The 2023 Competition Is Now OPEN

To make a great spirit you bring all of your artistry, dedication, science and passion to the table. We bring the most respected judges from around the world to the other side of that table.

OUR GOAL IS TO INCREASE AWARENESS IN YOUR DISTILLERY AND HELP YOU SELL MORE GREAT SPIRITS!

 

May 6-7, 2023

About us

To make a great spirit you bring all of your artistry, dedication, science and passion to the table. We bring the world's most respected judges from around the world to the other side of that table. Competition on a truly international scale – all for the best of reasons – Giving Back. 

Our Judges

WE HAVE THE BEST JUDGES. Our judges include the most influential people in the spirits industry, including Masters Distillers, Certified Spirits Educators, Brand Ambassadors, retailers, importers and spirits industry writers and consultants.

             
  # Medal Company Title Category Region Country
Best in show 1 Best in show - Gin Goleta Red Distilling Company Goodland Gin Gin CA USA
Best in show 2 Best in show - Bourbon King's Family Distillery King's Family Distillery Bourbon Straight Bourbon TN USA
Best in show 3 Best in show - American Craft Whiskey Yankee Distillers Yankee Distillers Straight Wheat Whiskey American Craft Whiskey NY USA
Platinum 4 Platinum Acre Distilling Co Acre Hell's Half Acre Rum Rum Dark / Gold TX USA
Platinum 5 Platinum Buffalo Distilling Company One Foot Cock Krupnik Other Liqueurs NY USA
Platinum 6 Platinum Derelict Airship Violet Crown Spirits Midnight Marigold Herbal / Botanicals Liqueurs TX USA
Platinum 7 Platinum Key West First Legal Rum Key West Green Coconut Rum Flavored / Infused FL USA
Platinum 8 Platinum Kings County Distillery Bottled-in-Bond Straight Bourbon Small Batch Bourbon 10 Yrs. & Younger NY USA
Platinum 9 Platinum Myer Farm Distillers Electa Fig Liqueur Fruit Liqueur NY USA
Platinum 10 Platinum New York Distilling Co. Perry's Tot Navy Strength Gin Plymouth-style Gin NY USA
Gold 11 Gold Alaskan Spirits Distillery Alaska Proof Fireweed Vodka Vodka Flavored / Infused AK USA
Gold 12 Gold Apple Country Spirits Apple Country Spirits Pear Brandy Fruit Brandy (other than grape) NY USA
Gold 13 Gold Breuckelen Distilling 77 Whiskey Bonded Rye American Craft Whiskey NY USA
Gold 14 Gold Hook & Ladder Distillery LLC First Alarm Vodka Other Vodka TN USA
Gold 15 Gold Kilimanjaro Distillery LLC Xplorer Bourbon Whiskey Straight Bourbon PA USA
Gold 16 Gold Kings County Distillery Straight Bourbon Whiskey Straight Bourbon NY USA
Gold 17 Gold Lockhouse Distillery Lockhouse Barreled Gin Gin NY USA
Gold 18 Gold Neptune Rum Neptune Rum Gold Rum Dark / Gold Gloucestershire UK
Gold 19 Gold Old Home Distillers Old Home Distillers Brothers' Cut Straight Bourbon Whiskey Small Batch Bourbon 10 Yrs. & Younger NY USA
Gold 20 Gold Saint Lawrence Spirits Rye Knot Moonshine Other Moonshine NY USA
Gold 21 Gold Springbrook Hollow Farm Distillery Cowboy Coffee Liqueur Coffee Liqueur NY USA
Gold 22 Gold Star Union Spirits Single Barrel Immature Brandy American Grape Brandy IL USA
Gold 23 Gold Twister Distillery Success Vodka Wheat Vodka OK USA
Silver 24 Silver Acre Distilling Co Acre Two Minnie's Gin Gin TX USA
