Large Distillery of the Year


Heaven Hill

Small Distillery of the Year


Sagamore Spirit

Marketer of the Year


Hanna Lee Communications

Spirits Personality of the Year


Fred Minnick

Best Whiskey


Sagamore Spirit Cask Strength Straight Rye Whiskey

Best Vodka


Spirits of the USA Legends Vodka

Best Gin


Corgi Spirits Earl Grey Gin

Best Rum


The Florida CANE Distillery: El Encanto Silver Rum

Best Agave


Mi Rancho Añejo 100% Agave Tequila

Best Brandy


Sacred Bond

Best Liqueur


Five Farms Irish Cream Liqueur

Best Mixer


Taste of Florida Spicy Bloody Mary

2019 Taste Competition


Double Gold Winners

Little Book Chapter 3: “The Road Home”


Beam Suntory (Jim Beam)

Region: Kentucky
Category: Whisk(e)y | 109. American, Blended, NAS

Alcohol Content: 61.3%
Retail Price: $124.99
Production Volume: N/A

Tasting Notes:
“Punchy in a great way, and so drinkable for its proof. Yum!”
“Copper-orange tints – nice. Lots of char on the nose, with a touch of licorice. Chocolate wafer taste, with deep notes — more bass than treble, and a cedar-like finish.”
“Nice toasted wood flairs with a hint of cherry on the nose. A sharp sweet palate with a long, spicy finish.”
“The nose is rich and spicy with hints of cinnamon. On the palate, it’s full of baking spices and rye with layers of caramel. The texture is quite lovely. 95 points.”

Roaming Man Edition 8


Sugarlands Distilling Company

Region: Tennessee
Category: Whisk(e)y | 120. Rye, Straight, NAS

Alcohol Content: 61%
Retail Price: $50.00
Production Volume: < 5,000

Tasting Notes:
“Bold and malty rye notes on the nose. On the palate, fudgy, chocolatey notes of malted rye and sweet cocoa powder…”
“Layers and layers of flavor, beautiful structure. 95 points.”
“Beautiful amber color. Doesn’t have an alcoholic nose to it — really surprising for a 61%.”

El Encanto Silver Rum


The Florida CANE Distillery

Region: Florida
Category: Rum | 500. White, Unaged

Alcohol Content: 40%
Retail Price: $25.00
Production Volume: <5,000

Tasting Notes:
“A funky rum with a pungent nose and a flavor profile that is equally lip-smacking in citrus, tanginess, and just a hint of dryness. This is quite lovely. 95 points”
“Very nice pot stilled rum – great funk and zing!”
“Great white unaged rum. A juicy nose. A good mouthfeel on the palate with hints of lime and almond. A quick-dry finish with lingering viscosity and a touch of spice. 93 points.”

The Balvenie Stories 12 Year Old


William Grant & Sons

Region: Speyside, Scotland
Category: Whisk(e)y | 153. Scotch, Single Malt, Age Stated to 12 Years – Region: Speyside

Alcohol Content: 43%
Retail Price: $59.99
Production Volume: 5,001 – 50,000

Tasting Notes:
“My kind of scotch! Loved the nuanced touch of all the parts; orange peel, nutmeg, toasty. Mouthfeel is creamy and finishes long. A real beauty. 95 points.”
“A honey forward bright and round sweet nose. On the palate, this is dry and oily with a gorgeous texture and long, winding finish that goes from citrusy and lemony back to spicy and oaky with great precision. 95 points.”

Roaming Man Edition 8


Sugarlands Distilling Company

Region: Tennessee
Category: Whisk(e)y | 118. Tennessee

Alcohol Content: 61%
Retail Price: $50.00
Production Volume: <5,000

Tasting Notes:
“A nutty, structured rye nose, with a palate that starts like praline but quickly becomes sugar smacks cereal: burnt sugar and an earthy sweetness. The finish is modest and slightly citrusy but sustains that nuttiness throughout. 95 points.”
“Spicy rye on the nose with a light spicy palate and a medium mentholated finish.”
“Balanced, great color, perfect smell, and taste make this the best product on the list. 100 points.”

Tiger Gin


Tiger Gin

Region: Shropshire, UK
Category: Gin | 301. London Dry, Classic

Alcohol Content: 40%
Retail Price: $35.00
Production Volume: 50,001 – 100,000

Tasting Notes:
“Rose, coriander, and bergamot on the nose. Full and rich taste – coats the mouth broadly. Lovely and long finish with menthol/mint trailing off. Overall a well-balanced and technically well-made gin. Full and beautiful.”
“Classic nose, on the citrusy/coriander side. Lively, balanced, not too punchy — Great gin!”
“This classically-styled and classy gin takes me on a trip to London with a martini. Love! 94 points.”

Cathouse Pink Pepper


All Points West Distillery

Region: New Jersey
Category: Gin | 304. Contemporary (Signature Botanical)

Alcohol Content: 46%
Retail Price: $34.00
Production Volume: < 5000

Tasting Notes:
“Lovely little hint of rose color. Cinnamon, rosemary and a hint of juniper on the nose. On the palate, deep floral notes grow dry and herbal with a long, pleasant finish. 90 points.”
“Eucalyptus and lavender on the nose. Black pepper and cardamom on a medium palate with a refreshing minty finish. A lovely gin.”
“Coriander-juniper and spice on the nose. I can’t quite identify the signature botanical but there’s an appealing earthy, aromatic, lively quality to it. I’m an instant fan. 94 points.”

King’s Family Distillery Wheated Bourbon


King's Family Distillery

Region: Tennessee
Category: Whisk(e)y | 100. Bourbon, Straight, NAS

Alcohol Content: 50%
Retail Price: $49.99
Production Volume: < 5,000

Tasting Notes:
“Vanilla bean fudge on the nose. On the palate, warm caramel and subtle spices move deliciously forward and crème Brule and orange zest finale. Lovely. 95 points”
“A nuanced wood and kola nose. A light cool palate with good wood and touches of corn and toast. A cool kola nose with subtle baking spices. 96 points”

Knob Creek Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey


Beam Suntory (Jim Beam)

Region: Kentucky
Category: Whisk(e)y | 100. Bourbon, Straight, NAS

Alcohol Content: 50%
Retail Price: $39.99
Production Volume: N/A

Tasting Notes:
“Lovely yellow-gold color. Honey-vegetal aroma, quite pleasing. Broad and warming on the mid-palate with a rich array of complex notes – really lovely. The finish is also extraordinary — long and complex. A striking bourbon with a good balance between flavors from fermentation, distillation, and aging. 95 points”
“Nice toast on the nose with a hint of caramel. Vanilla and coconut on the palate with a round cool finish.”
“A nose leaning heavily toward vanilla cake icing and baking spices. The whiskey is light and slightly effervescent on the palate, showing a range of flavors all bound by oaky spice throughout. The finish is medium-length and pleasantly fruity.”

Uncle Nearest 1856 Premium Aged Whiskey


Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey

Region: Tennessee
Category: Whisk(e)y | 118. Tennessee

Alcohol Content: 50%
Retail Price: $59.95
Production Volume: 5,001 – 50,000

Tasting Notes:
“Really tasty and a great example of how lovely rye spice can be. Loving this long, lingering finish. I want this in a 50/50 Manhattan.”
“A spicy nose with toasty hints of grain. On the palate, initial fudgy layers of vanilla and nutmeg crescendo with a bold, chewy sweetness before a slow, caramel fade out. Lovely and delicate.”
“Great pepper/sweet balance, rich, and rewarding.”

Monkey Shoulder Blended Scotch Whiskey


William Grant & Sons Holdings Ltd

Region: Speyside, Scotland
Category: Whisk(e)y | 144. Scotch, Blended, NAS

Alcohol Content: 43%
Retail Price: $32.99
Production Volume: < 5000

Tasting Notes:
“Tasty! Would happily sip this neat.”
“Beautifully balanced blend that I’d like to settle in with over a couple of cubes or in a Penicillin cocktail. A most welcome sip that stands out. 93 points.”
“A rich fruit nose with hints of oak on the periphery. On the palate, this is a gorgeously dry whiskey showing juicy sweetness and a lovely, spice-forward finish.”

King’s Family Distillery Rye Whiskey


King's Family Distillery

Region: Tennessee
Category: Whisk(e)y | 120. Rye, Straight, NAS

Alcohol Content: 45%
Retail Price: $39.99
Production Volume: < 5000

Tasting Notes:
“A fruity, zippy, and slightly punchy rye with enough spice and power to shine in a cocktail.”
“A nutty spicy nose tart with hints of cinnamon on the palate. Surprisingly sweet and round, with fudgy sweet layers of vanilla and caramel.”
“A great, young rye with a beautiful color.”

Navy Strength Gin


Chemist Spirits

Region: North Carolina
Category: Gin | 303. Navy Strength

Alcohol Content: 57%
Retail Price: $39.95
Production Volume: < 5000

Tasting Notes:
“Wow. Remarkably smooth for such a bold gin. Fleshy and full, I recommend taking a seat when sipping this. 96 points.”
“Here we have a fine example of navy strength gin.”
“Bright, citrusy, and classic on the nose. On the palate, a classic juniper-forward gin with a light, fresh finish, and layers of oily texture coating the tongue.”

Sagamore Spirit Cask Strength Straight Rye Whiskey


Sagamore Spirit

Region: Maryland
Category: Whisk(e)y | 121. Rye, Straight, NAS

Alcohol Content: 56%
Retail Price: $75.00
Production Volume: <5000

Tasting Notes:
“Crème brulee, toffee, and toasted caramel on the palate with notes of peach and apricot.”
“A warm, spicy, lingering finish with notes of toasted wood and candied fruit.”
“Deep, robust and nutty. Fabulous intensity.”
“Big Daddy! A power punch of spice and heft.”
“A high strength, big and bold flavored rye that is sweet and juicy with a satisfying bite on the back end.”

Sagamore Spirit Reserve Cognac Finish


Sagamore Spirit

Region: Maryland
Category: Whisk(e)y | 124. Rye, Straight, Special Barrel Finish, NAS

Alcohol Content: 53%
Retail Price: $70.00
Production Volume: <5000

Tasting Notes:
“Pleasant, complex fruit on the nose. I’m into it.”
“Overall a solid, delicious rue that I would love to sip with just a little water.”
“Makes me want to grab a good book and sip for awhile in my favorite chair.”
“Smooth finish and delicious.”
“Wow! My favorite of the entire competition. Balanced, bold, spicy, smooth, sultry.”

Mi Rancho Añejo 100% Agave Tequila


Casa Tequilera Dean Lozoya S.A. de C.V

Region: Los Altos, Jalisco, Mexico
Category: Agave (Tequila, Mezcal) | 603. Tequila,100% Agave, Anejo

Alcohol Content: 40%
Retail Price: $40.00
Production Volume: 5,001 – 50,000

Tasting Notes:
“Solid”
“Light gold color with slow legs. Mild nose with notes of wood, vanilla and green pepper”
“Pleasant and sippable.”
“Vanilla and custard palate with a cinnamon and nutmeg finish.”
“Agave earthiness coupled with vanilla, caramel richness but a balanced freshness. Lovely.”
“Clean and neutral aroma at first whiff followed by a bouquet of floral notes. Balanced tannins, and not too sweet with tropical fruits and pepper flavors and a light, peppery finish.”

Corgi Spirits Earl Grey Gin


Corgi Spirits

Region: Jersey City, NJ
Category: Gin | 304. Contemporary (Signature Botanical)

Alcohol Content: 40%
Retail Price: $34.99
Production Volume: <5000

Tasting Notes:
“Very pleasant”
“Strong notes of tea leaf on the nose.”
“More tea on the palate with bright notes of juniper, lemon peel, and coriander. Long, soft, lingering finish with a hint of tea leaf.”
“This is special. The tea notes are balanced and make this gin pretty and different.”
“Floral and tea notes mingle with juniper and a hint of lemon. A nice touch.”

Five Farms Irish Cream Liqueur


Holladay Distillery

Region: County Cork, Ireland
Category: Liqueurs | 905. Cream/Dairy

Alcohol Content: 17%
Retail Price: $29.99
Production Volume: 5,001 – 50,000

Tasting Notes:
“Yum! Could have this for dessert anytime.”
“Balanced on the palate with rich vanilla and caramel.”
“Tastes like fresh cake batter and you can taste the pleasant alcohol flavor under the layers of caramel and cream. Dessert in a glass. Yes please!”
“Drink your dessert! Creamy and not annoyingly sweet.”


2019 Taste Competition


Gold Winners

Carolans Salted Caramel


Heaven Hill Brands

Region: Ireland
Category: Liqueurs | 905. Cream/Dairy

Alcohol Content: 17%
Retail Price: $14.99
Production Volume: 5,001 – 50,000

Tasting Notes:
“Pleasantly rich on the palate with a genuine cream flavor.”
“Great balance, rich, and satisfying.”

Oak & Eden Bourbon & Vine


Oak & Eden

Region: Texas
Category: Whisk(e)y | 104. Bourbon, Straight, Special Barrel Finish

Alcohol Content: 45%
Retail Price: $55.00
Production Volume: 5,001 – 50,000

Tasting Notes:
“Pleasant balance of richness and dry spice on the palate. Long finish. Really tasty.”
“A thin and slightly juicy sweet nose. On the palate, it’s a whiskey that grows more powerful over time, starting simple and sweet, but building fruit tannins and slight nuttiness before a soft and slightly tart berry finish.”
“A subtle nose with notes of fruitcake. Stewed dark fruit and wood on the palate with lightly toasted wood and blackberry jam on the nose.”

Burnett’s Vodka


Heaven Hill Brands

Region: Kentucky
Category: Vodka | Corn Vodka | 201. Domestic (USA), Classic (Clean)

Alcohol Content: 40%
Retail Price: $8.99
Production Volume: > 750,000

Tasting Notes:
“Almost odorless (not a bad thing of course). A little weight on the palate, otherwise crisp and clean. Neutral and low-profile in all the right ways.”
“A very good product. Crisp clear nose. Good mouthfeel and a creamy finish. A very well balanced vodka.”

