2019 Taste Competition
Double Gold Winners
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 to $5.99
Production Volume: 100,001 – 500,000
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
1%er
Black Diamond Whiskey
Region: Maine
Category: Whisk(e)y | 116. American, Moonshine/ Unaged
Alcohol Content: 50%
Retail Price: $NA
Production Volume: <5000
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
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
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
Website: www.colangelopr.com
Society Awards
Title of Entry: 10 Year Anniversary Bourbon
Category: Marketing/Promotion Campaign | 1307. Special Event
Location: New York, NY
Website: societyawards.com
Society Awards
Title of Entry: 10 Year Anniversary Bourbon Barrel
Category: Marketing/Promotion Campaign | 1304. Marketing Stunt
Location: New York, NY
Website: societyawards.com
Archie Rose Distilling Co.
Title of Entry: Archie Rose Distilling Co.
Category: Public Relations | 1316. Visitor Attraction
Location: Rosebery, Australia
Website: www.archierose.com.au
Journeyman Distillery
Title of Entry: We Are Journeyman
Category: Video | 1383. Corporate Image
Location: Three Oaks, MI
Website: journeymandistillery.com
Five Farms Irish Cream
Title of Entry: Five Farms Bottle Design
Category: Bottle Design | 1347. Shape and Overall Appearance
Location: Weston, MO
Website: fivefarmsirishcream.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
Website: www.partnersandnapier.com
Journeyman Distillery
Title of Entry: Building A Distillery
Category: Video | 1387. Marketing
Location: Three Oaks, MI
Website: journeymandistillery.com
Whiskey Acres Distilling Co
Title of Entry: “Just Like Us” Video
Category: Social Media | 1378. Social Video
Location: DeKalb, IL
Website: whiskeyacres.com
Red Harbor Rum
Title of Entry: Red Harbor Rum
Category: Bottle Design | 1347. Shape and Overall Appearance
Location: North Charleston, SC
Website: www.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
Website: www.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
Website: www.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
Website: www.hannaleecommunications.com
Five Farms Irish Cream
Title of Entry: Five Farms Website
Category: Website | 1370. Product
Location: Weston, MO
Website: fivefarmsirishcream.com
Five Farms Irish Cream
Title of Entry: Five Farms Product Story
Category: Label Design | 1351. Product Story and Description
Location: Weston, MO
Website: fivefarmsirishcream.com
Sunday Afternoon
Client: Desgin Gin
Title of Entry: Gin From Within
Category: Advertising | 1326. Poster
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Website: www.desgingin.com
Heavenly Spirits
Title of Entry: From France With LOVE campaign
Category: Marketing/Promotion Campaign | 1300. Branding
Location: Lakeville, MA
Website: www.heavenlyspirits.com
Holladay Distillery
Client: Five Farms Irish Cream
Title of Entry: Five Farms Branding
Category: Marketing/Promotion Campaign | 1300. Branding
Location: Weston, MO
Website: fivefarmsirishcream.com
Sagamore Spirit
Title of Entry: Bourbon’s Older Brother
Category: Advertising | 1318. Advertising Campaign
Location: Baltimore, MD
Website: www.sagamorespirit.com
Sagamore Spirit
Title of Entry: Branding by Sagamore Spirit
Category: Marketing/Promotion Campaign | 1300. Branding
Location: Baltimore, MD
Website: www.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
Website: www.sagamorespirit.com
Sagamore Spirit
Title of Entry: Six-Sided Bottle by Sagamore Spirit
Category: Bottle Design | 1347. Shape and Overall Appearance
Location: Baltimore, MD
Website: www.sagamorespirit.com
2019 Marketing Competition
Gold Winners
Sipssudsandsmokes
Title of Entry: Sips, Suds, & Smokes
Category: Podcast | 1446. Review
Location: Nashville, TN
Website: www.sipssudsandsmokes.com
Holystone Distilling
Title of Entry: Holystone Distilling Bosun’s Gin
Category: Label Design | 1353. Other —
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Website: www.Holystonedistilling.com
Black Diamond Whiskey
Title of Entry: 1%er History
Category: Label Design | 1351. Product Story and Description
Location: Brunswick, ME
Website: www.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
Website: www.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
Website: fivefarmsirishcream.com
Five Farms Irish Cream
Title of Entry: Five Farms / Kansas City Irish Fest
Category: Public Relations | 1315. Sponsorship
Location: Weston, MO
Website: fivefarmsirishcream.com
Society Awards
Client: Ambition Beverages
Title of Entry: Vision Vodka
Category: Bottle Design | 1346. Modern Appearance
Location: New York, NY
Website: societyawards.com
Society Awards
Client: Ambition Beverages
Title of Entry: Vision Vodka
Category: Bottle Design | 1347. Shape and Overall Appearance
Location: New York, NY
Website: societyawards.com
Society Awards
Title of Entry: Anniversary Bourbon
Category: Packaging Design | 1358. Holiday/Gift Packaging
Location: New York, NY
Website: societyawards.com
Creative Department
Client: Urban Press Spirits
Title of Entry: Affinity Gin
Category: Label Design | 1350. Historic/Traditional
Location: Long Beach, CA
Website: cdepartment.com
Cooperstown Distillery
Title of Entry: Cooper’s Ransom Rye Bottle
Category: Bottle Design | 1347. Shape and Overall Appearance
Location: Cooperstown, NY
Website: www.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
Website: www.burlockandbarrel.com
Sagamore Spirit
Title of Entry: Sagamore Spirit Distillery Tour
Category: Public Relations | 1310. Distillery Tour
Location: Baltimore, MD
Website: www.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
Website: fivefarmsirishcream.com
Holystone Distilling
Title of Entry: Holystone Distilling’s Perla Vodka
Category: Label Design | 1353. Other —
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Website: www.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
Website: www.markoliverinc.com
Cape Fear Distillery
Title of Entry: Cape Fear Distillery Maritime Gin
Category: Label Design | 1349. Creative/Unusual
Location: Elizabethtown, NC
Website: www.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
Website: facebook.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
Website: fivefarmsirishcream.com
Five Farms Irish Cream
Title of Entry: Five Farms Logo
Category: Marketing/Promotion Materials Design | 1340. Logo
Location: Weston, MO
Website: fivefarmsirishcream.com
Society Awards
Client: Ambition Beverages
Title of Entry: Vision Vodka Website
Category: Website | 1370. Product
Location: New York, NY
Website: societyawards.com
Society Awards
Client: Riazul
Title of Entry: Riazul Tequila
Category: Bottle Design | 1347. Shape and Overall Appearance
Location: New York, NY
Website: societyawards.com
Heavenly Spirits
Title of Entry: From France With LOVE Ad
Category: Advertising | 1323. Magazine
Location: Lakeville, MA
Website: www.heavenlyspirits.com
Heavenly Spirits
Title of Entry: From France With LOVE
Category: Advertising | 1323. Magazine
Location: Lakeville, MA
Website: www.heavenlyspirits.com
Creative Department
Client: Urban Press Spirits
Title of Entry: Piccolo – Petit Verdot
Category: Label Design | 1349. Creative/Unusual
Location: Long Beach, CA
Website: cdepartment.com
Creative Department
Client: Urban Press Winery
Title of Entry: Regal Raspberry Wine
Category: Label Design | 1349. Creative/Unusual
Location: Long Beach, CA
Website: cdepartment.com