The 2022 "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


Pursuit United Batch 002

Pursuit Spirits, LLC

Best Single Barrel Whiskey Bourbon/ Tennessee Whiskey


Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Select

Jack Daniel’s Distillery

Best Luxury Whiskey


Old Fitzgerald Bottled-in-Bond Spring 2022

Heaven Hill Distillery

Best American Single Malt


The QuintEssential

Cedar Ridge Distillery

Best Rye Whiskey


BLACKENED X Willett Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey Finished In Madeira Casks

Sweet Amber Distilling Co.

Best Single Barrel Rye


291 Colorado Whiskey Finished with Aspen Staves, Barrel Proof Single Barrel

Distillery 291

Best World Whiskey


Single Malts of India – Neidhal

Glass Revolution Imports USA, LLC

Best Tennessee Whiskey


Uncle Nearest Master Blend Edition Batch 009

Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey

Best Canadian Whisky


Found North Batch 004

Found North Whisky

Best Flavored Whiskey


CoatTail Cinnamon flavored whiskey

The Old Nick Williams Co.

Best American Craft Spirit


Five Stories Barrel Aged Rum

Northern Row Brewery & Distillery

Best Scotch Whisky


Aberlour 18 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whiskey

Pernod Ricard

Best Irish Whiskey


Waterford The CUVÉE

Glass Revolution Imports USA, LLC

Best Tequila


El Tesoro Extra Añejo

Beam Suntory

Best Mezcal


Cutwater Spirits – Mezcal Reposado

Cutwater Spirits

Best Sotol


Watercross Sotol

Dime Box Distillery, LLC

Best Vodka


Haku Vodka

Beam Suntory

Best Flavored Vodka


Hempahol Vodka Infused with Hemp Seed

The Old Nick Williams Co.

Best Gin


Philosopher Bourbon Barrel Aged Gin

Aristotle Spirits

Best Rum


Five Stories Barrel Aged Rum

Northern Row Brewery & Distillery

Best Shochu


Masako Honkaku Shochu

Furusawa Distillery

Best Brandy


Starlight Distillery 10 Year Estate Grown Bottled In Bond Apple Brandy

Starlight Distillery

Best Cognac


Branson Cognac XO

Sire Spirits

Best Liqueur


Chocolate Creme Brulee

Last Shot Distillery

Best Ready To Drink


High Peaks Distilling Barrel Aged Manhattan

High Peaks Distilling, LLC

Best Marketing Campaign


Affinity Creative Group

Best Bottle Design


St. Augustine The Saint Bourbon Whiskey

St. Augustine Distillery

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