Legends Vodka


Spirits of the USA

Region: Georgia
Category: Vodka | Corn Vodka | 201. Domestic (USA), Classic (Clean)

Alcohol Content: 40%
Retail Price: $25.00
Production Volume: 5,001 – 50,000

Tasting Notes:
“Nothing at all on the nose. Rounded and mellow on the palate. Extremely smooth.”
“Clean on the nose with a good mouthfeel.”

Ghost Hollow American Blended Whiskey


Ghost Hollow Distillery Inc.

Region: Illinois, Virginia, Indiana
Category: Whisk(e)y | 109. American, Blended, NAS

Alcohol Content: 49%
Retail Price: $38.00 – $40.00
Production Volume: < 5000

Tasting Notes:
“Yum — I like the spice, I like the lingering dark fruit, I find this really tasty!”
“Zesty caramel notes on the nose. On the palate, chewy sweetness with the proof and spice to keep things together through to the finish. it’s a bit light by the end but the bright and orange peely character is charming and bubbly.”
“A subtle nose with notes of caramel and baking spices. A spicy slightly woody palate with touches of vanilla and a hot spicy finish.”

Nemiroff Original


Nemiroff

Region: Ukraine
Category: Vodka | Wheat Vodka | 204. Vodka, Imported, Classic (Clean)

Alcohol Content: 40%
Retail Price: $17.99
Production Volume: 5,001 – 50,000

Tasting Notes:
“Clean and efficient. Gold Medal.”

Mother Earth Gin / Barrel Rested


Mother Earth Spirits

Region: North Carolina
Category: Gin | 314. Redistilled Contemporary (Signature botanical), Aged/Cask Finish

Alcohol Content: 40%
Retail Price: $38.95
Production Volume: < 5,000

Tasting Notes:
“Well-balanced, rounded on the tongue, soft finish — it’s quite tasty.”
“The finish is an interesting mix of licorice and baking spices.”
“It smells like the inside of an American whiskey distillery.”

Southern Star Standard


Southern Distilling Company

Region: North Carolina
Category: Whisk(e)y | 100. Bourbon, Straight, NAS

Alcohol Content: 45%
Retail Price: $49.95
Production Volume: 5,001 – 50,000

Tasting Notes:
“Warm, satisfying classic. Wears its ABV well.”
“Wood caramel and slight spice on the nose. A touch of wood and caramel on the palate with a dry piney finish and a touch of heat.”
“Nice gold tones in appearance. The aroma is charcoal and oak dominant with some stone fruit. Lovely entry with lots of black cherries, but gets thin quickly. Finish is rich and deep, medium length.”

Red Bordner South Carolina Rum Gold


Red Bordner DIstillery

Region: South Carolina
Category: Rum | 501. Dark/Gold, Age Stated to 5 Years

Alcohol Content: 40%
Retail Price: $28.00
Production Volume: < 5,000

Tasting Notes:
“Pleasant vanilla warmth on the palate.”
“The nose is all bannana. The palate is hot and light.”

Mother Earth Gin


Mother Earth Spirits

Region: North Carolina
Category: Gin | 311. Redistilled Contemporary (Signature botanical)

Alcohol Content: 40%
Retail Price: $29.95
Production Volume: < 5,000

Tasting Notes:
“Nose is mellow but aromatic. Bolder on the earthier, spicier side of gin botanicals.”
“Just enough juniper. Very nicely balanced. Delicious.”
“Bright mix of lemon and orange peel on the nose with a hint of lemongrass. Juniper and a spicy note of grains of paradise. A dry medium finish with notes of eucalyptus and licorice. A good gin and tonic gin.”

Evan Williams Bottled-In-Bond


Heaven Hill Distillery

Region: Kentucky
Category: Whisk(e)y | 100. Bourbon, Straight, NAS

Alcohol Content: 50%
Retail Price: $17.99
Production Volume: 100,001 – 500,000

Tasting Notes:
“This one has all kinds of warm wood, whiskey-aging-warehouse lovely aroma on the nose.”
“A well-balanced bourbon with depth, complexity, and a lovely mouthfeel. Spice and earthy notes mix with a pleasant sweetness and lovely hints of orange zesty esters.”
“Slight spice on the nose with touches of caramel and orange peel. A smooth round and cool palate with a chocolate, herbaceous, and spicy finish.”

Goodland Gin


Goleta Red Distilling Company

Region: California
Category: Gin | 311. Redistilled Contemporary (Signature botanical)

Alcohol Content: 42%
Retail Price: $35.00
Production Volume: < 5,000

Tasting Notes:
“Lovely on the nose — a balance of warmth and pine-y and citrus.”
“Interesting array of flavors on the warmer-spicier-drier side. Leaves a long finish. Really tasty.”
“Juniper and Eucalyptus on the nose. Bright pine and lemon peel on a light to medium palate with a long licorice root finish. A decent gin and tonic gin.”

Barrel Rested Gin


Chemist Spirits

Region: North Carolina
Category: Gin | 314. Redistilled Contemporary (Signature botanical), Aged/Cask Finish

Alcohol Content: 45%
Retail Price: $38.95
Production Volume: < 5,000

Tasting Notes:
“A classic London Dry-style on the nose. One flavor is super dominant — Lavender? Eucalyptus? At any rate, it’s tasty!.”

Baker’s Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon


Beam Suntory (Jim Beam)

Region: Kentucky
Category: Whisk(e)y | 105. Bourbon, Single Barrel, NAS

Alcohol Content: 53.3%
Retail Price: $59.99
Production Volume: N/A

Tasting Notes:
“Surprisingly smooth for the proof. Lots going on. Definitely like.”
“Amber with a touch of orange. Aroma inviting and biscuit-like. Dark chocolate with a touch of marmalade — very satisfying.”
“Nice toastiness on the nose with a touch of coconut. A medium palate with a spicy dark cherry on a short finish.”
“Toe-curling powerhouse! white chocolate and caramel. Complex and rich.”
“On the palate, sugary layers of grain and wood spice come on in subtle waves, layering vanilla on top of orange zest on top of marzipan… The finish is brief but pleasant.”

Glenfiddich


William Grant & Sons

Region: Speyside, Scotland
Category: Whisk(e)y | 154. Scotch, Single Malt, Age Stated 13-19 Years

Alcohol Content: 43%
Retail Price: $49.99
Production Volume: 100,001 – 500,000

Tasting Notes:
“Very warm and bready on the nose.”
“Pale amber hues. Lots of dark char on the nose with baking spice and brown sugar undertones. Bright and rich on entry. A polished, elegant and refined spirit.”
“Chocolate and honey on the nose with a cool round palate and notes of BBQ on the finish.”
“A kilt kicker with some rugged spice notes and hearty flavors. A bold, intense scotch.”
“A deep and sweet nose with some hints of nuttiness. On the palate, it shows a dry, nutty character with rich dessert-fruit sweetness.”

Milagro Silver


William Grant & Sons Holdings Ltd

Region: Jalisco, Mexico
Category: Agave (Tequila, Mezcal) | 600. Tequila,100% Agave, Blanco/Silver

Alcohol Content: 40%
Retail Price: $24.99 – $29.99
Production Volume: 100,001 – 500,000

Tasting Notes:
“Hints of vanilla and on the nose and palate.”
“A typical mineral forward cooked agave profile, ending with agave nectar sweetness and hints of orange zest.”
“Subtle aroma with notes of green apple; refined entry, elegant with fleeting notes of sweetness and grape skin. Long, dry, pleasant finish.“
“Earthy, herbal nose with a sweet, smooth lingering finish. Stellar silver tequila.”

Root Digger


Cart/Horse Distilling

Region: Pennsylvania
Category: Liqueurs | 902. Herbal/Botanical

Alcohol Content: 25%
Retail Price: $35.00
Production Volume: < 5,000

Tasting Notes:
“Root beer is present on the nose. An interesting array of botanicals that resolves into something like a cross between a good root beer and club soda.”
“Pumpkin pie and fruit cake on the nose. More pumpkin pie on the palate with a sweet herbaceous finish.”

Oak & Eden Rye & Rumba


Oak & Eden

Region: Texas
Category: Whisk(e)y | 124. Rye, Straight, Special Barrel Finish

Alcohol Content: 45%
Retail Price: $64.00
Production Volume: 5,001 – 50,000

Tasting Notes:
“Lots of rich vanilla / warm wood on the nose. The finish is almost Scotch-y?”
“A grain forward nose with fresh corn. On the palate, creamed corn notes fade into green wood notes.”
“Subtle and smooth on the nose. Medium palate with good wood and a smooth finish with a hit of spice and heat.“

BENDT No. 5 American Blended Whiskey


BENDT Distilling Co.

Region: Texas
Category: Whisk(e)y | 109. American, Blended, NAS

Alcohol Content: 42%
Retail Price: $25.00
Production Volume: 5,001 – 50,000

Tasting Notes:
“Simple and sweet on the palate, light vanilla.”
“Cooked fruits and tart berries on the nose with a tiny hint of fudge. On the palate, creamy and sweet with vanilla syrup and little hints of nutmeg.”
“A dry nose with hints of caramel. A nice round palate with a long herbaceous finish.”

Cloudsplitter Single Malt Whiskey


High Peaks Distilling

Region: New York
Category: Whisk(e)y | 112. American, Single Malt, Age Stated to 10 Years

Alcohol Content: 46%
Retail Price: $60.00
Production Volume: < 5,000

Tasting Notes:
“Really enjoy this. A pleasant balance of Scotchy-smoky and light and dynamic.”
“Green grain notes subtly on the nose. On the palate, layers of toffee and vanilla icing, with a subtle toasty dryness to the finish.”
“Finally – a good American Single Malt”

Oak & Eden Rahr Soaked Hopped Oak


Oak & Eden

Region: Texas
Category: Whisk(e)y | 124. Rye, Straight, Special Barrel Finish

Alcohol Content: 45%
Retail Price: $52.00
Production Volume: 5,001 – 50,000

Tasting Notes:
“Big, bold, earthy, wintergreen and rye notes on the nose, with hints of fresh pencil shavings. On the palate, chewy layers of juicy fruits with a brief finish leaning soft and sweet. Overall nice.”
“The aroma is incredible … I could smell this all day.”
“Sweetened from the finish, smoothing the rougher rye edges but still potent and assertive.”

Glenrose Spirits American Single Malt


Glenrose Spirits LLC

Region: New York
Category: Whisk(e)y | 111. American, Single Malt, NAS

Alcohol Content: 45%
Retail Price: $45.00
Production Volume: < 5,000

Tasting Notes:
“Rich, smoky, Scotch-y, and compelling.”
“Top notch of American single malts I know.”
“On the palate, smoky vanilla bean, cedar, and chocolate malt… complex whiskey with a bevy of flavors to throw at the palate, starting soft and ending quite bold. This is nice.”
“A medium palate with sweetness and a touch of heat with a short hot and spicy finish.”

Cathouse Gin


All Points West Distillery

Region: New Jersey
Category: Gin | 301. London Dry, Classic

Alcohol Content: 46%
Retail Price: $34.00
Production Volume: < 5,000

Tasting Notes:
“Palate is big on cardamom and spice. Long and peppery finish.”
“I find this quite delicious and a little savory. Lovely.”
“Floral nose with a touch of barley. Notes of mint and eucalyptus on the palate. Long lingering finish with notes of licorice.”

Oak & Eden Rahr Soaked Malted Oak


Oak & Eden

Region: Texas
Category: Whisk(e)y | 104. Bourbon, Straight, Special Barrel Finish

Alcohol Content: 45%
Retail Price: $52.00
Production Volume: 5,001 – 50,000

Tasting Notes:
“Warm baking spices on the nose. Ditto on the palate, with some pleasant leathery-savory notes. Lovely.”
“A nutty and fruity whiskey with long, syrupy intonations, and just a little funk. The flavors are complex and delightful.”
“Subtle vanilla and kola on the nose. A little vanilla and a hint of spice on the palate with a dry woody burnt finish with notes of vanilla.”

Elijah Craig Small Batch


Heaven Hill Distillery

Region: Kentucky
Category: Whisk(e)y | 100. Bourbon, Straight, NAS

Alcohol Content: 47%
Retail Price: $29.99
Production Volume: 100,001 – 500,000

Tasting Notes:
“Best finish of the lot so far!”
“A spicy, warm bourbon with a ton of citrus on the nose. On the palate, it’s creamy with a subtle but delicate structure. Sweet and slightly spicy.”
“Perfect balance, not too sweet, light caramel color but offers great flavor.”

Hendrick's Gin


Hendrick's Gin

Region: Girvan, Scotland
Category: Gin | 304. Contemporary (Signature Botanical)

Alcohol Content: 44%
Retail Price: $34.99
Production Volume: 500,000 – 750,000

Tasting Notes:
“Drinks like a London Dry.”
“Herbaceous in all the right ways.”
“Lovely on the nose.”

Boone County Small Batch Straight Bourbon Whiskey


Boone County Distilling Co.

Region: Kentucky
Category: Whisk(e)y | 100. Bourbon, Straight, NAS

Alcohol Content: 45%
Retail Price: $48.99
Production Volume: 5,001 – 50,000

Tasting Notes:
“Smooth on the palate, and pleasant to sip.”
“Creamy, oaky aromas on the nose with a hint of sugary syrup on the palate. It’s warm with candied citrus and tangy vanilla notes, with a finish that’s brief but well balanced towards charming flavors.”
“Clear and clean nose with a slight spice. Slightly to much wood on the palate with spice and clove. A slow round finish, with lingering wood.”

