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WHISKY 2023

DOUBLE-GOLD MEDAL
Whisky of the Year

Best American Single Malt

Balcones Distilling

   Texas 1 Single Malt

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Best Rye Whisky (tie)
Kings County Distillery
   Empire Rye

Best Rye Whisky (tie)
Pinhook Bourbon
   Vertical Series Rye 7 Year

Best Wheat Whisky
Heaven Hill Distillery
   Bernheim Original Kentucky Straight Wheat Whiskey


GOLD MEDAL
Best Single-Barrel Rye Whisky
Proof and Wood
   Tumblin' Dice Single Barrel Rye

Best Cask-Finished Rye Whisky
Sweet Amber Distilling Co.
   BLACKENED X Willett

Best Bourbon Whisky
Ironroot Republic Distilling
   Saints Alley Bourbon - Herald Special Edition

Best Cask-Strength Rye Whisky
Grand Traverse Distillery
   Hand Selected Ole George Cask Strength Single Barrel

Best Cask-Finished Bourbon
Rabbit Hole Distillery
   Dareringer Founder's Collection

High n' Wicked Whiskeys
   Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey

Redwood Empire Whiskey
   Cask Strength Emerald Giant Rye Whiskey

Best Cask-Strength Bourbon
Kings County Distillery
   Barrel Strength Bourbon

William Price Distilling
   Cask Strength Straight Rye Whiskey

Samson & Surrey
   Widow Jane 10 Year Bourbon

Nearest Green Distillery
   Uncle Nearest Straight Rye Whiskey

Nearest Green Distillery
   Uncle Nearest Single Barrel Rye - Batch 002

Doc Swinson's Whiskey
   Doc Swinson's Blenders Cut Bourbon

Calistoga Depot Distillery
   Fame & Misfortune Cask Strength Rye

Brown Water Spirits LLC
   O.H. Ingram River Aged Straight Rye Whiskey

Balcones Distilling
   Lineage Single Malt

Best International Peated Single Malt
Best Irish Whiskey
The Teeling Whiskey Company
   Blackpitts Peated Single Malt Irish Whiskey

Still Austin Whiskey Co.
   Cask Strength Bourbon Whiskey

Heaven Hill Distillery
   Elijah Craig Straight Rye Whiskey

Rye & Sons
   Rye & Sons Rye Whiskey

Best International Single Malt (un-peated)
O'Shaugnessy Distilling Co.
   Keeper's Heart 10 Year Old Single Malt

Buzzard's Roost Sipping Whiskey
   Barrel Strength Rye Whiskey

Wolves
   Single Malt


SILVER MEDAL
Best Blended Whisky
B.H. James Distillers
   Burton James Uniquely American Whiskey - Rookie Season: Batter Up

Virginia Distillery Company
   Courage & Conviction Sherry Cask

Virginia Distillery Company
   Courage & Conviction Sherry Single Cask

Virginia Distillery Company
   Courage & Conviction American Single Malt

William Price Distilling
   Straight Rye 101

Pinhook Bourbon
   Vertical Series Bourbon 7 Year

Best Light Whisky
Samson & Surrey
   FEW American Straight Whiskey

Doc Swinson's Whiskey
   Bottled in Bond Rye Whiskey

Castle & Key
   Blue Run Spirits - High Rye Bourbon

Pinhook Bourbon
   Pinhook Flagship Rye

District Made Spirits
   Straight Rye Whiskey

Castle & Key
   Blue Run Spirits - Emerald

Hotaling and Co
   Hirsch Selected Whiskeys

Ironroot Republic Distilling
   Harbinger Bourbon - Tribarrel - Summer Solstice Edition

Best Smoked American Single Malt
Stoutridge Distillery & Winery
   Quartarium Root Single Malt

Sweet Amber Distilling Co.
   BLACKENED x Wes Henderson

Calistoga Depot Distillery
   Fame & Misfortune Rye finished in Cream Sherry Casks

Virginia Distillery Company
   Courage & Conviction Cuvée Cask

Barrelhouse 6 Distillery
   Brothers' 1910 Empire Rye Cask Finished

Best Four-Grain Bourbon
Redwood Empire Whiskey
   Cask Strength Pipe Dream Bourbon