Silver 25 Silver Barn Dog Craft Distilling Black Boot Rum Rum White NY USA
Silver 26 Silver Big River Distilling Company Blue Note Bourbon Straight Bourbon TN USA
Silver 27 Silver Black Button Distilling Bourbon Cream Cream / Dairy Liqueurs NY USA
Silver 28 Silver Black Button Distilling Citrus Forward Gin Gin NY USA
Silver 29 Silver Black Button Distilling Loganberry Gin Gin NY USA
Silver 30 Silver Black Diamond Whiskey 1%er La Dama Blanca Non-Aged Whiskey ME USA
Silver 31 Silver Dark Island Spirits Dark Island - Rhythm & Blues Small Batch Bourbon 10 Yrs. & Younger NY USA
Silver 32 Silver Dark Island Spirits Dark Island Vodka Wheat Vodka NY USA
Silver 33 Silver Devils Backbone Distilling Devils Backbone Fresh Hop Gin Gin VA USA
Silver 34 Silver DISTILLERY 36, LLC Sril Art Vodka Sugar Cane Vodka UT USA
Silver 35 Silver Eda Rhyne Distilling Company Amaro Flora Herbal / Botanicals Liqueurs NC USA
Silver 36 Silver Eda Rhyne Distilling Company Appalachian Fernet Herbal / Botanicals Liqueurs NC USA
Silver 37 Silver Finger Lakes Distilling Llc McKenzie Straight Rye Whiskey American Straight Rye Whiskey NY USA
Silver 38 Silver Holman Distillery Holman's Applejack Eau-De-Vie NC USA
Silver 39 Silver Hudson Valley Distillers Hardscrabble Applejack Apple Brandy NY USA
Silver 40 Silver King's Family Distillery King's Family Distillery Rye Whiskey American Straight Rye Whiskey TN USA
Silver 41 Silver Kings County Distillery Empire Rye American Rye Whiskey NY USA
Silver 42 Silver Kings County Distillery Peated Bourbon Other Whiskey NY USA
Silver 43 Silver Lakeward Spirits Fathoms Below Spiced Rum Rum Spiced NY USA
Silver 44 Silver Lakeward Spirits Wild Gin Gin Genever NY USA
Silver 45 Silver Live Free Distillery Mountain Top Vodka Other Grain Vodka NH USA
Silver 46 Silver Lock 1 Distilling Company Ryze Vodka Wheat Vodka NY USA
Silver 47 Silver Luckey Spirits LLC Luckey Spirits Grappa Grappa NY USA
Silver 48 Silver Myer Farm Distillers Cayuga Gold Barrel Gin Gin NY USA
Silver 49 Silver Myer Farm Distillers J. Earl Myer Ginger Lake Flavored Whiskey NY USA
Silver 50 Silver Myer Farm Distillers John Myer New York Straight Corn Whiskey Corn Whiskey NY USA
Silver 51 Silver Myer Farm Distillers Myer Farm Ginger Flavored Vodka Vodka Flavored / Infused NY USA
Silver 52 Silver New York Distilling Co. Dorothy Parker American Gin Gin NY USA
Silver 53 Silver New York Distilling Co. Mr. Katz Rock & Rye Flavored Whiskey NY USA
Silver 54 Silver New York Distilling Co. Perry's Tot Rose Petal Infused Gin Gin Flavored / Infused NY USA
Silver 55 Silver New York Distilling Co. Ragtime Rye American Straight Rye American Straight Rye Whiskey NY USA
Silver 56 Silver New York Distilling Co. Ragtime Rye Applejack Barrel Finished American Rye Whiskey NY USA
Silver 57 Silver New York Distilling Co. Ragtime Rye Double Oak (112 Proof - Cask Strength) American Rye Whiskey NY USA
Silver 58 Silver New York Distilling Co. Ragtime Rye Single Barrel (112 Proof - Cask Strength) Single Barrel American Whiskey 10 Yrs. & Younger NY USA
Silver 59 Silver Old Home Distillers Old Home Distillers New York Single Malt Whiskey American Craft Whiskey NY USA
Silver 60 Silver Saint Lawrence Spirits Admirals Albatros Moonshine Other Moonshine NY USA