Larceny


Heaven Hill Distillery

Region: Kentucky
Category: Whisk(e)y | 100. Bourbon, Straight, NAS

Alcohol Content: 46%
Retail Price: $24.99
Production Volume: 100,001 – 500,000

Tasting Notes:
“Like the spice. Much prefer the palate to the finish.”
“Hints of fresh rye grain and sweet oak. On the palate, it’s sweet and nutmeggy with hints of citrus and caramel pinging around here and there. The finish is soft and velvety with carefully designed signs of complexity.”
“Charred wood and kola on the nose. A deep rich palate with notes of baking spices with a long hot spicy finish.”

Shipmates Spiced Rum


Travis Hreha

Region: Ohio
Category: Rum | 509. Spiced

Alcohol Content: 45%
Retail Price: $28.95
Production Volume: < 5,000

Tasting Notes:
“Warm, sweet winter spice on the nose. Follows through on the palate, though drier than the nose would suggest.”
“Satisfying flavors and I love the dryness of the spiced rum (unusual).”
“Strong fruitcake notes on the nose with heavy allspice and clove flavor on the palate.”

Legends Single Barrel Straight Bourbon Whisky


Spirits of the USA

Region: Georgia
Category: Whisk(e)y | 105. Bourbon, Single Barrel, NAS

Alcohol Content: 43%
Retail Price: $35.00
Production Volume: 5,001 – 50,000

Tasting Notes:
“Like this. On the livelier, brighter side for a bourbon.”
“Tart apples on the nose. On the palate, a fresh sweetcorn base with caramel, nutmeg, and a dry, slightly citric melody that leaves a lovely chewy, mouth coating finish.”
“Subtle nose with a cool round palate and a dry woody finish.”

Carolans


Heaven Hill Brands

Region: Ireland
Category: Liqueurs | 905. Cream/Dairy

Alcohol Content: 17%
Retail Price: $14.99
Production Volume: 100,001 – 500,000

Tasting Notes:
“Delicious on the palate. Creamy in a great way (not too-thick), balanced sweetness, enough heat from the alcohol to keep it drinkable.”
“Like a delicious boozy dessert. Sticks around on the palate.”
“Butterscotch and cocao on the nose. More butterscotch with notes of nutmeg on the palate, with a creamy butterscotch finish.”

Lunazul Blanco


Heaven Hill Brands

Region: Mexico
Category: Agave (Tequila, Mezcal) | 600. Tequila,100% Agave, Blanco/Silver

Alcohol Content: 40%
Retail Price: $19.99
Production Volume: 100,001 – 500,000

Tasting Notes:
“Grassy on the nose with a touch of clay.”
“Good body with medium mouth feel and a great long herbaceous finish.”
“Satisfying.”

Hendrick’s Orbium


Hendrick's Gin

Region: Girvan, Scotland
Category: Gin | 304. Contemporary (Signature Botanical)

Alcohol Content: 44%
Retail Price: $34.99
Production Volume: 5,001 – 50,000

Tasting Notes:
“This is nice — darkly herbaceous, rooty, earthy.”
“Unusual but exciting!”

Uncle Nearest 1884 Premium Small Batch Whiskey – V. Eady-Butler Batch


Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey

Region: Tennessee
Category: Whisk(e)y | 118. Tennessee

Alcohol Content: 47%
Retail Price: $49.99
Production Volume: < 5,000

Tasting Notes:
“Fruity nose, spicy palate, quite tasty.”
“Subtle cola-esque sweetness and just a tiny hint of peanuts on the nose. On the palate, cool syrupy sweetness with well-structured dryness and spice and just a hint of that peanut note. The finish is brief but enjoyable, leaving a subtle, back-of-palate caramel as it fades out.”
“Subtle nose with a medium body and smooth finish with a hint of chocolate.”

Tullamore D.E.W. XO Rum Cask Finish


William Grant & Sons

Region: Tullamore, Ireland
Category: Whisk(e)y | 135. Irish, Blended, Special Barrel Finish

Alcohol Content: 40%
Retail Price: $34.99
Production Volume: 100,001 – 500,000

Tasting Notes:
“A little fruitier on the nose, I like that. Satisfying. Would happily drink.”
“Very slight aroma of toasted oak– almost vanishingly light, hard to discern. Thin on the entry but grows nicely into a sort of sweet, buttered corn flavor. The finish is fast and clean.”
“A light, subtle, and sweet nose. A light palate with notes of honey and apricot with a sweet fruity finish.”

Dubonnet


Heaven Hill Brands

Region: Kentucky
Category: Liqueurs | 901. Aperitif/Vermouth

Alcohol Content: 19%
Retail Price: $17.99
Production Volume: 5,001 – 50,000

Tasting Notes:
“Lovely deep, ruby color. Juicy, grape-y, winelike on the nose. Powerfully fruity on the palate.”
“This would probably work really well in a cocktail. Might try that later.”
“Strawberry and a touch of earth on the nose. Dark stewed fruit on the palate. Not at all sweet. The finish is light and subtle. A very good liqueur.”

Evan Williams Black Label


Heaven Hill Distillery

Region: Kentucky
Category: Whisk(e)y | 100. Bourbon, Straight, NAS

Alcohol Content: 43%
Retail Price: $14.99
Production Volume: > 750,000

Tasting Notes:
“Lots of spice on the palate.”
“A slightly thin whiskey showing a depth of sweetness and pleasing aromas and flavors of baking spices.”
“Mellow nose of wood and spice. A cool rye palate. A deep oaky finish.”

Oak & Eden Rye & Spire


Oak & Eden

Region: Texas
Category: Whisk(e)y | 120. Rye, Straight, NAS

Alcohol Content: 45%
Retail Price: $40.00
Production Volume: 5,001 – 50,000

Tasting Notes:
“Yum — warm spice, vanilla-barrel richness. This is really excellent.”
“Earthy spicy nutty rye on the nose. On the palate, it’s equally bracing and nutty, showing some depth of vanilla and Christmas flavors without losing that dryness.”
“Great finish. Lengthy and pleasant.”

Sacred Bond


Heaven Hill Brands

Region: Kentucky
Category: Brandy | 839. Other — American – Grape – Copper Pot Stilled – 4Y in Bourbon Barrels

Alcohol Content: 25%
Retail Price: $17.99
Production Volume: < 5,000

Tasting Notes:
“Really lovely on the palate. Grape and wood nicely balanced — very Cognac like.”
“Apricot and wood on the nose with more wood and fruit on the palate.”
“Nice long finish.”

King’s Family Distillery American Blended Whiskey


King's Family Distillery

Region: Tennessee
Category: Whisk(e)y | 109. American, Blended, NAS

Alcohol Content: 40%
Retail Price: $29.99
Production Volume: < 5,000

Tasting Notes:
“Evolves on the palate. I appreciate the lingering finish. It would be great in a cocktail.”
“Buttered caramel corn on the nose. On the palate, layers of the same, with the addition of vanilla cream and butterscotch… light but quite nice and silky.”
“Smooth subtle nose with a touch of caramel. Vanilla on a well-rounded palate with a short smooth finish.”

Southern Star White Whiskey


Southern Distilling Company

Region: North Carolina
Category: Whisk(e)y | 117. American, Moonshine/ Unaged

Alcohol Content: 50%
Retail Price: $24.95
Production Volume: 5,001 – 50,000

Tasting Notes:
“Nice mouthfeel — full and round. Pleasing sweet flavor with notes of candy corn and vanilla.”
“Finish is long-lasting and sweet. I enjoyed this.”
“Potent but flavorful. Smooth and balanced with a hint of sweet earth and spicy finish.”

King’s Family Distillery Ginger Vodka


King's Family Distillery

Region: Tennessee
Category: Vodka | Corn Vodka | 207. Flavored

Alcohol Content: 31%
Retail Price: $24.99
Production Volume: < 5,000

Tasting Notes:
“Ginger aroma quite appealing. On the palate — some ginger flavor, not too potent.”
“Ginger on the nose with a touch of pepper.”
“A nice finish with a bit of zing.”

Lunazul Anjeo


Heaven Hill Brands

Region: Mexico
Category: Agave (Tequila, Mezcal) | 603. Tequila,100% Agave, Añejo

Alcohol Content: 40%
Retail Price: $22.99
Production Volume: 5,001 – 50,000

Tasting Notes:
“Nice balance of agave and tequila on the palate. Tasty!”
“Very light on the nose with just hints of earth and wood.”
“Subtle notes of caramel and baking spices on the palate with a very clean finish that ends with a surprise of chocolate.”

Red Bordner South Carolina Whiskey


Red Bordner Distillery

Region: South Carolina
Category: Whisk(e)y | 111. American, Single Malt, NAS

Alcohol Content: 40%
Retail Price: $35.00
Production Volume: < 5,000

Tasting Notes:
“Fruity on the nose. Smooth with warm spice around the edges. Really tasty.”
“Freshly milled grains, oatmeal, and vanilla on the nose. On the palate, delicious layers of creamy vanilla and toasted almonds… fudgy sweetness and a subtle lean into dryness by the finish, which is fresh and fruity.”
“This whiskey tastes like a warm piece of fresh almond pound cake. Delicious.”

Deep Eddy Original Vodka


Heaven Hill Brands

Region: Texas
Category: Vodka | Corn Vodka | 201. Domestic (USA), Classic (Clean)

Alcohol Content: 40%
Retail Price: $13.99
Production Volume: 500,000 – 750,000

Tasting Notes:
“Clean with a sweet, crisp finish. I’m sure this would disappear nicely into a cocktail.”
“Clear and clean on the nose and palate.”
“A good light, flavorless vodka. Hints of lemon on the nose and just a hint of pepper before on a pleasant finish.”
“Soft easy drinking. Elegant.”
“Nice easy drinking vodka that I could sip on ice with a lemon twist or pour into a V&T. But would I want it in a martini? I think I would.”

Starward Two-Fold


Starward Australian Whisky

Region: Melbourne, Australia
Category: Whisk(e)y | 168. Other — Double Grain Australian Whisky

Alcohol Content: 40%
Retail Price: $35.00
Production Volume: 100,001 – 500,000

Tasting Notes:
“Depth and nuance. Lingers on the palate in a great way.”
“A little hint of fudge on the nose. On the palate, this is bright and slightly buttery with a lovely mouth-coating texture.”
“The flavors develop and end pleasantly dry with low-rumbling spices and more fruit character. This is slightly syrupy and just nails it with regards to texture.”

Highclere Castle Gin


Highclere Castle Spirits

Region: United Kingdom
Category: Gin | 301. London Dry, Classic

Alcohol Content: 44%
Retail Price: $48.99
Production Volume: 5,001 – 50,000

Tasting Notes:
“Strong juniper on the nose with a balance of juniper, lemon and black pepper on the palate with a dry finish with notes of grass and pine.”
“A vanilla-heavy juniper focused gin with a flavorful finish.”

Flor de Caña - 12 Year


William Grant & Sons Holdings Ltd

Region: San Cristobal, Nicaragua
Category: Rum | 502. Extra-Aged, 5+ Years

Alcohol Content: 40%
Retail Price: $35.99
Production Volume: < 5,000

Tasting Notes:
“The caramel-creme brulee notes are nice. Delicious.”
“Lovely baking spice aromatics, with a bite of oak along with cola and star anise on the palate. Finishes clean and inviting.”
“Take me to the islands! A whisper of brown spice along with sultry smoothness makes this a winning spirit.”

Flor de Caña - 18 Year


William Grant & Sons Holdings Ltd

Region: San Cristobal, Nicaragua
Category: Rum | 502. Extra-Aged, 5+ Years

Alcohol Content: 40%
Retail Price: $49.99
Production Volume: < 5,000

Tasting Notes:
“Less wood on the nose than I’d expect from the color. It’s rich and has all those great dark rum notes on the palate.”
“Caramel and a touch of vanilla on the nose with a full caramel palate and a creamy finish.”
“Silky vanilla notes on the nose appear again on the palate, as does buttercream, caramel, and brown sugar. There’s a hint of dryness beneath.”
“Nice clay-red tones in appearance. Praline and pepper aroma. Clean, rich entry with a great balance of oak and sweetness. Sharp black licorice flavor in mid-palate.”

Ironworks Apple Brandy


Ironworks Distillery

Region: Nova Scotia, Canada
Category: Brandy | 839. Other — Canadian Apple Brandy

Alcohol Content: 40%
Retail Price: $37.00
Production Volume: < 5,000

Tasting Notes:
“Fruit and a touch of cinnamon on the nose.”
“Green wood on the palate and a lingering caramel apple finish.”

Boone County White Hall Tavern Bourbon Cream


Boone County Distilling Co.

Region: Kentucky
Category: Liqueurs | 905. Cream/Dairy

Alcohol Content: 16%
Retail Price: $21.99
Production Volume: 5,001 – 50,000

Tasting Notes:
“Fresh butter, milk, and a touch of grass on the nose. Baking spices and milk on the palate with a long creamy buttery finish.”
“Lovely color and texture on this lighter, more vanilla-forward cream liqueur.”
“Like vanilla milkshake! Light and easy sipping. I want it in coffee.”

Tattered Flag Still Works Bourbon Whiskey


Tattered Flag Still Works

Region: Pennsylvania
Category: Whisk(e)y | 106. Bourbon, Single Barrel, Age Stated to 10 Years

Alcohol Content: 40%
Retail Price: $60.00
Production Volume: < 5,000

Tasting Notes:
“A touch of lime and grassiness on the nose, medium body with a vanilla finish.”
“Big bold green notes and fresh fruit notes on the nose. On the palate it’s surprisingly light and clean, revealing minerality and dryness. The oily texture lends weight.”
“The over the top viscosity gives way to a smoothness that makes for an interesting ride.”

