The 2022 "Best Of Year" winners will be selected from the highest Spring and Fall scores. The following list represents the best of the Fall competition.
FULL LIST OF 2022 TASTE RESULTSFULL LIST OF 2022 MARKETING RESULTS
Best Bourbon
New Riff Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Bottled in Bond
New Riff Distilling
Best Single Barrel Whiskey Bourbon/ Tennessee Whiskey
Tabby Road Single Barrel Bourbon Limited Edition – Daufuskie Select
Running Bare Spirits, LLC
Best Luxury Whiskey
Elijah Craig Barrel Proof C922
Heaven Hill Distillery
Best American Single Malt
Lost Lantern Desert Dessert
Lost Lantern Spirits
Best Rye Whiskey
New Riff Balboa Rye
New Riff Distilling
Best Single Barrel Rye
Luca Mariano Single Barrel Rye
Luca Mariano Distillery
Best American Whiskey
Copper Sky Cigar Blend
Copper Sky Distillery
Best World Whiskey
Cotswolds Bourbon Cask Single Malt Whisky
Cotswolds Distillery
Best Tennessee Whiskey
Leiper’s Fork Tennessee Whiskey Bottled in Bond
Leiper’s Fork Distillery, LLC
Best Rum
Explorer Navy Strength Rum
Aristotle Spirits
Best Scotch Whisky
Old Pulteney 15 Year Old Highland Single Malt
Old Pulteney Distilling Co.
Best Tequila
Camarena Silver Tequlia
E. & J. Gallo Winery
Best Vodka
High Bank Vodka
High Bank Distillery Co.
Best Flavored Vodka
Hempahol Vodka Infused with Hemp Seed
The Old Nick Williams Co.
Best Gin
Tiger Gin
Tiger Gin
Best Awamori
Yokka Koji Ryukyu Awamori
Honkaku Spirits
Best Shochu
Jikuya Black Satsuma Shochu
Honkaku Spirits
Best Brandy
King’s Family Apple Brandy
King’s Family Distillery
Best Ready To Drink
Mindful Mule
Kombucha Cocktails
Best Liqueur
Three Chord Bourbon Inc
Bourbon Cream
Best Marketing Campaign
Slow Clap Productions
Freemark Abbey – The Legacy and Future of a Pioneering Napa Valley Winery
Best Creative Label Design
Moonlight Mayhem! Extended Cut Cask Strength Bourbon
Filmland Spirits
Best Historic Label Design
Samuel Maverick Private Reserve
Maverick Whiskey
Best Bottle Design
Coppa Cocktails Mai Tai
Coppa Cocktails