Silver 61 Silver Saint Lawrence Spirits Anchored American Gin Gin NY USA
Silver 62 Silver Saint Lawrence Spirits Empire Cream Cream / Dairy Liqueurs NY USA
Silver 63 Silver Saint Lawrence Spirits New York Dry Gin Gin NY USA
Silver 64 Silver Saint Lawrence Spirits Vodka Other Grain Vodka NY USA
Silver 65 Silver Saint Lawrence Spirits Wheelhouse Whiskey Corn Whiskey NY USA
Silver 66 Silver Shelter Distilling Gin The Second Gin CA USA
Silver 67 Silver Springbrook Hollow Farm Distillery Adirondack High Rye Bourbon Straight Bourbon NY USA
Silver 68 Silver Springbrook Hollow Farm Distillery Two Sisters Orangecello Fruit Liqueur NY USA
Silver 69 Silver The Sweeter Side of the Feud Devil Anse's Honey Whisky Flavored Whiskey WV USA
Silver 70 Silver Town Branch Distillery Town Branch Rye American Straight Rye Whiskey KY USA
Silver 71 Silver van brunt stillhouse Van Brunt White Rye Whiskey Aged Moonshine NY USA
Silver 72 Silver Whiskey River Dead Man's Hand American Blended Whiskey CA USA
Silver 73 Silver Yankee Distillers Yankee Distillers Straight Malt Whiskey American Craft Whiskey NY USA
Bronze 74 Bronze Acre Distilling Co Acre Single Malt Whisky Single Barrel American Whiskey 10 Yrs. & Younger TX USA
Bronze 75 Bronze Alaskan Spirits Distillery Alaska Proof Premium Potato Vodka Potato Vodka AK USA
Bronze 76 Bronze American Fifth Spirits Fernet Liqueur Aperitif MI USA
Bronze 77 Bronze American Fifth Spirits Straight Bourbon Straight Bourbon MI USA
Bronze 78 Bronze American Fifth Spirits Wheat Whiskey American Craft Whiskey MI USA
Bronze 79 Bronze Apple Country Spirits Apple Country Spirits 5 Year Old Applejack Apple Brandy NY USA
Bronze 80 Bronze Barn Dog Craft Distilling Golden Oak American Dark Rum Rum Dark / Gold NY USA
Bronze 81 Bronze Big River Distilling Company Riverset Rye American Straight Rye Whiskey TN USA
Bronze 82 Bronze Black Button Distilling Empire Rye Whiskey American Straight Rye Whiskey NY USA
Bronze 83 Bronze Black Button Distilling Four Grain Bourbon Small Batch Bourbon 10 Yrs. & Younger NY USA
Bronze 84 Bronze Blue Marble Cocktails Blue Marble Cocktails Marble-Rita Pre-Mixed Cocktails 20.0% or less ABV IN USA
Bronze 85 Bronze Blue Sky Distillery TRIPLE DEUCE Whiskey Other Whiskey VA USA
Bronze 86 Bronze Breuckelen Distilling 77 Whiskey 100% Corn American Craft Whiskey NY USA
Bronze 87 Bronze Breuckelen Distilling 77 Whiskey Local Rye and Corn American Craft Whiskey NY USA
Bronze 88 Bronze Breuckelen Distilling Project No. 1 Bourbon Straight Bourbon NY USA
Bronze 89 Bronze Brooklyn Gin BROOKLYN GIN Gin NY USA
Bronze 90 Bronze Brother Justus Brother Justus Silver Whiskey Other Moonshine MN USA
Bronze 91 Bronze Brother Justus Brother Justus Single Malt American American Craft Whiskey MN USA
Bronze 92 Bronze Channel Islands Distillery Grey Ghost, Extra Dark Aged Rum Rum Dark / Gold CA USA
Bronze 93 Bronze Chippewa River Distillery Horseradish Flavored Vodka Vodka Flavored / Infused WI USA
Bronze 94 Bronze Chippewa River Distillery Old Chippewa Rye Whiskey American Rye Whiskey WI USA
Bronze 95 Bronze Chippewa River Distillery Old Chippewa Wisconsin Blended Whiskey American Blended Whiskey WI USA