King’s Family Distillery Bourbon


King's Family Distillery

Region: Tennessee
Category: Whisk(e)y | 100. Bourbon, Straight, NAS

Alcohol Content: 43%
Retail Price: $34.99
Production Volume: < 5,000

Tasting Notes:
“Tasty on the palate, but much better on the finish.”
“Fresh apple slices and pound cake on the nose. On the palate it’s lush and flavorful, ending with subtle mid-palate spice and a final wash of old oak… hints of tobacco… this is gorgeous liquid.”
“A round wood, kola, and herbaceous nose with a wheaty kola and wood palate with a dry flat finish.”

Journeyman Last Feather Rye


Journeyman Distillery

Region: Michigan
Category: Whisk(e)y | 169. Other_Rye Whiskey

Alcohol Content: 45%
Retail Price: $49.99
Production Volume: 5,001 – 50,000

Tasting Notes:
“Solid”
“An overall pleasant high-rye whiskey with that trademark caraway/minty character on the nose, and on the palate layers of licorice, orange and caramel.”
“The finish is pleasant and slightly fudgy. Very nice.”

Bespoke Bourbon Cream


Black Button Distilling

Region: New York
Category: Liqueurs | 905. Cream/Dairy

Alcohol Content: 15%
Retail Price: $35.00
Production Volume: < 5,000

Tasting Notes:
“Interesting on the palate — fresh, balanced sweetness, a bit of an alcohol punch (rum?) in a great way. Not gloppy in the way some cream liqueurs can be. Quite tasty.”
“Chai and cream on the nose. Caramel, burnt sugar, and nutmeg on the palate with an easy quick finish. A tasty cream liqueur.”
“Subtle chocolate and caramel flavors, and overall pleasant with a nice texture.”

Deep Eddy Lemon Vodka


Heaven Hill Brands

Region: Texas
Category: Vodka | Corn Vodka | 207. Flavored

Alcohol Content: 35%
Retail Price: $13.99
Production Volume: 500,000 – 750,000

Tasting Notes:
“Salty lemons on the nose with a very juicy lemon taste on the palate.”
“Yummy! Tart and slightly sweet like a good limoncello.”

Skunk Brothers Spirits Cinnamon Moonshine


Skunk Brothers Spirits

Region: Washington
Category: Spirits Other | 1000. Other — Flavored Whiiskey

Alcohol Content: 40%
Retail Price: $29.00
Production Volume: < 5,000

Tasting Notes:
“Great on the nose, convincingly cinnamon. Really like the spice on the palate and this finishes warm and pleasant.”
“Warm cinnamon on the nose. Natural cinnamon spice runs throughout this spirit. Quite pleasant.”
“Delicious. Smells and tastes of cinnamon sugar toast (but with booze!). Clean, well-balanced cinnamon.”

M&O Spirits Ta-Da! Whiskey


M&O Spirits

Region: Ohio
Category: Whisk(e)y | 169. Other —

Alcohol Content: 45%
Retail Price: $39.95
Production Volume: < 5,000

Tasting Notes:
“The nose shows mostly vanilla caramel swirl notes… very sweet initially.”
“On the palate, it’s really a nicely integrated whiskey with some depth, some texture, and an overall pleasant finish.”
“I’m actually quite impressed by this.”

Bernheim


Heaven Hill Distillery

Region: Kentucky
Category: Whisk(e)y | 169. Other — Wheat Whiskey

Alcohol Content: 45%
Retail Price: $29.99
Production Volume: 5,001 – 50,000

Tasting Notes:
“Like the sweetness on the nose, it’s appealing. Balanced on the palate.”
“Nice nose with notes of honey and wheat.”
“A spicy palate with notes of sweetness and wood. Long finish with lingering viscosity.”

Rittenhouse Rye


Heaven Hill Distillery

Region: N/A
Category: Whisk(e)y | 120. Rye, Straight, NAS

Alcohol Content: 50%
Retail Price: $27.99
Production Volume: 100,001 – 500,000

Tasting Notes:
“Nice rye balance of dynamic and spicy”
“Modest nose with hints of sweetness. on the palate, chalky vegetal sweetness with hints of praline on the finish.”
“Green wood and wet leaf on the nose. A dry slightly woody palate with a short hot finish.”

B. Bird Kentucky Statehood


B. Bird

Region: Kentucky
Category: Whisk(e)y | 100. Bourbon, Straight, NAS

Alcohol Content: 50%
Retail Price: $36.00
Production Volume: < 5,000

Tasting Notes:
“Sugar syrup with hints of orange and cola on the nose. On the palate, a creamy almost effervescent whiskey, with a soft, tip of the tongue finish into butterscotch.”
“Bread, vanilla, and a slight orange on the nose. A woody flat palate and a dry, sharp, and piney finish.”
“Fine example of classic bourbon.”

Ghost Tequila


Ghost Tequila

Region: Jalisco, Mexico
Category: Agave (Tequila, Mezcal) | 600. Tequila,100% Agave, Blanco/Silver

Alcohol Content: 40%
Retail Price: $27.00
Production Volume: 5,001 – 50,000

Tasting Notes:
“Classic Blanco nose, fresh and clean. Spice starts subtle but hits with a force, but the bit of sweetness balances. Well-done, this would slay in a spicy margarita.”
“Vanilla on the nose and palate. The finish was spicy and lovely.”
“Perfect heat – not too much or too little. One of the best sips of the day.”
“I don’t even like peppers and I like this for its uniqueness! Whisper of pepper on lips after sipping.”

Galloping Goose Canadian Whisky


James Bay Distillers, Ltd.

Region: British Columbia, Canada
Category: Whisk(e)y | 170. Canadian, Blended, Age Stated < 5 Years

Alcohol Content: 44%
Retail Price: $49.99
Production Volume: < 5,000

Tasting Notes:
“Caramel flavors. On the palate, intensely creamy and restrained.”
“Showing mostly vanilla cream and crème Brule notes. Yum!”
“A soft nose with notes of caramel and a touch of vanilla. Vanilla and caramel on the palate with a dry woody finish with lingering vanilla and caramel.”

Deep Eddy Ruby Red Vodka


Heaven Hill Brands

Region: Texas
Category: Vodka | Corn Vodka | 207. Flavored

Alcohol Content: 35%
Retail Price: $13.99
Production Volume: 500,000 – 750,000

Tasting Notes:
“Great on the nose, juicy, fresh, aromatic. Ditto on the palate.”
“Tastes almost like a cocktail in itself. Nicely done. 90 points.”
“Lovely nose of freshly squeezed grapefruit. Lovely color. It’s clean and bright like fresh grapefruit zest, with a round, fleshy finish.”

Corgi Spirits Pembroke Gin


Corgi Spirits

Region: Jersey City, NJ
Category: Gin | 304. Contemporary (Signature Botanical)

Alcohol Content: 43%
Retail Price: $34.99
Production Volume: <5000

Tasting Notes:
“It is really nicely balanced.”
“Clean notes of juniper and black pepper and a long, vegetal finish.”
“Really enjoy this. Tons going on with earthy moments, fruity moments, and a spicy peppery finish. It keeps evolving.”
“Herbal and earthy.”
“This would be lovely in a bee’s knees cocktail.”
“Spicy botanicals which breath nicely and is savory on the palate.“

Cape Fear Maritime Gin


Cape Fear Distillery

Region: North Carolina
Category: Gin | 304. Contemporary (Signature Botanical)

Alcohol Content: 40%
Retail Price: $24.95
Production Volume: <5000

Tasting Notes:
“I literally taste rock candy. Very smooth.”
“Sweet floral nose with a bit of perfume and butterscotch. These scents carry through on the palate.”
“Really into the aroma, big juniper but balanced with citrus brightness. Soft on the palate like a lemon cookie. Gentle finish.”
“Strong citrus aromas with floral and tropical fruit tastes.”
“Citrus and vanilla with a unique creaminess.”
“Citrusy, fresh, and intense.”

Red Harbor Rum


Red Harbor Rum

Region: Charleston, SC
Category: Rum | 501. Dark/Gold, Age Stated to 5 Years

Alcohol Content: 40%
Retail Price: $39.99
Production Volume: <5000

Tasting Notes:
“Flavorful with a nice finish.”
“Nose is delicious, like a great crème caramel. Carries all the way through and tastes older than a 5 year, in a good way.”
“Aromas of vanilla, cream, and toasted oak. With vanilla, caramel and toasted coconut on the palate. Good balance of fruit, acid, and tannin on the finish.”
“Crisp notes of fruit and molasses on the nose. Overall a most pleasant experience.”
“Lovely aroma. Smooth with flavors of bananas and cinnamon.”

Holystone Distilling's Perla Vodka


Holystone Distilling

Region: Utah
Category: Vodka | Fruit Vodka | 210. Other — Grape based

Alcohol Content: 40%
Retail Price: $34.95
Production Volume: <5000

Tasting Notes:
“I liked the grape flavor”
“Soft aroma, light hints of floral and grape, clean, light palate and a lingering, viscous finish.”
“Subtle soft fruit on the nose. Very silky texture and a pleasant finish”
“Mild grappa aromas spiked with lemon peel. Ripe, tropical fruit tastes.”
“A very pretty, delicate vodka.”
A well-balanced vodka with a really nice fruit sweetness, a nice viscosity and a bite that will show up in cocktails. My pick for a Moscow mule.”

Van Gogh Vodka


Van Gogh Vodka

Region: Holland
Category: Vodka | Grain Blend Vodka | 204. Vodka, Imported, Classic (Clean)

Alcohol Content: 40%
Retail Price: $24.99
Production Volume: NA

Tasting Notes:
“This tastes like a vodka ought to taste. Clean and smooth. Well done.”
“Aromas of fresh rainwater and a sleek mouthfeel.”
“I can only imagine how this will shine in a cocktail.”

Banner Natural Vodka


Banner Distilling Co.

Region: Texas
Category: Vodka |Grain Blend Vodka | 201. Domestic (USA), Classic (Clean)

Alcohol Content: 40%
Retail Price: $22.99
Production Volume: <5000

Tasting Notes:
“A bit of fruit on the nose, quite smooth on the palate. Clean and easy.”
“White pepper, star anise, and citrus peel flavor.”
“Clean and focused.”
“Bright, tingly nose, soft on the front palate with a nice little bite on the back. Will probably rock in a martini.”
“Mellow flavors that are smooth on the tongue.”

Legent


Beam-Suntory

Region: Kentucky
Category: Whisk(e)y | 104. Bourbon, Straight, Special Barrel Finish

Alcohol Content: 47%
Retail Price: $35.00
Production Volume: 5,0001 – 100,000

Tasting Notes:
“It got better with each sip.”
Spicy nose, toasted caramel, dep apricot, slight viscosity.”
“Spicy, sweet and peppery– a mix of sweet corn, custard, menthol. Excellent.”
“A creamy corn and pepper nose and a nice viscous mouthfeel. A lovely sip with a medium finish.”
“Beautiful oak on the nose. Opens up with oak and caramel.”

Jim Beam Black


Jim Beam

Region: Kentucky
Category: Whisk(e)y | 100. Bourbon, Straight, NAS

Alcohol Content: 43%
Retail Price: $22.99
Production Volume: >750,000

Tasting Notes:
“Really liked the fruit and chocolate on the palate”
Rich amber in color, good legs, a little heat on the nose with a touch of spice and toast. Stewed peaches and apricot on the nose. Vanilla on the front palate, dark cherry on the mid-palate, and chocolate on the back palate and a long, lingering finish.”
“Straightforward and likable.”
“Sweet corn pudding, menthol, and banana. Well managed balance of tannin, acid, and sweetness.”
“Has a pleasant sweetness I wish would linger all day.”

Clyde May’s Cask Strength Alabama Style Whiskey


Conecuh Brands

Category: Whisk(e)y American Blended

Alcohol Content: 57%
Retail Price: $99.99
Production Volume: 1,500

Tasting Notes:
“I Liked everything about this”
Deep amber in color with long, thick legs. Rich, deep aroma of stewed fruits and a touch of honey and baking spices. Dark cherries and wood on the palate and a healthy, woody finish with a touch of dark chocolate.”
“Nice and toasty, super mellow and balanced, and at the same time bold and exciting. I’m into it!”
“Lovely sip. Peppermint candy flavors with a thick viscosity and a dose of vanilla chocolate and cinnamon, punctuated with a dose of alcohol.”
“Leather, freshly mown grass, and wood tannins, this whiskey starts assertive, fiery, and peppery that becomes luscious and appetizing.”
“Full-flavored with aromas of butterscotch and candied citrus.”

Westland American Oak Single Malt Whiskey


Westland Distillery

Region: Washington
Category: Whisk(e)y | 111. American, Single Malt, NAS

Alcohol Content: 46%
Retail Price: $69.99
Production Volume: 50,001 – 100,000

Tasting Notes:
“A lot of flavors and a great finish”
“Super fruity nose_cherries, cherry blossom, and slight toastiness. Chocolate on the palate as well as baking spices and stewed fruit with lingering dry cacao and yeasty finish.
“Mellow and youthful malty aroma and a supple, sleek palette with cocoa, red currants and caramel candy.”
“Complex aromas of toast, brown spices, herbs, a lush texture, and a long finish. A joy to sip.”
“Big whiskey! Mucho flavors. Malty and a bit tannic, this is a nice whiskey with a long, chocolatey finish.”

Whisper Premium Rice Whiskey


Burlock and Barrel Distillers of Florida

Region: Florida
Category: Whisk(e)y | 114. American, 100% Rice

Alcohol Content: 45%
Retail Price: $79.99
Production Volume: <5000

Tasting Notes:
“Loved the color and aroma”
“A sweet and fruity floral nose with a touch of lightly toasted wood. Smells as if it were aged in sauternes barrel, light and smooth palate with a woody underbelly, a long finish with a hint of candy corn.”
“Spicy and woody on the palate with an interesting, sweet, and woody finish.”
“Smooth, elegant and unique aromatics. Floral.”