Best Blend of International Whiskies
O'Shaughnessy Distilling Co.
   Keeper's Heart Irish + American

Kings County Distillery
   Peated Bourbon

Old Line Spirits
   American Single Malt Whiskey Flagship 95

Stoutridge Distillery
   The Fragrant Coast Single Malt

Sweet Amber Distilling Co.
   “Rye the Lightning” BLACKENED Double Cask Finished Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey

Best Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey
Royal Oak Distillery
   The Busker Irish Whiskey Single Pot Still

Heaven Hill Distillery
   Rittenhouse Straight Rye Whiskey

Best Cask-Finished Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey
The Teeling Whiskey Company
   Wonders of Wood Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey Virgin Chinkapin Oak Finish

The Teeling Whiskey Company
   Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey

Virginia Distillery Company
   Courage & Conviction Double Cask Reserve

Sweet Amber Distilling Co.
   Blackened Whiskey

OHSO Distillery
   Notary

Heaven Hill Distillery
   Larceny Barrel Proof B523

Dogfish Head Distilling
   Let's Get Lost

The Teeling Whiskey Company
   Small Batch Irish Whiskey

Frey Ranch Distillery
   Four Grain Straight Bourbon Whiskey

The Teeling Whiskey Company
   Wonders of Wood Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey Virgin Portuguese Oak Finish

High n' Wicked
   Cask Strength Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey

Bo & Ivy Distillers
   Corn Whiskey

Best Flavored Whisky
Wolves
   Rye and Hop Flavored Whiskey

Hotaling and Co
   Old Potrero Straight Rye Whiskey

Heaven Hill Distillery
   Elijah Craig Barrel Proof B523

Samson & Surrey
   Widow Jane Paradigm Rye

O'Shaughnessy Distilling Co.
   Keeper's Heart Irish + Bourbon Whiskey

Dogfish Head Distilling
   Hull & Helm

Calistoga Depot Distillery
   Fame & Misfortune Rye finished in Port Casks

The Teeling Whiskey Company
   Single Grain Irish Whiskey

Lucky Seven Spirits
   The Workhorse

Samson & Surrey
   Widow Jane Apple Wood Rye

Ironroot Republic Distilling
   Harbinger Bourbon

Casa Lumbre
   Abasolo

Brown Water Spirits LLC.
   O.H. Ingram River Aged Straight Bourbon Whiskey

Stoutridge Distillery
   Bottled in Bond Bourbon

Proof and Wood
   Tumblin' Dice Single Barrel Bourbon

Calistoga Depot Distillery
   Fame & Misfortune Rye finished in Angelica Casks

O'Shevlin Spirits LLC
   Triple Dog Irish Whiskey

Sweet Amber Distilling Co.
   BLACKENED Whiskey Cask Strength

Frey Ranch Distillery
   Farm Strength Uncut Bourbon Whiskey

McBrayer Legacy Spirits
   WH McBrayer Kentucky Bourbon - Batch 3

O'Shaughnessy Distilling Co.
   Keeper's Heart Irish + American 110 Proof

Barrelhouse 6 Distillery
   Brothers' 1910 Empire Rye Cask Finished

Heaven Hill Distillery
   Elijah Craig Small Batch

Heaven Hill Distillery
   Evan Williams Peach

Lucky Seven Spirits
   "The Proprietor" 6 Year Single Barrel

Samson & Surrey
   FEW Straight Rye Whiskey

Stoutridge Distillery
   Southern Ulster Single Malt

Heaven Hill Distillery
   Evan Williams Black

Royal Oak Distillery
   The Busker Irish Whiskey Single Malt

Middle West Spirits    
   Sherry Finished Bourbon

Royal Oak Distillery
   The Busker Irish Whiskey Single Grain

Green River Distilling Co.
   Kentucky Straight Wheated Bourbon Whiskey

Rock Town Distillery
   Column Still Collection Toasted French Oak Finished Straight Bourbon Whiskey

