, Class 3 · read more
Build a Triple Gold Neapolitan →
A serving idea grounded in our 2026 golds — have all three together, or swap a scoop once you're at the cabinet.
The full 2026 results
Royal Queensland Awards Ice Cream, Gelato & Sorbet Competition 2026:
Thirteen medals: 4 gold, 8 silver and 1 bronze, plus one trophy.
Trophy
- Enchanted Orchard — pear and ginger — Champion Flavoured Ice Cream or Gelato of Show (Trophy and Rosette)
Gold
- Down the Choco Hole — chocolate — Class 2, Chocolate
- Enchanted Orchard — pear and ginger — Class 6, Any Other Flavour
- Tweedle Dum — French vanilla bean — Class 1, Vanilla
- Alice’s Strawberry Patch — strawberry — Class 3, Strawberry
Silver
- Caterpillar’s Pistachio Cloud — Class 5, Nut Only
- Merry Berry Unbirthday — Class 6, Any Other Flavour
- The Green Queen’s Delight — Class 10, Non-Animal Milk
- The Cheshire Zing — Class 12, Sorbet, Citrus
- White Rabbit’s Coconut Cloud — Class 7, Reduced or Low Fat
- Mango Mayhem — Class 11, Sorbet, Tropical Fruit
- Hearts a Flutter — Class 11, Sorbet, Tropical Fruit
- Hearts a Flutter — Class 13, Sorbet, Any Other Fruit
Bronze
- Caterpillar’s Cool Cocoa — Class 14, Sorbet, Any Other Flavour
The competition has run since 2011 and was the first in the country dedicated to judging sorbet, gelato and ice cream. It’s part of the Royal Queensland Awards, run by the RNA.
Judged on the vegan flavours too
We didn’t only enter the classics. Our vegan and fruit-based flavours were judged in their own classes, and they medalled as well — including a silver for The Green Queen’s Delight in the non-animal-milk class, and medals across our sorbets.
Awards are lovely. Empty cups are better.
The medals tell us we’re heading in the right direction.
What matters most is what happens when we hand the gelato across the counter.