Cooper’s Ransom Rye


Cooperstown Distillery

Region: New York
Category: Whisk(e)y | 120. Rye, Straight, NAS

Alcohol Content: 51%
Retail Price: $79.99
Production Volume: <5000

Tasting Notes:
“Nice chocolate notes”
“Mellow baking spices on the nose. Dark stewed fruit on the palate. Currents, a little jammy. Fresh bread, rich and deep.”
“Pleasant.”
“Rye is sweet and soft on the front, then the rye signature spices present themselves on the back of the throat. I can drink this all day.”
“Great nose. Bold, sweet and punchy.”

Clyde May’s Straight Rye Whiskey


Conecuh Brands

Category: Whisk(e)y | 120. Rye, Straight, NAS

Alcohol Content: 47%
Retail Price: $44.99
Production Volume: 5,001 – 50,000

Tasting Notes:
“Baking spices and cedar on the nose, black pepper on the palate with notes of eucalyptus and a long spicy finish.”
“Mint aromas dominate with moderate tannins, high pepper and clove with a hint of citrus on the palate, and a hot and sweet finish.”
“Spicy and full.”
“A nice, sweet, pudding nose and a juicy sip that makes the mouth water. Mad rye flavors.”
“Lovely nose that’s light and sweet. The rye is perfectly represented. Smooth texture.”

Sagamore Spirit Double Oak


Sagamore Spirit

Region: Maryland
Category: Whisk(e)y | 124. Rye, Straight, Special Barrel Finish, NAS

Alcohol Content: 48%
Retail Price: $59.99
Production Volume: <5000

Tasting Notes:
“I’d drink plenty of this voluntarily.”
“Super mellow nose with notes of baking spices and baked pears.”

Sagamore Spirit Signature Straight Rye Whiskey


Sagamore Spirit

Region: Maryland
Category: Whisk(e)y |121. Rye, Straight, NAS

Alcohol Content: 42%
Retail Price: $45.00
Production Volume: 5,001 – 50,000

Tasting Notes:
“Liked this better with each sip. Sweet up front, spicy, and dry in the back. Could stand to be a little higher proof. Is this a Maryland rye?”
“Medium amber in color with medium legs. A light, pleasant nose with a lot of baking spices and a touch of pine and apricot. Smooth on the palate with slight notes of wood and cereal. Burnt toffee on the medium finish.”
“Lovely, woodsy and earthy aromas and manages to be potent yet subtle at the same time.”
“Deliciously light, bright, and sassy. Delicate spicy aroma and a supple palate and finish.”
“Lovely thanksgiving spices, a sweet nose that changes as you inhale its aromas. Nice and smooth on the front, I can drink this all night.”

Taste of Florida Spicy Bloody Mary


Taste of Florida

Region: Florida
Category: Mixers (Non-Alcoholic) | 1200. Bloody Mary

Alcohol Content: 0%
Retail Price: $4.99 – $5.99
Production Volume: 100,001 – 500,000

Tasting Notes:
“Delicious.”
“Like the vibrancy and real spice here.”
“Smells like brunch to me! Nice and spicy, just needs vodka and maybe a squeeze of lemon. Nice spicy lick and fresh flavors.”
“I love the texture this will add to a bloody. Perfect amount of spice that lingers just enough to keep it interesting.”

Boozewitch Shrubs


Gillespie’s Distillery & Boozewitch Brands

Region: British Columbia, Canada
Category: Mixers (Non-Alcoholic) | 1206. Other — Shrubs

Alcohol Content: 0%
Retail Price: $12.00
Production Volume: <5000

Tasting Notes:
“Right in my wheelhouse. I really enjoyed it.”
“Good acidity balance, fruits work well together. I like the real juiciness of it.”
“A fine product that definitely is geared up for killer cocktails.”

Gillespie's Sin Gin


Gillespie’s Distillery & Boozewitch Brands

Region: British Columbia, Canada
Category: Gin | 321. Other/New Wave Style Gin

Alcohol Content: 43%
Retail Price: $43.00
Production Volume: <5000


2019 Taste Competition


Silver Winners

Crater Lake NW Berry Vodka


Crater Lake Spirits

Region: Oregon
Category: Vodka | Corn Vodka | 207. Flavored

Alcohol Content: 35%
Retail Price: $24.99
Production Volume: < 5,000

Tasting Notes:
“Gorgeous color and the nose is dark with berries.”
“There’s a nice balance of sweet and tart, and the finish balances well. Overall this is a pleasant vodka.”
“Nice tart/sweet balance with solid recognizable flavors.”

Oak & Eden Bourbon & Spire


Oak & Eden

Region: Texas
Category: Whisk(e)y | 100. Bourbon, Straight, NAS

Alcohol Content: 45%
Retail Price: $40.00
Production Volume: 5,001 – 50,000

Tasting Notes:
“My favorite thus far!”
“Rich dark fruit/wood initially fading to a dry finish. Really tasty.”
“Palate, round, and slight sweetness with some spice and fresh orange to balance things out. The finish is slightly sawdusty. Sweet sawdust.”

Southern Star Double Shot Coffee Bourbon Cream Liqueur


Southern Distilling Company

Region: North Carolina
Category: Liqueurs | 905. Cream/Dairy

Alcohol Content: 15%
Retail Price: $24.95
Production Volume: 5,001 – 50,000

Tasting Notes:
“The cream flavor is nice, like a coffee milkshake.”
“Chocolate milk nose with notes of coffee and chocolate and a dry finish studded with notes of nutmeg.”
“A pleasantly flavorful coffee cream liqueur. Chocolate notes are predominant with a hint of coffee earthiness to bring depth”
“Dessert in a glass! Creamy, just the right amount of sweet (and the wrong amount of calories I’m sure).”

Tullamore D.E.W.


William Grant & Sons

Region: Tullamore, Ireland
Category: Whisk(e)y | 134. Irish, Blended, NAS

Alcohol Content: 40%
Retail Price: $34.99
Production Volume: 500,000 – 750,000

Tasting Notes:
“Easy, light, nice dry finish — works great for an Irish.”
“Slight green oak on the nose, with caramel undertones. Sweet and butterscotch, with a nice toasty underlayer.”
“Honey, heather, and wood on the nose with a light palate and a dry finish with a touch of chocolate.”

American Gin


Chemist Spirits

Region: North Carolina
Category: Gin | 311. Redistilled Contemporary (Signature botanical)

Alcohol Content: 45%
Retail Price: $35.95
Production Volume: < 5,000

Tasting Notes:
“Citrus and fruit on the nose becomes warm and orangey-cinnamony on the palate. It’s bright, dynamic, and really tasty.”
“Cinnamon and licorice on the nose with cinnamon, juniper, and lemon peel on the palate.”
“A subtle creamy palate. Gold medal.”

B. Bird American Revolution


B. Bird

Region: Kentucky
Category: Whisk(e)y | 117. American, Moonshine/ Unaged

Alcohol Content: 50%
Retail Price: $25.00
Production Volume: < 5,000

Tasting Notes:
“More buttered popcorn than raw alcohol on the nose. Kind of balanced on the palate. None of the awful moonshine bite, especially for a 100-proof spirit.”
“I usually can’t stand moonshine but this does work.”
“A fruit-forward nose and a spicy initial palate interaction, followed by mellow and buttery stone fruit flavors… the finish is a touch quick but pleasant.”
“Perfume and flowers on the nose.”

Mi Rancho Silver 100% Agave Tequila


Casa Tequilera Dean Lozoya S.A. de C.V.

Region: Los Altos/Jalisco, Mexico
Category: Agave (Tequila, Mezcal) | 600. Tequila,100% Agave, Blanco/Silver

Alcohol Content: 40%
Retail Price: $22.99
Production Volume: 5,001 – 50,000

Tasting Notes:
“Pleasant on the palate, bright and peppery. It would be great in a margarita.”
“Vanilla nose with a sweet palate and a sweet slightly oily finish.”
“Classic lowland style tequila – brine, green pepper, and oregano. Lip-smacking.”

Hendrick’s Midsummer Solstice


Hendrick's Gin

Region: Girvan, Scotland
Category: Gin | 304. Contemporary (Signature Botanical)

Alcohol Content: 44%
Retail Price: $34.99
Production Volume: 5,001 – 50,000

Tasting Notes:
“Candied pineapple and lime zest notes on the nose and lemon and tangier notes of kiwi on the palate.”
“Fruity aroma with lime peel and lavender; restrained and pleasant”
“Citrus, sweet aromas with pine notes on the finish. Interesting and delicious.”

Admiral Nelson’s Spiced Rum


Heaven Hill Brands

Region: Kentucky
Category: Rum | 509. Spiced

Alcohol Content: 35%
Retail Price: $14.99
Production Volume: > 750,000

Tasting Notes:
“Warm and inviting on the nose. Sweet vanilla ice cream. Really pleasant and this avoids the pitfalls of most spiced rums — it’s pleasantly balanced.”
“Vanilla and wood on the nose and vanilla and molasses on the palate.”
“Buttery vanilla notes on the nose and sweet, sugary layers of vanilla on the palate with a hint of dryness.”
“The nose is clean and spicy and the quaff is smooth. I could drink it on ice.”

Whistling Andy Harvest Select Whiskey


Whistling Andy Distillery

Region: Montana
Category: Whisk(e)y | 168. Other — American Four Grain Whiskey

Alcohol Content: 40%
Retail Price: $40.00
Production Volume: < 5,000

Tasting Notes:
“A grain forward nose with fresh corn. On the palate, creamed corn notes fade into green wood notes.”
“Wheat and green wood on the nose. Soft and sweet on the palate.”
“Smooth cool finish with just a touch of spice.”

Gillespie’s Lemoncello


Gillespie's Fine Spirits

Region: British Columbia, Canada
Category: Liqueurs | 906. Fruit

Alcohol Content: 28%
Retail Price: $30.00
Production Volume: < 5,000

Tasting Notes:
“A bright, lively quality on the nose and a rich and creamy palate,”
“A fresh and round lemony treat, with developed flavors, and a perfectly struck balance of sweet and sour.”
“Light color matches its light and delicate taste.”

Ghost Ship Whiskey


Cleveland Distillery

Region: Ohio
Category: Whisk(e)y | 114. American, 100% Corn

Alcohol Content: 40%
Retail Price: $34.72
Production Volume: < 5,000

Tasting Notes:
“Big buttery movie theater popcorn notes on the nose.”
“On the palate, more of the same, with a fruity undertone that oscillates between vanilla and caramel. Very pleasant and immaculately tuned in.”
“A perfumey nose with a hot palate and a piney finish.”

Ironworks Rum


Ironworks Distillery

Region: Nova Scotia, Canada
Category: Rum | 505. Pure Pot Still, Age Stated to 5 Years

Alcohol Content: 42%
Retail Price: $37.00
Production Volume: < 5,000

Tasting Notes:
“Rich and satisfying, warming.”
“Everything I like about rum on the nose.”
“Caramel, vanilla, and baking spices on the nose with vanilla and wood on the palate and a quick finish.”

Bounty Vodka


RHS Distillery

Region: Hawaii
Category: Vodka | Fruit Vodka | 201. Domestic (USA), Classic (Clean)

Alcohol Content: 40%
Retail Price: $98.88
Production Volume: < 5,000

Tasting Notes:
“Clean on the nose but fruity on the palate with a hot fruity finish.”
“A citrusy vodka with a fair amount of spice”
“Clean nose, clean finish and a little flavor on the front of the palate”

Journeyman Field Rye


Journeyman Distillery

Region: Michigan
Category: Whisk(e)y | 169. Other — Flavored Rye Whiskey

Alcohol Content: 45%
Retail Price: $59.99
Production Volume: < 5,000

Tasting Notes:
“A nice wine-barrel fruitiness on the nose. Carries through to the palate.The weight and body and gentle sweetness of the fruit work quite well.”
“Classic grassy, grain-forward rye nose. Natural, macerated fig on the palate clings heartily to the taste buds.”
“Subtle fruit on the nose.”
“I think it would be lovely in a cocktail.”

BSB® Brown Sugar Bourbon


Heritage Distilling Co.

Region: Washington
Category: Whisk(e)y | 169. Other — Flavored Whiskey

Alcohol Content: 30%
Retail Price: $35.00
Production Volume: 50,001 – 100,000

Tasting Notes:
“Smells and tastes like that cereal Waffle Crisp. Which is to say, sweet, flavored, like a kid’s snack, but tasty!”
“Aroma is candy corn and clove. Taste strong cinnamon — like the first bite of a bowl of oatmeal with lots of brown sugar.” “Nutmeg, butter, and cinnamon on the nose with nutmeg, cinnamon, and sugar on the palate with a lightly sweet finish.”

Starward Nova


Starward Australian Whisky

Region: Victoria, Australia
Category: Whisk(e)y | 168. Other — Australian Single Malt

Alcohol Content: 41%
Retail Price: $55.00
Production Volume: 100,001 – 500,000

Tasting Notes:
“All banana on the nose. Spicy on the palate, but finishes in a better, nice, more integrated way.”
“Fruity on the nose. On the palate, a lovely layer of stewed fruits and fresh-cut red berries… it gives way pleasantly into a warm toasty grain finish with some lingering hints of berry tannin.”
“Finish is a bit like candied orange.”

1821 Sweet Mash Shine


Gobbler Springs Distillery

Region: Tennessee
Category: Whisk(e)y | 117. American, Moonshine/ Unaged

Alcohol Content: 40%
Retail Price: $14.50
Production Volume: < 5,000

Tasting Notes:
“Not at all bad on the palate, with a nice dry spicy finish.”
“Cooked corn on the nose. The palate is rich with fresh corn and tart fruit notes, with a subtle and creamy texture. An excellent proof point too.”
“Cheesy nose and spicy palate with a long grassy finish.”