Still Austin Whiskey Co.
   The Artist Straight Rye Whiskey

District Made Spirits
   Straight Rye Whiskey

BRONZE MEDAL
Samson & Surrey
   Widow Jane Lucky 13 Bourbon

Frank August
   Small Batch Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey

Calistoga Depot Distillery
   Prosperous & Penniless Bourbon Whiskey

Heaven Hill Distillery
   Evan Williams 1783

Samson & Surrey
   Brenne Estate Cask Single Malt Whisky

Frank August
   Case Study: 01 | Mizunara | Japanese Oak

Calistoga Depot Distillery
   Prosperous & Penniless Rye Whiskey

Blue Run Spirits
   Blue Run Spirits - Double Oak
   
Hotaling & Co.
   Hirsch Selected Whiskeys

Kings County Distillery
   Straight Bourbon

Doc Swinson's Whiskey
   Alter Ego Triple Cask Bourbon

Green River Distilling Co.
   Quarter Horse KY Straight Bourbon

Heaven Hill Distillery
   Bernheim Original Kentucky Straight Wheat Whiskey Barrel Proof A223

William Price Distilling Co.
   Straight Rye Whiskey

Rabbit Hole Distillery
   Heigold Single Barrel Cask Strength

Grand Traverse Distillery
   Michigan Straight Bourbon Whiskey Bottled in Bond

Distillery 291
   Colorado Rye Whiskey Aspen Stave Finished, Small Batch

Still Austin Whiskey Co.
   The Musician Straight Bourbon Whiskey

Cook's Mill Whiskey
   American Straight Bourbon Whiskey

Heaven Hill Distillery
   Heaven Hill Bottled-In-Bond

Ironroot Republic Distilling
   Saints Alley Bourbon - Port & Cognac

Green River Distilling Co.
   Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey

B.H. James Distillers
   Burton James Uniquely American Whiskey - Rookie Season: Fireman

Heaven Hill Distillery
   Evan Williams Bottled-In-Bond

Royal Oak Distillery
   The Busker Irish Whiskey Triple Cask Triple Smooth

Rock Town Distillery
   Column Still Collection Single Barrel Straight Bourbon Whiskey

Redwood Empire Whiskey
   Cask Strength Lost Monarch Whiskey

Heaven Hill Distillery
   Elijah Craig Toasted Barrel

Heaven Hill Distillery
   Larceny Small Batch

Green River Distilling Co.
   Quarter Horse Wheated Bourbon

The Teeling Whiskey Company
   Single Malt Irish Whiskey

Ole Smoky Distillery
   Salty Watermelon Whiskey

Barrelhouse 6 Distillery
   Brothers' 1910 Bourbon finished in PX Sherry Casks

Stoutridge Distillery
   Bottled in Bond Rye Whiskey

Rabbit Hole Distillery
   RaceKing Founder's Collection

Heaven Hill Brands
   Black Velvet

Samson & Surrey
   FEW Straight Bourbon Whiskey

Bhakta Spirits
   Bhakta 2013 Bourbon

Leiper's Fork Distillery, LLC
   Bourbon Bottled in Bond

Distillery 291
   Colorado Bourbon Whiskey Aspen Stave Finished, Barrel Proof Single Barrel

KOKORO Spirits
   Four-Grain Blended American Whisk(e)y

Green River Distilling Co.
   Rustic River Bourbon

Pinhook Bourbon
   Pinhook Flagship Bourbon

Durant & Booth
   Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey

Heaven Hill Distillery
   Evan Williams Bottled-In-Bond

Haas Brothers
   Cyrus Noble Bourbon

Don Michael SAC
   Black Whiskey - Single Barrel

Listoke Distillery
   Wise Owl Irish Whiskey

Castle & Key
   Blue Run Spirits - Reflection I

District Made Spirits
   Straight Bourbon Whiskey

Proof and Wood
   Crossborder Jackpot Whiskey

Heaven Hill Brands    
   Black Velvet Peach

Heaven Hill Brands
   Black Velvet Reserve

Ironroot Republic Distilling
   Promethean Bourbon


 

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