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.

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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

2022 Taste Competition


2022 TASTE RESULTS

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