Ghost Ship Corn Whiskey


Cleveland Distillery

Region: Ohio
Category: Whisk(e)y | 114. American, 100% Corn

Alcohol Content: 40%
Retail Price: $20.01
Production Volume: < 5,000

Tasting Notes:
“The aroma is on the tempered, palatable side, not that off-putting rawness.”
“Buttery corn notes on the nose. Slightly bitter dry corn grain notes on the palate transfer dryly into the finish.”
“Floral corn flower nose. Light on the palate with a short hot finish.”
“Delightful Sweetness.”

28 Mile Vodka


28 Mile Vodka Co.

Region: Illinois
Category: Vodka | Wheat Vodka | 202. Domestic (USA), Residual (Distiller is aware the vodka has flavor)

Alcohol Content: 40%
Retail Price: $26.99
Production Volume: < 5,000

Tasting Notes:
“Peaches and berries on the nose with more fruit on the palate.”
“I’d like to riff on a Manhattan with this beauty. Balanced. Smooth. Speaks of quality.”
“Pleasant baking spices and peppermint nose and a pleasant ride from start to its medium-long, satisfying finish.”

Smoke Jumper Bourbon


Skunk Brothers Spirits

Region: Washington
Category: Whisk(e)y | 108. Bourbon, Single Barrel, Special Barrel Finish

Alcohol Content: 45%
Retail Price: $40.00
Production Volume: < 5,000

Tasting Notes:
“Nose is kind of barbecue-savory. On the palate, it’s also like barbecue – savory, and woody.”
“Spicy, cedary wintergreen notes on the nose. On the palate, it’s nutty to the max, with a subtle and pervasive spice. The finish is airy and light.”
“Beautiful amber color — smooth finish.”

Kona Mule Coffee Liqueur


RHS Distillery

Region: Hawaii
Category: Liqueurs | 903. Coffee

Alcohol Content: 30%
Retail Price: $29.00
Production Volume: < 5,000

Tasting Notes:
“Coffee bean, wood, and herbs on the nose. Coffee and root beer on the palate with a long lingering roasted coffee bean finish.”
“A coffee note on the nose, with a hint of chicory. The palate is buttery, with a chocolate character. The finish is both nutty and sweet.”
“Much like a sweetened cold brew – very nice.”

Ghost Hollow Premium Wheat Vodka


Ghost Hollow Distillery Inc.

Region: Illinois
Category: Vodka | Wheat Vodka | 201. Domestic (USA), Classic (Clean)

Alcohol Content: 40%
Retail Price: $28.00 – $30.00
Production Volume: < 5,000

Tasting Notes:
“Creamy and round on the palate”
“Grain forward on the nose with a pleasant, mouth-coating texture.”
“There’s more flavor here than expected from a vodka, but it works.”

Cooper’s Legacy Bourbon


Cooperstown Distillery

Region: New York
Category: Whisk(e)y | 100. Bourbon, Straight, NAS

Alcohol Content: 50%
Retail Price: $60.00
Production Volume: 5,001 – 50,000

Tasting Notes:
“Some round vanilla on the nose. A spicy whiskey on the nose and palate, showing baking spices like clove and cinnamon with some tart citrus here and there.”
“A brief and slightly grainy sweet finish.”
“Spice and green wood on the nose. A charred palate with a short bitter finish.”

Black Button Four Grain Straight Bourbon Whiskey


Black Button Distilling

Region: New York
Category: Whisk(e)y | 100. Bourbon, Straight, NAS

Alcohol Content: 42%
Retail Price: $50.00
Production Volume: < 5,000

Tasting Notes:
“A boldly grainy aroma showing some hints of freshly sawn lumber.”
“On the palate, a corn-forward whiskey with a dry and sweet finish.”
“Chocolate and wood on the palate. Sharp finish with lingering pine.”

Blackheart


Heaven Hill Brands

Region: Kentucky
Category: Rum | 509. Spiced

Alcohol Content: 46%
Retail Price: $14.99
Production Volume: 100,001 – 500,000

Tasting Notes:
“A baking spice heavy rum with some cola and amaretto notes.”
“Aromas of maraschino cherries!”
“Smells like black cherry and vanilla which carries through to the front palate then changes a bit. I like the bite of the clean distillate shining through the flavors.”

Ulukila Breadfruit Spirit/Liquor


RHS Distillery

Region: Hawaii
Category: White Spirits Other | 405. Other —

Alcohol Content: 40%
Retail Price: $98.88
Production Volume: < 5,000

Tasting Notes:
“Complex and savory.”
“Tangy tropical nose with notes of passionfruit. A structured and rich palate with a long lingering finish.”
“Interesting nose with hints of tangy tropical fruit, showing fruit notes and green pepper on the palate and a clean, stone fruit finish. Unique and pleasant.”

Pineapple Spirit


RHS Distillery

Region: Hawaii
Category: Spirits Other | 1000. Other — Pineapple Spirit

Alcohol Content: 40%
Retail Price: $39.00
Production Volume: < 5,000

Tasting Notes:
“Juicy and fresh on the nose, immediately and vividly pineapple.”
“Could be quite delicious in cocktails.”
“Hints of overripe pineapple on the nose. On the palate, a depth of honey and tangy pineapple flavors that finish quite pleasantly.”

Red Bordner South Carolina Blue Agave Gold


Red Bordner DIstillery

Region: South Carolina
Category: Agave (Tequila, Mezcal) | 616. Other —

Alcohol Content: 40%
Retail Price: $35.00
Production Volume: < 5,000

Tasting Notes:
“This is a lovely oak-forward tequila that’s delicious.”
“Chocolaty, smooth, and a pleasant finish I can’t believe it’s the same stuff.”

Tattered Flag Stillworks PA Blue Agave Spirit


Tattered Flag Still Works

Region: Pennsylvania
Category: Agave (Tequila, Mezcal) | 631. Agave Spirit

Alcohol Content: 40%
Retail Price: $35.00
Production Volume: < 5,000

Tasting Notes:
“A touch of lime and grassiness on the nose, medium body with a vanilla finish.”
“Big bold green notes and fresh fruit notes on the nose. On the palate it’s surprisingly light and clean, revealing minerality and dryness. The oily texture lends weight.”
“The over the top viscosity gives way to a smoothness that makes for an interesting ride.”

68 Below Alaskan Potato Vodka


Fairbanks Distilling Company

Region: Alaska
Category: Vodka | Potato Vodka | 202. Domestic (USA), Residual (Distiller is aware the vodka has flavor)

Alcohol Content: 40%
Retail Price: $32.00
Production Volume: < 5,000

Tasting Notes:
“Great balance, great structure, flavorful nutty finish.”
“Very Smooth.”
“Rye aromas waft from the glass.”
“Clean distillate that would shine in a fruity cocktail.”

Black Button Citrus Forward Gin


Black Button Distilling

Region: New York
Category: Gin | 304. Contemporary (Signature Botanical)

Alcohol Content: 42%
Retail Price: $35.00
Production Volume: < 5,000

Tasting Notes:
“The spirit is nice and rounded, pleasantly earthy-peppery, with warmth and depth. The finish is lasting.”
“It would be a lot of fun in cocktails.”
“Overall a solidly built gin. It’s restrained in botanicals but abundantly floral, showing some subtle structure far into the finish.”

Kick Back Cove Pure Clear Moonshine


Red Bordner DIstillery

Region: South Carolina
Category: Whisk(e)y | 117. American, Moonshine/ Unaged

Alcohol Content: 51%
Retail Price: $22.00
Production Volume: < 5,000

Tasting Notes:
“Mellow in a good way on the nose. Smooth for a moonshine.”
“Fruity fresh popcorn or cornbread on the nose. On the palate, it’s canned fruits and spice.”
“Petroleum and floral on the nose. Dry and sweet on the palate with a hot oily finish.”

Ironworks Gin


Ironworks Distillery

Region: Nova Scotia, Canada
Category: Gin | 301. London Dry, Classic

Alcohol Content: 40%
Retail Price: $32.27
Production Volume: < 5,000

Tasting Notes:
“Complex balance of botanicals from start to its slightly peppery finish.”
“Juniper, pine needle, sage, and citrus peel on the nose with a medium oily palate and a black pepper finish.”

All Points West Grain and Malt Pot Still Whiskey


All Points West Distillery

Region: New Jersey
Category: Whisk(e)y | 168. Other — American Single Grain Whiskey

Alcohol Content: 46%
Retail Price: $56.00
Production Volume: < 5,000

Tasting Notes:
“Subtle hints of leather on the nose.”
“On the palate, dry and sharp, with a dull, low finish resembling boiled peanuts.”
“Malted barley on the nose. Heather and honey on the palate with a full round finish.”

Gin Noir – Black Currant


Ironworks Distillery

Region: Nova Scotia, Canada
Category:Gin | 321. Other — Black Currant Gin

Alcohol Content: 30%
Retail Price: $37.00
Production Volume: < 5,000

Tasting Notes:
“Berry notes on the nose with currant and pine needles on the palate and a piney finish.”

Paddy Whacked


N/A

Region: Texas
Category: Whisk(e)y | 117. American, Moonshine/ Unaged

Alcohol Content: 49%
Retail Price: $29.99
Production Volume: < 5,000

Tasting Notes:
“Fresh corn stalks and a hint of maltiness.”
“On the palate, it’s rich and earthy showing some citrus and balance before a dry bright finish with a hint of juicy sweetness.”

Red Bordner South Carolina Blue Agave Silver


Red Bordner DIstillery

Region: South Carolina
Category: Agave (Tequila, Mezcal) | 616. Other —

Alcohol Content: 40%
Retail Price: $32.00
Production Volume: < 5,000

Tasting Notes:
“A rich, bright agave note on the palate.”
“Not overtly herbal. Soft and fluffy but pleasant.”
“Very clean flavors I can sip this on ice or drink as an aperitif with an orange peel.”

Ironworks Apple Vodka


Ironworks Distillery

Region: Novia Scotia, Canada
Category: Vodka | Fruit Vodka | 210. Other — Apple Vodka – residual – Distillery is aware the vodka has flavour.

Alcohol Content: 40%
Retail Price: $30.00
Production Volume: < 5,000

Tasting Notes:
“A moonshine that’s even fruitier, due to the apple base, and for me the finish is the best part — you get the apple lingering without harshness.” ”

Sandwich Islands Rum


RHS Distillery

Region: Hawaii
Category: Rum | 513. Other — Rum with natural flavors

Alcohol Content: 40%
Retail Price: $29.00
Production Volume: < 5,000

Tasting Notes:
“Aroma is sweet, complex, evolving. Fruity in a pleasant way. Tasty.”
“Jalapeno on the nose and tropical notes on the palate and finish.”
“I must confess I don’t know what a lilikoi is, but the flavor is unique and this would be fun to base cocktails around.”

M&O Spirits Smoke American Whiskey


M&O Spirits

Region: Ohio
Category: Whisk(e)y | 169. Other —

Alcohol Content: 50%
Retail Price: $39.96
Production Volume: < 5,000

Tasting Notes:
“Like the vanilla on the nose, rich fruit on the palate. Pleasant, if hard to pin down.”
“Lots of oak character on the nose and the palate, showing some pencil lead and inky, dessert wine notes. It has a pleasant syrupy finish over a green grain note… unusual but quite enjoyable.”

Michigan Moonshine


Michigan Moonshine, LLC

Region: Michigan
Category: Whisk(e)y | 117. American, Moonshine/ Unaged

Alcohol Content: 40%
Retail Price: $34.99
Production Volume: < 5,000

Tasting Notes:
“Dry and playful on the palate. Well-done.”
“Buttered popcorn and cut lawn on the nose. Heavy on the tails.”
“Cotton candy taste with a finish like circus peanuts.”
“Fresh cut corn notes on the nose. On the palate, the fresh grain character becomes slightly citric and brighter, leaning green and slightly earthy on the finish.”

Gobbler Springs Gin


Gobbler Springs Distillery

Region: Tennessee
Category: Gin | 311. Redistilled Contemporary (Signature botanical)

Alcohol Content: 45%
Retail Price: $14.50
Production Volume: < 5,000

Tasting Notes:
“This could be tasty in a cocktail.”
“Earthy nose with notes of juniper, licorice, and pine and a piney, grassy palate.”
“Buttery grains and citrus on the nose.”

Skunk Brothers Sweet Apple Pie


Skunk Brothers Spirits

Region: Washington
Category: Brandy | 820. American, Flavored

Alcohol Content: 43%
Retail Price: $32.00
Production Volume: < 5,000

Tasting Notes:
“A huge hit of cinnamon is followed by a fruity sweetness that reminds me of apple cider.”
“Strong notes of apple pie and dry ground cinnamon and sweet apple pie on the palate.”
“A lovely nose of mulled cider with cinnamon. A buttery cinnamon pie crust builds to a slightly dry, slightly sweet finish. It’s a lovely dessert liqueur”

Golden Sting Honey Spirits Finished in Oak Barrels


Westslope Distillery

Region: Montana
Category: Spirits Other | 1000. Other — Spirits distilled from honey finished in oak barrels

Alcohol Content: 50%
Retail Price: $48.00
Production Volume: < 5,000

Tasting Notes:
“A subtle nose with hints of wood and honey.”
“Sweet nose with a touch of earthiness. Overall, delicious.”

Clay Turner Straight Bourbon Whiskey


Stone Faces Distillery

Region: South Dakota
Category: Whisk(e)y | 101. Bourbon, Straight, Age Stated to 10 Years

Alcohol Content: 40%
Retail Price: $42.00
Production Volume: < 5,000

Tasting Notes:
“Celery and fresh-picked tomatoes on the nose. On the palate, it’s thin and leathery.”
“Caramel and green wood on the nose. Green wood and vanilla on the palate.”
“A long lingering vanilla finish.”

Crater Lake Reserve Gin


Crater Lake Spirits

Region: Oregon
Category: Gin | 301. London Dry, Classic

Alcohol Content: 45%
Retail Price: $39.99
Production Volume: < 5,000

Tasting Notes:
“Peppery and complex on the palate, the finish lingers in a good way.”

