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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
