DOUBLE-GOLD MEDAL WINNERS

Uncle Nearest Master Blend Edition Bourbon Whiskey
(Nearest Green Distillery, TN) 110° prf

Nose: Caramel, butterscotch, brown sugar, syrup cane, cooked honey, raisin, orange, white flowers, cinnamon, baking spices, tobacco leaf, smoke, oak, wood, smooth, savory.
Palate: Toffee, vanilla, candied fruit, dried pineapple, roasted corn, sweet corn, coffee, nutmeg, clove, pepper, spicy, oaky, nicely balanced, rich, creamy.
Finish: Toffee, dark chocolate, vanilla, honey, dessert, coffee, tobacco, spicy, peppery, balanced, rich layers, complex, wonderful.

Double Gold Medal

Missouri Ridge Distillery Single Barrel Bourbon
(MO)  94° prf

Nose: Caramel, butterscotch, cane sugar, buttery, vanilla, candy corn, ripe banana, tropical fruit, apricot, red apple skin.
Palate: Caramel, toffee, brown sugar, powdered sugar, vanilla, cream, butter, nougat, honey, apricot, Bartlett pear, apple, lemon, green leaves, cinnamon, clove, oak.
Finish: Caramel, toffee, treacle, demerara sugar, honey, dried apricot, orange zest, woody, oak, great.

Double Gold Medal

Uncle Nearest Single Barrel Bourbon Whiskey
(Nearest Green Distillery, TN)  Barrel strength.  122° prf

Nose: Toffee, butterscotch, molasses, maple, vanilla, cake, honey, raisin, banana, orange, vegetal, bread, cinnamon, baking spices, char, red fir wood, woody.
Palate: Chocolate, vanilla, honey, roasted corn, almond, roasted nuts, coffee, mint, ginger, clove, Red Hots, cinnamon, hot paprika, spicy, burning spice, oak, creamy mouthfeel, round, mouth filling.
Finish: Toffee, lovely bread cake, dry leaves, clove, slightly spicy, peppery, earthy, complex, rich, pretty, fun, solid, classic, yummy, excellent.

Double Gold Medal

Hudson Whiskey NY Bright Lights Big Bourbon
Straight Bourbon Whiskey
(NY)  Aged a minimum 3 yrs.  92° prf

Nose: Caramel, toffee, chocolate, Karo syrup, dried fruit, stone fruit, hot oatmeal, corn, pecan, coffee, herbs, cinnamon, earthy, oak, wood.
Palate: Caramel, toffee, fudge, vanilla, creamy coconut, pineapple, dried fruit, cherry, ginger, licorice, mint, black tea, white pepper, toasted walnut, oak, creamy mouthfeel.
Finish: Honey, pineapple, orange, eucalyptus, spices, nutty, tobacco, musty, oak, nice, rich.

Double Gold Medal

Dunamis Interstellar Bourbon Whiskey
(FL/TX)  90° prf

Nose: Caramel, toffee, maple syrup, vanilla, honey, roasted corn, toasted almond, walnut, black walnut, cinnamon, red fir pine, oak.
Palate: Toffee, butterscotch, vanilla, orange blossom honey, marmalade, dried apricot, cherry, pear, walnut shortbread, walnut, orange spice, ginger, grassy, eucalyptus, black tea, oak, sherry, creamy, great balance of flavors.
Finish: Chocolate, honey, dried orange, citrus, orange spice, complex, big, zesty, rich, creamy, ultra-smooth, great.

Double Gold Medal

GOLD MEDAL WINNERS

King's Single Barrel Bourbon Whiskey
Aged 10 yrs.
(King’s Family Distillery, TN / IN)  106° prf

Nose: Caramel, demerara sugar, maple syrup, vanilla, honey, raisins, pineapple, tropical fruit, green apple, citrus, corn, sweet peppers, oak, smoke, sherry.
Palate: Caramel, toffee, dark chocolate, white chocolate, chocolate, dark sugar, vanilla, honey, marmalade, apple, peppermint, toasted bread, black pepper, tobacco, buttery, oak, sherry.
Finish: Caramel, clove, lingering spice, balanced, powerful, smooth.

Gold Medal

BHAKTA Spirits 2014 Vintage Bourbon
Armagnac cask finished.
(Balthazar Rex, VT / IN)  105.4° prf

Nose: Toffee, butterscotch, chocolate, molasses, brown sugar, sweet cherry, minerals, oak, woody, port barrel, sherry.
Palate: Caramel, toffee, chocolate, honey, candy apple, apple, pineapple, banana, grape, orange zest, roasted almonds, fresh oak, American oak, sherry, silky mouthfeel, unique.
Finish: Caramel, toffee, chocolate, honey, lemony, smoke, well balanced, smooth.