Crater Lake Rock & Rye


Crater Lake Spirits

Region: Oregon
Category: Premixed Cocktails | 1104. Whiskey

Alcohol Content: 30%
Retail Price: $19.99
Production Volume: < 5,000

Tasting Notes:
“Fruity nose shows both orange and cocktail cherries. On the palate, rounded flavor profile with a heart of fruit.”
“The cherry is explosive!”
“Get a hint of chocolate notes and caramel. Quite good. Fun to sip.”

Lost Trail Rye Vodka


Westslope Distillery

Region: Montana
Category: Vodka | Rye Vodka | 202. Domestic (USA), Residual (Distiller is aware the vodka has flavor)

Alcohol Content: 40%
Retail Price: $30.00
Production Volume: < 5,000

Tasting Notes:
“This is a clean, warm, and round vodka with a pleasant bit of character.”

M&O Spirits Pumpkin Spice Holiday Spirit


M&O Spirits

Region: Ohio
Category: Whisk(e)y | 169. Other —

Alcohol Content: 45%
Retail Price: $39.95
Production Volume: < 5,000

Tasting Notes:
“Holiday spices on the nose. On the palate, a dry spicy character that leans mostly on the cinnamon side of the line.”
“Baking spices and pumpkin on the nose. Hot palate with strong pumpkin note and a hot pumpkin finish.”

Prospero Blanco


Conecuh Brands | Stella Anguiano

Region: Jalisco, Mexico
Category: Agave (Tequila, Mezcal) | 600. Tequila,100% Agave, Blanco/Silver

Alcohol Content: 40%
Retail Price: $34.99
Production Volume: <5000

Tasting Notes:
“I couldn’t decide if this was flawless or there was simply nothing wrong with it.”
“Clean with slow legs. Deeply vegetal on the nose, earthy, grassy sweet agave and clay, a touch of spice. A definitive note of vanilla and a long, viscous finish.”
“Grassy, herbal nose. Chervil. Tequila is peppery and sweet.”

Holystone Distilling's Bosun’s Navy Strength Gin


Holystone Distilling

Region: Utah
Category: Gin | 321. Other — Dry Style Navy Strength

Alcohol Content: 57%
Retail Price: $38.95
Production Volume: <5000

Tasting Notes:
“Excellent”
“Charred orange peel and toasted fennel.”
“Yowza! Big and bold. 89 points from me.”
“I could drink this on the rocks with a lemon twist and be perfectly content.”

Forager Rum Finished in Bourbon Barrels


Central Coast Distillery

Region: Central Coast/California
Category: Rum | 501. Dark/Gold, Age Stated to 5 Years

Alcohol Content: 45%
Retail Price: $40.00
Production Volume: <5000

Tasting Notes:
“A pleasant, smooth sipper with a nice char finish.”
“Funk and vanilla/caramel nose with dried fruit and custard, raisins and sweetness on the finish”
“Pleasant.”
“A lovely golden color with light notes of honey on the nose.”

Forager Vodka Distilled from Raw Honey


Central Coast Distillery

Region: Central Coast/California
Category: Vodka | Fruit Vodka | 205. Vodka, USA, Residual (Distiller is aware the vodka has flavor)

Alcohol Content: 40%
Retail Price: $42.00
Production Volume: <5000

Tasting Notes:
“Liked this more than I thought I would.”
“Appealing texture and finish.”
“Love it! Honey note is apparent but pure and pleasant.”
“This vodka sports a mouth-coating viscosity that makes way for a smooth ride down.”

Vision Vodka


Vision Vodka

Region: Oregon
Category: Vodka | Wheat Vodka | 201. Domestic (USA), Classic (Clean)

Alcohol Content: 40%
Retail Price: $30.00
Production Volume: <5000

Tasting Notes:
“Clean aroma medium mouthfeel, and a soft finish.”
“Extremely clean on the nose. Soft, silky, then disappears. Lovely.”
Light aromas of fresh spearmint and unbaked dough. Tastes of mint again with cut grass and white pepper tingle. Finish is moderate and fresh.”
“Soft on the palate.”
“A healthy pop of alcohol on the nose yields to a soft, smooth ride on the palate with a distinct but not overwhelming finish.”

Jim Beam White


Jim Beam

Region: Kentucky
Category: Whisk(e)y | 100. Bourbon, Straight, NAS

Alcohol Content: 40%
Retail Price: $17.99
Production Volume: >750,000

Tasting Notes:
“It’s a very pleasant, easy sipper.”
This is a light, mellow whiskey with a fruity mid-palate and a soft, long finish.”
“Would probably rock in a cocktail.”
“Easy drinking with a solid complexity.”
“Big, creamy corn with almost malty cereal flavors.”

Dead Man's Hand


Whiskey River

Region: California
Category: Whisk(e)y | 110. American, Blended, Special Barrel Finish

Alcohol Content: 40%
Retail Price: $29.99
Production Volume: <5000

Tasting Notes:
“Medium amber color with smooth running legs. Fruitcake on the nose.”
“Roasted coffee beans, earthy and slightly sweet on the nose with tannic, fruity flavors and a tang of molasses on the palate. A fresh, lively finish.”

Cloudsplitter Single Malt Whiskey


High Peaks Distilling

Region: New York
Category: Whisk(e)y | 112. American, Single Malt, Age Stated to 10 Years

Alcohol Content: 46%
Retail Price: $60.00
Production Volume: <5000

Tasting Notes:
“Fruitcake on the nose with a fruitcake nose and yeasty, piney flavors.”
“high acidity and a round sweetness.”
“Earthy, simple, pleasant.”
“In your face malty flavors and a delicate nose. A fine whiskey for its age.”

Ghost Ship (Corn Whiskey)


Cleveland Distillery

Region: Ohio
Category: Whisk(e)y | 114. American, 100% Corn

Alcohol Content: 40%
Retail Price: $20.00
Production Volume: <5000

Tasting Notes:
“Not a fan of moonshine but this one is highly palatable. Less corn than vodka.”
“A sweet, corn flavor nose, a sweet palate, and it has a cool cereal and malted barley finish.”
“Rich, gorgeous color. Lots of fruit on the nose. Warming and nuanced through palate and finish.”
“Aromatic with anise and spice and a clean finish. Yum!”
“Candy corn nose like Halloween in a glass. A nice, smooth option.”

1%er


Black Diamond Whiskey

Region: Maine
Category: Whisk(e)y | 116. American, Moonshine/ Unaged

Alcohol Content: 50%
Retail Price: $NA
Production Volume: <5000

Alcohol Content:
“Sweet corn flavors and earth on the nose with grassy, vegetal notes. Petroleum on the palate with grassy notes. Quick, strong finish.”
“Very smooth for the proof, and I find it much more sophisticated than most American moonshine.”
“Strong but smooth!”

Early Times Kentucky Whisky


Brown-Forman

Region: Kentucky
Category: Whisk(e)y | 168. Other — Kentucky Whisky

Alcohol Content: 40%
Retail Price: $8.99
Production Volume: 50,001 – 100,000

Tasting Notes:
“Smelled great”
“Tobacco on the nose with notes of charred wood and burnt sugar.”
“Vanilla, warm spice, and bananas.”
“Bananas and nuts on the nose, light and floral sip with a nice finish.”
“Light and sippable. Good for cocktails.”
“Very easy drinking.”

Gillespie's Raspberry Gin


Gillespie’s Distillery & Boozewitch Brands

Region: British Columbia, Canada
Category: Gin | 321. Other — flavoured gin

Alcohol Content: 28%
Retail Price: $33.43
Production Volume: <5,000


2019 Marketing Competition


Double Gold Winners

Ironworks Distillery Inc.


Title of Entry: Ironworks Gin Noir Black Currant
Category: Label Design | 1349. Creative/Unusual
Location
: Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Websiteironworksdistillery.com

MULTIPLY


Title of Entry: Little Book Chapter 3: “The Road Home”
Category: Packaging Design | 1356. Display or Presentation box
Location
: New York, NY
Website: www.wearemultip.ly

MULTIPLY


Title of Entry: Baker’s Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon
Category: Bottle Design | 1347. Shape and Overall Appearance
Location
: New York, NY
Website: www.wearemultip.ly

Chemist Spirits


Title of Entry: Chemist Spirits Label
Category: Label Design | 1349. Creative/Unusual
Location
: Asheville, NC
Website: chemistspirits.com

Montanya Distillers


Title of Entry: Montanya Distillers Website
Category: Website | 1368. Craft Distillery
Location
: Crested Butte, CO
Websitewww.montanyarum.com

Hanna Lee Communications


Title of Entry: Pioneering Multimedia Storytelling in PR
Category: Video | 1387. Marketing
Location
: New York, NY
Website: www.hannaleecommunications.com

Hanna Lee Communications


Client: Fever-Tree

Title of Entry: Fever-Tree: Mix with the Best
Category: Media Relations/Publicity | 1333. Online Placement
Location
: New York, NY
Website: www.hannaleecommunications.com

Hanna Lee Communications


Client: Fever-Tree

Title of Entry: Fever-Tree: Mix with the Best
Category: Media Relations/Publicity | 1332. Newspaper Placement
Location
: New York, NY
Website: www.hannaleecommunications.com

Hanna Lee Communications


Client: Fever-Tree

Title of Entry: Fever-Tree: Mix with the Best
Category: Media Relations/Publicity | 1331. Magazine Placement
Location
: New York, NY
Website: www.hannaleecommunications.com

Hanna Lee Communications


Client: Fever-Tree

Title of Entry: Fever-Tree: Mix with the Best
Category: Media Relations/Publicity | 1330. Publicity Campaign ($75)
Location
: New York, NY
Website: www.hannaleecommunications.com

Hanna Lee Communications


Client: Fever-Tree

Title of Entry: Fever-Tree: Mix with the Best
Category: Marketing/Promotion Campaign | 1306. Product Launch ($175)
Location
: New York, NY
Website: www.hannaleecommunications.com

Hanna Lee Communications


Client: Fever-Tree

Title of Entry: Fever-Tree: Mix with the Best
Category: Marketing/Promotion Campaign | 1303. Integrated Marketing ($175)
Location
: New York, NY
Website: www.hannaleecommunications.com

Hanna Lee Communications


Client: Fever-Tree

Title of Entry: Fever-Tree: Mix with the Best
Category: Marketing/Promotion Campaign | 1302. Digital Media Campaign ($175)
Location
: New York, NY
Website: www.hannaleecommunications.com

Hanna Lee Communications


Client: Fever-Tree

Title of Entry: Fever-Tree: Mix with the Best
Category: Marketing/Promotion Campaign | 1300. Branding ($175)
Location
: New York, NY
Website: www.hannaleecommunications.com

Slow Clap Productions


Client: La Crema Winery

Title of Entry: La Crema’s 40th Anniversary
Category: Video | 1383. Corporate Image
Location
: San Francisco, CA
Websiteslowclap.com

Spirits Hunters


Title of Entry: Digital Media 360 Degrees Touch Experience Design
Category: Website | 1371. Other — Spirit News
Location
: Paris, France
Websitespiritshunters.com

Rule29


Client: Willett Distillery

Title of Entry: Simply Bourbon
Category: New Category | 1391. Other — Books ($175)
Location
: Geneva, IL
Websiterule29.com

Dads Drinking Bourbon


Title of Entry: Dads Drinking Bourbon: Four Roses with Dan Gardner
Category: Social Media | 1382. Other — Podcast: Interview
Location
: Nashville, TN
Website: dadsdrinkingbourbon.com

Hanna Lee Communications


Client: BERTOUX Brandy

Title of Entry: BERTOUX Brandy: Changing the Order of Cocktail Culture
Category: Marketing/Promotion Campaign | 1300. Branding ($175)
Location
: New York, NY
Website: www.hannaleecommunications.com

Hanna Lee Communications


Client: BERTOUX Brandy

Title of Entry: BERTOUX Brandy: Changing the Order of Cocktail Culture
Category:Social Media | 1372. Social Media Campaign (Multiple Platforms) ($175)
Location
: New York, NY
Website: www.hannaleecommunications.com

Hanna Lee Communications


Client: BERTOUX Brandy

Title of Entry: BERTOUX Brandy: Changing the Order of Cocktail Culture
Category: Media Relations/Publicity | 1332. Newspaper Placement
Location
: New York, NY
Website: www.hannaleecommunications.com

Hanna Lee Communications


Client: BERTOUX Brandy

Title of Entry: BERTOUX Brandy: Changing the Order of Cocktail Culture
Category: Media Relations/Publicity | 1331. Magazine Placement
Location
: New York, NY
Website: www.hannaleecommunications.com

Hanna Lee Communications


Client: BERTOUX Brandy

Title of Entry: BERTOUX Brandy: Changing the Order of Cocktail Culture
Category: Marketing/Promotion Campaign | 1300. Branding ($175)
Location
: New York, NY
Website: www.hannaleecommunications.com

Hanna Lee Communications


Client: BERTOUX Brandy

Title of Entry: BERTOUX Brandy: Changing the Order of Cocktail Culture
Category: Marketing/Promotion Campaign | 1306. Product Launch ($175)
Location
: New York, NY
Website: www.hannaleecommunications.com

Hanna Lee Communications


Client: BERTOUX Brandy

Title of Entry: BERTOUX Brandy: Changing the Order of Cocktail Culture
Category: Marketing/Promotion Campaign | 1300. Branding ($175)
Location
: New York, NY
Website: www.hannaleecommunications.com

Hanna Lee Communications


Client: BERTOUX Brandy

Title of Entry: BERTOUX Brandy: Changing the Order of Cocktail Culture
Category: Marketing/Promotion Campaign | 1302. Digital Media Campaign ($175)
Location
: New York, NY
Website: www.hannaleecommunications.com

Colangelo & Partners


Client: Diplomatico Rum

Title of Entry: Diplomatico Rum Social Media
Category: Social Media | 1372. Social Media Campaign (Multiple Platforms)
Location
: New York, NY
Websitewww.colangelopr.com

Society Awards


Title of Entry: 10 Year Anniversary Bourbon
Category: Marketing/Promotion Campaign | 1307. Special Event
Location
: New York, NY
Websitesocietyawards.com

Society Awards


Title of Entry: 10 Year Anniversary Bourbon Barrel
Category: Marketing/Promotion Campaign | 1304. Marketing Stunt
Location
: New York, NY
Websitesocietyawards.com

Archie Rose Distilling Co.