Bronze 96 Bronze Devils Backbone Distilling Devils Backbone Mountain Cane Silver Rum Rum White VA USA
Bronze 97 Bronze Devils Backbone Distilling Devils Backbone Nelly's Pear Brandy Eau-De-Vie VA USA
Bronze 98 Bronze Devils Backbone Distilling Devils Backbone Virginia Pine Gin Gin VA USA
Bronze 99 Bronze DISTILLERY 36, LLC Brigham Rum Rum White UT USA
Bronze 100 Bronze Doc's Distillery Doc Howard's Corn Whiskey Corn Whiskey OH USA
Bronze 101 Bronze Doc's Distillery Doc Howard's Maple Flavored Whiskey Flavored Whiskey OH USA
Bronze 102 Bronze Erie Canal Distillers To Hell and Back Corn Whisky Corn Whiskey NY USA
Bronze 103 Bronze Finger Lakes Distilling Llc Seneca Drums Gin Gin NY USA
Bronze 104 Bronze Four Fights Distilling, LLC Bowers' American Whiskey American Craft Whiskey NY USA
Bronze 105 Bronze Four Fights Distilling, LLC Suite 101 Gin Gin NY USA
Bronze 106 Bronze Grazin' Spirits, LLC Unburdened Bourbon Small Batch Bourbon 10 Yrs. & Younger NY USA
Bronze 107 Bronze High Peaks Distilling Cloudsplitter Single Malt Whiskey American Craft Whiskey NY USA
Bronze 108 Bronze High Peaks Distilling Sugar Moon Maple Whiskey Flavored Whiskey NY USA
Bronze 109 Bronze Hudson Valley Distillers Clear Mountain Gin Gin NY USA
Bronze 110 Bronze JJPfister Distilling Company Capitol Gin Gin CA USA
Bronze 111 Bronze JJPfister Distilling Company Potato Vodka Potato Vodka CA USA
Bronze 112 Bronze Journeyman Distillery Corsets Whips and Whiskey American Craft Whiskey MI USA
Bronze 113 Bronze Journeyman Distillery Field Rye by Journeyman Distillery Flavored Whiskey MI USA
Bronze 114 Bronze Journeyman Distillery Old Country Goodness - O.C.G. Best Served Hot or Cold Fruit Liqueur MI USA
Bronze 115 Bronze Just Rum Just Rum Simple White Rhum Non-Aged OR USA
Bronze 116 Bronze King's Family Distillery King's Family Distillery Vodka Corn Vodka TN USA
Bronze 117 Bronze Lakeward Spirits Evergreen Gin Gin Genever NY USA
Bronze 118 Bronze Lakeward Spirits Inland Sea Rum Rum White NY USA
Bronze 119 Bronze Law Shine LLC Law's Choice Hell's Holler Non-Aged Whiskey VA USA
Bronze 120 Bronze Little Water Distillery Liberty American Silver Rum Rum White NJ USA
Bronze 121 Bronze Little Water Distillery Rusted Revolver Gin Gin NJ USA
Bronze 122 Bronze Live Free Distillery Backcreek Bourbon Whiskey Small Batch Bourbon 10 Yrs. & Younger NH USA
Bronze 123 Bronze Live Free Distillery Backroads Honey Whiskey Flavored Whiskey NH USA
Bronze 124 Bronze Lock 1 Distilling Company Locktenders Gin Gin NY USA
Bronze 125 Bronze Luckey Spirits LLC Luckey Spirits Apple Eau de Vie Eau-De-Vie NY USA
Bronze 126 Bronze Murray's Fools Distilling Co. Osprey Aquavit Aquavit NY USA
Bronze 127 Bronze Myer Farm Distillers J. Earl Myer Honey Lake Flavored Whiskey NY USA
Bronze 128 Bronze Myer Farm Distillers John Myer Four Grain Whiskey American Craft Whiskey NY USA
Bronze 129 Bronze Myer Farm Distillers John Myer New York Straight Bourbon Whiskey-Single Barrel Straight Bourbon NY USA
Bronze 130 Bronze Myer Farm Distillers John Myer New York Straight Four Grain Whiskey-Single Barrel American Craft Whiskey NY USA
Bronze 131 Bronze Myer Farm Distillers John Myer New York Straight Rye Whiskey-Single Barrel Single Barrel American Whiskey 10 Yrs. & Younger NY USA
