The 2023 "Best Of Year" winners will be selected from the highest Spring and Fall scores. The following list represents the best of the Spring competition.
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Best Bourbon
Elijah Craig Barrel Proof B523
Heaven Hill Distillery
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Best Single Barrel Whiskey Bourbon/ Tennessee Whiskey
Rock Town Column Still Collection Single Barrel Straight Bourbon
Rock Town Distillery
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Best American Single Malt
The QuintEssential
Cedar Ridge Distillery
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Best Rye Whiskey
Sagamore Spirit 8-Year-Old Rye
Sagamore Spirit
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Best Single Barrel Rye
Rabbit Hole Boxergrail Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey Single Barrel Cask Strength
Rabbit Hole Distillery
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Best American Whiskey
Whiskey War Barrel Select – Double Double Pinot Noir
High Bank Distillery Co.
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Best World Whiskey
Abasolo Mexican Corn Whiskey
Casa Lumbre
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Best World Single Malt
Rampur Indian Single Malt Asava
Radico Khaitan
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Best Tennessee Whiskey
Jack Daniel’s 12-Year-Old Tennessee Whiskey
Jack Daniel’s Distillery
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Best Wheat Whiskey
Bernheim Original Kentucky Straight Wheat Whiskey
Heaven Hill Distillery
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Best Canadian Whisky
Black Velvet Reserve
Heaven Hill Brands
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Best Flavored Whiskey
King’s Family Distillery Chocolate Whiskey
King’s Family Distillery
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Best American Craft Spirit
Two Souls Spirits 4-Year Ohio Straight Bourbon Whiskey Featuring Watershed Distillery
Two Souls Spirits
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Best Irish Whiskey
Redbreast 12 Year Old Cask Strength Series
Midleton Distillery
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Best Tequila
Familia Camarena Silver
Familia Camarena
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Best Mezcal
Ojo de tigre
Casa Lumbre
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Best Vodka
LumiereVodka
Dutch Craft Distillery
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Best Flavored Vodka
Distillery of Modern Art Peach Flavored Vodka
Distillery of Modern Art
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Best Gin
Citadelle Original
Citadelle
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Best Rum
Plantation XO 20th Anniversary Rum
Plantation
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Best Brandy
Starlight Distillery Bottled-In-Bond Single Barrel Estate Apple Brandy
Starlight Distillery
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Best Cognac
Ferrand Selection des Anges (S.D.A)
Ferrand
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Best Liqueur
William Price Distilling Co. Coffee Liqueur
William Price Distilling Co.
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Best Ready To Drink Cocktail
Cutwater White Russian
Cutwater
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Best Ready To Drink Seltzer
Deep Eddy Vodka + Peach Tea
Heaven Hill Brands
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Best Non-Alcoholic Spirit (New Category!)
MIXOLOSHE Premium Non-Alcoholic Gin Alternative
MIXOLOSHE
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Best Bottle / Packaging Design
Hemingway Rye Whiskey Signature Edition
The First Edition release of Hemingway Rye debuted in Collector's Packaging with just 972 bottles available. The bottles were hand-numbered and hand-signed by the Call Family of distillers, and each came encased in a beautifully textured library-style box. The box included a gold foiled Hemingway signature, "First Edition" inscription, and a satin pull ribbon. Each First Edition bottle also featured a unique, removable card on the back, inspired by old-fashioned library book cards, inviting imbibers to pour their own stories and log who they share their rye with.
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