Gold Medal

Uncle Nearest 1856 Premium Bourbon Whiskey
(Nearest Green Distillery, TN)  100° prf

Nose: Caramel, smooth buttery note, dark sugar, maple syrup, vanilla, honey, dried fruit, grassy, nutty, black pepper, wood fire, char, oak, woodsy, fresh.
Palate: Chocolate, tiramisu, praline, vanilla, sugar cane, sweet cherry, grape Jolly Rancher, dried fruit, ginger, spicy, black pepper, woody, cedar, oak, creamy, round mouthfeel.
Finish: Caramel, demerara sugar, marzipan, grain, light pepper, sweetness, balanced, very rich.

Gold Medal

Mary Dowling Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Finished in tequila barrels.
(Waterfill & Frazier Distillery, KY)  93° prf

Nose: Caramel, butterscotch, maple, clover honey, ripe banana, corn, melon, citrus, green leaves, jasmine tea, walnut, oak.
Palate: Caramel, chocolate, brown sugar, honey, clover honey, pineapple, prune, strawberry, lemon, pear, roasted corn, walnut, black tea, nutmeg, pepper, mixed spices, oak, creamy mouthfeel, zesty.
Finish: Caramel, dark chocolate, mocha, tea leaves, eucalyptus, great.

Gold Medal

Motorhead Ace of Spades Straight Bourbon Whiskey
(ND)  High Rye. Aged 4 years.  90° prf

Nose: Caramel, toffee, butterscotch crisps, butterscotch, buttery, sugar cane, honey, ripe banana, apricot, eucalyptus, cinnamon, hay, light leather, burnt toast, oaky.
Palate: Butterscotch, dark sugar, maple syrup, vanilla cookies, honey, pineapple, orange zest, ginger, corn, shredded wheat, hint of cinnamon, mellow pepper, pine, oak, wood.
Finish: Vanilla, buttery, orange zest, spices, white pepper, nice.

Gold Medal

Ammunition Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Cask Strength
(Daylight Wine And Spirits, CA)  Aged 9 years.
Finished in Cabernet Sauvignon barrels.  122.1° prf

Nose: Toffee, butterscotch, cane sugar, vanilla, sweet potato, apple, green apple, pear, touch of lemon, cherry, herbal, roasted almonds, oak, charred oak.
Palate: Caramel, cocoa fudge, molasses, nougat, honey, dried dates, stone fruit, citrus, white pepper, peppery, jalapeño, leather, dark wood, oak, sherry, opens up nicely.
Finish: Caramel, demerara sugar, spicy, sweet wood, lingering heat, complex, layered, rich.

Gold Medal

Durant & Booth Kentucky Bourbon
Aged in Cabernet Sauvignon barrels.
(Napa Valley, CA)  90° prf

Nose: Vanilla, butter, dried fruit, prune, pear, red apple, orange, lemon, sweet tea, cinnamon, black pepper, oaky, mixed wood.
Palate: Caramel, toffee, cane sugar, honey, raisin, dried fruit, ripe banana, orange, corn, ginger, mint, cinnamon, black pepper, slightly spicy, jalapeño, pine, oak, well balanced, soft, rich, creamy, very easy drinking.
Finish: Treacle, molasses, butter, corn, citrus, peppery, smoky, complex, zesty, rich, creamy.

Gold Medal

Sable Bourbon Whiskey
(Bespoken Spirits, KY)  Finished with oak staves.  94° prf

Nose: Butterscotch, caramel, molasses, vanilla, honey, bubblegum, orange peel, orangeade, green apple, grassy, leather, cedar, oak, charred oak.
Palate: Caramel, toffee, dark sugar, honey, roasted corn, pineapple, coconut, cherry, dried orange, orange, lemon, mint, cinnamon, clove, leather, smoke, oak.
Finish: Caramel, chocolate, lingering honey, tobacco, musty, nicely balanced, buttery, rich.

Gold Medal

Leatherwood Snake Eater Bourbon Whiskey
(TN)  Aged 2.5 years.  109° prf

Nose: Vanilla, dried fruit, coconut, apricot, apple, grassy, tobacco, woody, oak.
Palate: Caramel, dark chocolate, butter, marzipan, apple, cereal, wheat, tobacco leaves, cinnamon, cloves, pepper, spicy, oak, wine, sherry.
Finish: Cereal, wheat breakfast, rye, roasted nuts, nutty, clove, spice, jalapeño, sherry, nice.