Title of Entry: Archie Rose Distilling Co.
Category: Public Relations | 1316. Visitor Attraction
Location
: Rosebery, Australia
Websitewww.archierose.com.au

Journeyman Distillery


Title of Entry: We Are Journeyman
Category: Video | 1383. Corporate Image
Location
: Three Oaks, MI
Websitejourneymandistillery.com

Five Farms Irish Cream


Title of Entry: Five Farms Bottle Design
Category: Bottle Design | 1347. Shape and Overall Appearance
Location
: Weston, MO
Websitefivefarmsirishcream.com

Partners + Napier


Client: Constellation Brands, Inc.

Title of Entry: Casa Noble Barrel Stave Box
Category: Public Relations | 1309. Brand Ambassador ($175)
Location
: Rochester, NY
Websitewww.partnersandnapier.com

Journeyman Distillery


Title of Entry: Building A Distillery
Category: Video | 1387. Marketing
Location
: Three Oaks, MI
Websitejourneymandistillery.com

Whiskey Acres Distilling Co


Title of Entry: “Just Like Us” Video
Category: Social Media | 1378. Social Video
Location
: DeKalb, IL
Websitewhiskeyacres.com

Red Harbor Rum


Title of Entry: Red Harbor Rum
Category: Bottle Design | 1347. Shape and Overall Appearance
Location
: North Charleston, SC
Websitewww.redharborrum.com

Clyde May's


Title of Entry: Clyde May’s Straight Rye Whiskey
Category: Label Design | 1351. Product Story and Description
Location
: Garden City, NY
Websitewww.clydemays.com

Clyde May's


Title of Entry: Clyde May’s Cask Strength Alabama Style Whiskey
Category: Label Design | 1351. Product Story and Description
Location
: Garden City, NY
Websitewww.clydemays.com

Hanna Lee Communications


Client: The Polynesian

Title of Entry: Making The Polynesian, Major Food Group’s 21st Century Tiki Haven, the Most Talked About Bar in America
Category: Marketing/Promotion Campaign | 1300. Branding
Location
: New York, NY
Websitewww.hannaleecommunications.com

Five Farms Irish Cream


Title of Entry: Five Farms Website
Category: Website | 1370. Product
Location
: Weston, MO
Websitefivefarmsirishcream.com

Five Farms Irish Cream


Title of Entry: Five Farms Product Story
Category: Label Design | 1351. Product Story and Description
Location
: Weston, MO
Websitefivefarmsirishcream.com

Sunday Afternoon


Client: Desgin Gin

Title of Entry: Gin From Within
Category: Advertising | 1326. Poster
Location
: Brooklyn, NY
Websitewww.desgingin.com

Heavenly Spirits


Title of Entry: From France With LOVE campaign
Category: Marketing/Promotion Campaign | 1300. Branding
Location
: Lakeville, MA
Websitewww.heavenlyspirits.com

Holladay Distillery


Client: Five Farms Irish Cream

Title of Entry: Five Farms Branding
Category: Marketing/Promotion Campaign | 1300. Branding
Location
: Weston, MO
Websitefivefarmsirishcream.com

Sagamore Spirit


Title of Entry: Bourbon’s Older Brother
Category: Advertising | 1318. Advertising Campaign
Location
: Baltimore, MD
Websitewww.sagamorespirit.com

Sagamore Spirit


Title of Entry: Branding by Sagamore Spirit
Category: Marketing/Promotion Campaign | 1300. Branding
Location
: Baltimore, MD
Websitewww.sagamorespirit.com

Sagamore Spirit


Title of Entry: Cocktail Column Still
Category: Marketing/Promotion Materials Design | 1342. Specialty Item (T-Shirt, Metal Sign, Shot Glasses etc.)
Location
: Baltimore, MD
Websitewww.sagamorespirit.com

Sagamore Spirit


Title of Entry: Six-Sided Bottle by Sagamore Spirit
Category: Bottle Design | 1347. Shape and Overall Appearance
Location
: Baltimore, MD
Websitewww.sagamorespirit.com

2019 Marketing Competition


Gold Winners

Whistling Andy Distilling


Title of Entry: Harvest Select Whiskey
Category: Bottle Design | 1347. Shape and Overall Appearance
Location
: Bigfork, MT
Websitewww.whistlingandy.com

M&O Spirits


Title of Entry: M&O Spirits Website
Category: Website | 1367. Distillery
Location
: Ashville, OH
Websitewww.mospirits.com

28 Mile Vodka Co.


Title of Entry: 28 Mile Vodka Bottle
Category: Bottle Design | 1344. Creative/Unusual Appearance
Location
: Highwood, IL
Website: www.28milevodka.com

Highclere Castle Spirits


Title of Entry: Highclere Castle Bottle Design
Category: Bottle Design | 1347. Shape and Overall Appearance
Location
: Centerbrook, CT
Website: www.highclerecastlespirits.com

Journeyman Distillery


Title of Entry: Journeyman Distillery
Category: Label Design | 1349. Creative/Unusual
Location
: Three Oaks, MI
Website: www.journeymandistillery.com

BENDT Distilling Co.


Title of Entry: BENDT No. 5 American Blended Whiskey
Category: Bottle Design | 1347. Shape and Overall Appearance
Location
: Lewisville, TX
Website: www.bendtdistillingco.com

Hanna Lee Communications


Title of Entry: Fever-Tree: Mix with the Best
Category: Video | 1388. Promotional
Location
: New York, NY
Website: www.hannaleecommunications.com

Hanna Lee Communications


Title of Entry: Fever-Tree: Mix with the Best
Category: Video | 1385. Event
Location
: New York, NY
Website: www.hannaleecommunications.com

Hanna Lee Communications


Title of Entry: BERTOUX Brandy: Changing the Order of Cocktail Culture
Category: Media Relations/Publicity | 1333. Online Placement
Location
: New York, NY
Website: www.hannaleecommunications.com

Hanna Lee Communications


Title of Entry: BERTOUX Brandy: Changing the Order of Cocktail Culture
Category: Video | 1388. Promotional
Location
: New York, NY
Website: www.hannaleecommunications.com

Hanna Lee Communications


Title of Entry: BERTOUX Brandy: Changing the Order of Cocktail Culture
Category: Video | 1385. Event
Location
: New York, NY
Website: www.hannaleecommunications.com

Hanna Lee Communications


Title of Entry: BERTOUX Brandy: Changing the Order of Cocktail Culture
Category: Social Media | 1375. Instagram Site
Location
: New York, NY
Website: www.hannaleecommunications.com

Hanna Lee Communications


Title of Entry: BERTOUX Brandy: Changing the Order of Cocktail Culture
Category: Marketing/Promotion Campaign | 1300. Branding ($175)
Location
: New York, NY
Website: www.hannaleecommunications.com

High=Proof Creative


Title of Entry: Gin Farallon Website
Category: Website | 1368. Craft Distillery
Location
: Portland, OR
Website: www.ginfarallon.com

Dads Drinking Bourbon


Title of Entry: Dads Drinking Bourbon: Pinhook Bourbon War
Category: Social Media | 1382. Other — Podcast: Review
Location
: Nashville, TN
Website: www.dadsdrinkingbourbon.com

Sipssudsandsmokes


Title of Entry: Sips, Suds, & Smokes
Category: Podcast | 1446. Review
Location
: Nashville, TN
Websitewww.sipssudsandsmokes.com

Holystone Distilling


Title of Entry: Holystone Distilling Bosun’s Gin
Category: Label Design | 1353. Other —
Location
: Salt Lake City, UT
Websitewww.Holystonedistilling.com

Black Diamond Whiskey


Title of Entry: 1%er History
Category: Label Design | 1351. Product Story and Description
Location
: Brunswick, ME
Websitewww.blackdiamondwhiskey.com

Firesite Films


Client: Hartford Flavors

Title of Entry: Wild Moon Liqueurs – Rose Gin Old Fashioned Recipe video
Category: Video | 1387. Marketing
Location
: Noank, CT
Websitewww.firesitefilms.com

Five Farms Irish Cream


Title of Entry: Five Farms Specialty POS
Category: Point of Sale/Display Design | 1366. Other — Specialty POS Items
Location
: Weston, MO
Websitefivefarmsirishcream.com

Five Farms Irish Cream


Title of Entry: Five Farms / Kansas City Irish Fest
Category: Public Relations | 1315. Sponsorship
Location
: Weston, MO
Websitefivefarmsirishcream.com

Society Awards


Client: Ambition Beverages

Title of Entry: Vision Vodka
Category: Bottle Design | 1346. Modern Appearance
Location
: New York, NY
Websitesocietyawards.com

Society Awards


Client: Ambition Beverages

Title of Entry: Vision Vodka
Category: Bottle Design | 1347. Shape and Overall Appearance
Location
: New York, NY
Websitesocietyawards.com

Society Awards


Title of Entry: Anniversary Bourbon
Category: Packaging Design | 1358. Holiday/Gift Packaging
Location
: New York, NY
Websitesocietyawards.com

Creative Department


Client: Urban Press Spirits

Title of Entry: Affinity Gin
Category: Label Design | 1350. Historic/Traditional
Location
: Long Beach, CA
Websitecdepartment.com

Cooperstown Distillery


Title of Entry: Cooper’s Ransom Rye Bottle
Category: Bottle Design | 1347. Shape and Overall Appearance
Location
: Cooperstown, NY
Websitewww.CooperstownDistillery.com

Burlock and Barrel Distillers of Florida


Client: Whisper Premium Rice Whiskey

Title of Entry: Whisper Premium Rice Whiskey
Category: Bottle Design | 1345. Historic/Traditional Appearance
Location
: Jacksonville, FL
Websitewww.burlockandbarrel.com

Sagamore Spirit


Title of Entry: Sagamore Spirit Distillery Tour
Category: Public Relations | 1310. Distillery Tour
Location
: Baltimore, MD
Websitewww.sagamorespirit.com

2019 Marketing Competition


Silver Winners

Five Farms Irish Cream


Title of Entry: Five Farms / Wall Street Journal Ads
Category: Advertising | 1324. Newspaper
Location
: Weston, MO
Websitefivefarmsirishcream.com

Holystone Distilling


Title of Entry: Holystone Distilling’s Perla Vodka
Category: Label Design | 1353. Other —
Location
: Salt Lake City, UT
Websitewww.Holystonedistilling.com

MOI, Mark Oliver Inc


Client: Central Coast Distillery, Forager

Title of Entry: Vodka Distilled from Raw Honey
Category: Label Design | 1349. Creative/Unusual
Location
: Solvang, CA
Websitewww.markoliverinc.com

Cape Fear Distillery


Title of Entry: Cape Fear Distillery Maritime Gin
Category: Label Design | 1349. Creative/Unusual
Location
: Elizabethtown, NC
Websitewww.CapeFearDistillery.com

Whiskey River


Client: Dead Man's Hand

Title of Entry: Dead Man’s Hand
Category: Label Design | 1349. Creative/Unusual
Location
: Fairfield, CA
Websitefacebook.com/Dead Man’s Hand

Five Farms Irish Cream


Title of Entry: Five Farms Display Box
Category: Packaging Design | 1356. Display or Presentation box
Location
: Weston, MO
Websitefivefarmsirishcream.com

Five Farms Irish Cream


Title of Entry: Five Farms Logo
Category: Marketing/Promotion Materials Design | 1340. Logo
Location
: Weston, MO
Websitefivefarmsirishcream.com

Society Awards


Client: Ambition Beverages

Title of Entry: Vision Vodka Website
Category: Website | 1370. Product
Location
: New York, NY
Websitesocietyawards.com

Society Awards


Client: Riazul

Title of Entry: Riazul Tequila
Category: Bottle Design | 1347. Shape and Overall Appearance
Location
: New York, NY
Websitesocietyawards.com

Heavenly Spirits


Title of Entry: From France With LOVE Ad
Category: Advertising | 1323. Magazine
Location
: Lakeville, MA
Websitewww.heavenlyspirits.com

Heavenly Spirits


Title of Entry: From France With LOVE
Category: Advertising | 1323. Magazine
Location
: Lakeville, MA
Websitewww.heavenlyspirits.com

Creative Department


Client: Urban Press Spirits

Title of Entry: Piccolo – Petit Verdot
Category: Label Design | 1349. Creative/Unusual
Location
: Long Beach, CA
Websitecdepartment.com

Creative Department


Client: Urban Press Winery

Title of Entry: Regal Raspberry Wine
Category: Label Design | 1349. Creative/Unusual
Location
: Long Beach, CA
Websitecdepartment.com

Hanna Lee Communications


Title of Entry: HLC Global Bartender Trade Scholarship
Category: Video | 1390. Other — Giving Back to the Community
Location
: New York, NY
Website: www.hannaleecommunications.com

Southern Distilling Company


Title of Entry: Social Media Campaign
Category: Social Media | 1372. Social Media Campaign (Multiple Platforms) ($175)
Location
: Statesville, NC
Website: www.southerndistillingcompany.com

RHS LLC


Title of Entry: Pineapple Spirit
Category: Label Design | 1349. Creative/Unusual
Location
: Honolulu, HI
Websitewww.rhsdistillery.com

RHS LLC


Title of Entry: Ulukila Breadfruit Spirit/Liquor
Category: Label Design | 1352. Special Product
Location
: Honolulu, HI
Websitewww.rhsdistillery.com