Bronze 132 Bronze Myer Farm Distillers John Myer New York Straight Wheat Whiskey-Single Barrel American Craft Whiskey NY USA
Bronze 133 Bronze Myer Farm Distillers John Myer Rye Whiskey American Rye Whiskey NY USA
Bronze 134 Bronze Myer Farm Distillers Myer Farm Coffee Vodka Vodka Flavored / Infused NY USA
Bronze 135 Bronze Myer Farm Distillers Myer Farm Gin Gin NY USA
Bronze 136 Bronze Myer Farm Distillers Myer Farm Lavender Flavored Vodka Vodka Flavored / Infused NY USA
Bronze 137 Bronze Myer Farm Distillers Myer Farm Vodka Wheat Vodka NY USA
Bronze 138 Bronze Nahmias et Fils Distillery Legs Diamond 100% Rye Whiskey American Rye Whiskey NY USA
Bronze 139 Bronze Nahmias et Fils Distillery Legs Diamond Bourbon Single Barrel American Whiskey 10 Yrs. & Younger NY USA
Bronze 140 Bronze Nahmias et Fils Distillery Nahmias et Fils Mahia Eau-De-Vie NY USA
Bronze 141 Bronze Neptune Rum Neptune Rum Gold Extra-Aged Rum (More Than 5 Years) Gloucestershire UK
Bronze 142 Bronze New York Distilling Co. Chief Gowanus New Netherland Gin Gin Genever NY USA
Bronze 143 Bronze New York Distilling Co. Perry's Tot Reserve Plymouth-style Gin NY USA
Bronze 144 Bronze New York Distilling Co. Queens Courage New York Old Tom Gin Gin NY USA
Bronze 145 Bronze New York Distilling Co. Ragtime Rye Bottled in Bond American Straight Rye Whiskey NY USA
Bronze 146 Bronze Nightside Distillery Nightside Bourbon Small Batch Bourbon 10 Yrs. & Younger WA USA
Bronze 147 Bronze Nightside Distillery Nightside Gin Gin WA USA
Bronze 148 Bronze OWENS VALLEY DISTILLING COMPANY Quintuple Cuvee Other Rum CA USA
Bronze 149 Bronze paducah distileed spirits Alligator Hunter Corn Whiskey Moonshine ky USA
Bronze 150 Bronze Perlick Distillery American Yeoman Wheat Vodka WI USA
Bronze 151 Bronze Port Morris Distillery PMD Pitorro Anejo Other Brown Spirits NY USA
Bronze 152 Bronze Port Morris Distillery PMD Pitorro Shine Other Moonshine NY USA
Bronze 153 Bronze Quincy Street Distillery Quincy Street Distillery Vodka Corn Vodka IL USA
Bronze 154 Bronze Rapscallion Spirits Co. Spiced Apple Liqueur Fruit Liqueur CA USA
Bronze 155 Bronze S & B Farmstead Distillery Sir Winston Small Batch Bourbon Small Batch Bourbon 10 Yrs. & Younger IA USA
Bronze 156 Bronze Saint Lawrence Spirits Captain's Flask Bourbon Small Batch Bourbon 10 Yrs. & Younger NY USA
Bronze 157 Bronze Saint Lawrence Spirits Downbound Barreled Gin Gin NY USA
Bronze 158 Bronze Saint Lawrence Spirits Even Keel Moonshine Other Moonshine NY USA
Bronze 159 Bronze Saint Lawrence Spirits Ice Breaker Whiskey American Craft Whiskey NY USA
Bronze 160 Bronze Saint Lawrence Spirits Kentucky Son Straight Bourbon Straight Bourbon NY USA
Bronze 161 Bronze Saint Lawrence Spirits La Fee Rouge Absinthe Absinthe NY USA
Bronze 162 Bronze Saint Lawrence Spirits Penet Square Gin Gin NY USA
Bronze 163 Bronze Saint Lawrence Spirits Ryes In Shine Other Moonshine NY USA
Bronze 164 Bronze Saint Lawrence Spirits Straight Rye Whiskey American Straight Rye Whiskey NY USA
Bronze 165 Bronze Saint Lawrence Spirits Verte Absinthe Absinthe NY USA
Bronze 166 Bronze Shelter Distilling Gin the Third Gin CA USA
Bronze 167 Bronze Shelter Distilling Gin The Third Barrel Aged Other Brown Spirits CA USA
Bronze 168 Bronze Shelter Distilling Rum Rum White CA USA
Bronze 169 Bronze Silver Bear Distillery Silver Bear Maple Liqueur Other Liqueurs MA USA
Bronze 170 Bronze Silver Bear Distillery Silver Bear Vodka Wheat Vodka MA USA
Bronze 171 Bronze Springbrook Hollow Farm Distillery Adirondack Maple Flavored Whiskey Flavored Whiskey NY USA
Bronze 172 Bronze Star Union Spirits Cherry Brandy Fruit Brandy (other than grape) IL USA
Bronze 173 Bronze Star Union Spirits Immature Brandy (Eau-de-Vie) Eau-De-Vie IL USA
Bronze 174 Bronze Stoutridge Distillery Stoutridge Gen Z Gin Genever NY USA
Bronze 175 Bronze Stoutridge Distillery Stoutridge Rye 75"""" American Rye Whiskey NY USA
Bronze 176 Bronze Stoutridge Distillery Stoutridge Slivovitz Slivovice NY USA
Bronze 177 Bronze Stoutridge Distillery Wagner's White Lightning Corn Whiskey Moonshine NY USA
Bronze 178 Bronze The Sweeter Side of the Feud Charred In A Jar American Craft Whiskey WV USA
Bronze 179 Bronze The Sweeter Side of the Feud Devil Anse Single Barrel Bourbon Straight Bourbon WV USA
Bronze 180 Bronze The Sweeter Side of the Feud Heritage Moonshine Corn Whiskey Moonshine WV USA
Bronze 181 Bronze Three Crosses Distilling Company Crossed Rifles Spiced Rum Rum Spiced VA USA
Bronze 182 Bronze Three Crosses Distilling Company Three Crosses American Whiskey American Craft Whiskey VA USA
Bronze 183 Bronze Tuthilltown Spirits Distillery Cacao Liqueur Chocolate Liqueur NY USA
Bronze 184 Bronze Tuthilltown Spirits Distillery Half Moon Orchard Gin Gin NY USA
Bronze 185 Bronze Tuthilltown Spirits Distillery Hudson Baby Burbon Whiskey Straight Bourbon NY USA
Bronze 186 Bronze Tuthilltown Spirits Distillery Hudson Manhattan Rye Whiskey American Straight Rye Whiskey NY USA
Bronze 187 Bronze Tuthilltown Spirits Distillery Hudson Maple Cask Rye Whiskey Other Whiskey NY USA
Bronze 188 Bronze Tuthilltown Spirits Distillery Indigenous Empire State Wheat Vodka Wheat Vodka NY USA
Bronze 189 Bronze Tuthilltown Spirits Distillery Indigenous Fresh Pressed Apple Other Vodka NY USA
Bronze 190 Bronze Tuthilltown Spirits Distillery Triple Sec Liqueur Other Liqueurs NY USA
Bronze 191 Bronze Twin Creeks Distillery Twin Creeks 1st Sugar Moonshine Sugarshine VA USA
Bronze 192 Bronze Two Trees Distilling Company Tim Smith Southern Reserve Bourbon Small Batch Bourbon 10 Yrs. & Younger NC USA
Bronze 193 Bronze Two Trees Distilling Company Tim Smith Southern Reserve Rye American Rye Whiskey NC USA
Bronze 194 Bronze Two Trees Distilling Company Tim Smith Southern Reserve Whiskey Single Barrel American Whiskey 10 Yrs. & Younger NC USA
Bronze 195 Bronze Virginia Distillery Company Chardonnay Cask Finished Virginia-Highland Whisky American Blended Whiskey VA USA
Bronze 196 Bronze Whistling Hare Distillery Blue Corn Bourbon American Craft Whiskey CO USA
Bronze 197 Bronze Whistling Hare Distillery Blue Corn Vodka Corn Vodka CO USA
Bronze 198 Bronze WRC Distillery Shadow Hawk Other Brown Spirits NC USA
Bronze 199 Bronze Yankee Distillers Yankee Distillers Straight Bourbon Whiskey Straight Bourbon NY USA
Bronze 200 Bronze Yankee Distillers Yankee Distillers Straight Rye Whiskey American Straight Rye Whiskey NY USA