Gold Medal

Hillrock Estate Cathy’s Cuvee #5
Solera Aged Bourbon Whiskey
(NY)   Aged in Tawny Port, Pedro Ximenez
& 1er Cru Sauternes barrels.  92.6° prf

Nose: Caramel, butterscotch, toffee, vanilla, mixed dried fruit, orange peel, buttered toast, anise, licorice, allspice, leathery, oak.
Palate: Caramel, toffee, dark chocolate, dark raisins, prune, coconut, apricot, rose, corn, buttered toast, cinnamon, nutmeg, peppery, oak.
Finish: Buttery, apricot, dark raisins, licorice, cinnamon, nutmeg, peppery, funk, musty.

Gold Medal

Lucky Seven ‘The New Yorker’
Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
(KY)  Finished in Amburana casks.  117.2 ° prf

Nose: Fudge, demerara sugar, maple syrup, honey, coconut, banana, ripe peach, lemon, rose petal, Red Hots, cinnamon, nutty, oak.
Palate: Caramel, toasted cocoa, dark chocolate, honey, stone fruit, orange, green leaves, eucalyptus, cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, black pepper, spicy, leather, oak, buttery.
Finish: Honey, mint, cinnamon, baking spices, spicy, white pepper, black pepper, high ABV, sherry.

Gold Medal

Ammunition Straight Bourbon Whiskey
(Daylight Wine And Spirits, CA)
Finished in Cabernet Sauvignon barrels.  90° prf

Nose: Caramel, toffee, dark sugar, clotted cream, vanilla, honey, light coconut, orange peel, dried orange, elderflower, grass, leather, oak.
Palate: Caramel, toffee, dark sugar, honey, mango, orange zest, lemon, citrus peel, eucalyptus, clove, pepper, white pepper, sherry, woody, oaky, buttery, elegant.
Finish: Orange peel, citrus, herbal, mint, clove, spice, classic expression, nicely balanced, very pretty.

Gold Medal

Crooked Furrow Single Barrel Select
Bourbon Whiskey - Aged 6 years.
(Proof Artisan Distillers, ND)  93.4° prf

Nose: Butterscotch, toffee, chocolate, brown sugar, maple syrup, marzipan, mango, blueberry, cherry, nutty, white pepper, tobacco, smoky, woody, oak.
Palate: Caramel, fudge, dark sugar, maple syrup, cream, vanilla, pineapple, overripe peach, dried orange peel, rose, mint, agave, bright peppers, pepper, toast, oak.
Finish: Mocha, honey, pineapple, red pepper, clove, charred oak, nice, rich, silky.

Gold Medal

SILVER MEDAL WINNERS

Mary Dowling Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Winter Wheat mash bill.
(Waterfill & Frazier Distillery, KY)  91° prf

Nose: Vanilla, chocolate, molasses, salt water taffy, banana, sweet Bananas Foster, mango, apple, green apple, pear, mint, menthol notes.
Palate: Melted toffee, maple syrup, honey, raisin, prune, pineapple, orange, stone fruit, mint, peppermint, pepper, spicy, leather, light pine, oak, creamy.
Finish: Caramel, vanilla, honey, orange, roasted nuts, cinnamon, smoky, rich, pleasant, easy drinking.

Silver Medal

King's Straight Bourbon Whiskey
(King’s Family Distillery, TN / IN).  92° prf

Nose: Grain, corn, cream, brown sugar, banana, cherry, red apple, orange, lemon, floral notes, grassy, tea leaves, cinnamon, toast, oak.
Palate: Caramel, toffee, dark chocolate, brown sugar, honey, dried cherry, pineapple, orange, mint, eucalyptus, biscuit, toast, grain, mixed nuts, pepper, black pepper, sherry, oak, buttery.
Finish: Butterscotch, demerara, honey, dried fruit, orange, cereal, black pepper, sherry, nice, flavorful.

Silver Medal

Last Shot Distillery Single Barrel Bourbon Whiskey
(NY)  84° prf

Nose: Caramel, clotted cream, vanilla, honey, dried fruit, lemon peel, grassy, roasted corn with butter, corn, biscuit, wheat fields, saline, oak.
Palate: Vanilla, honey, raisin, banana, orange zest, lemon, roasted corn, butter, biscuit, black pepper, zesty pepper, black tea, wood, oak, old oak, balanced.
Finish: Toffee, sugarcane, spices, black pepper, tannins, woody, oak.

Silver Medal

Mary Dowling Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Toasted Double Oak Barrel - Wheated
(Waterfill & Frazier Distillery, KY)  Barrel strength.  107° prf

Nose: Caramel, butterscotch, burnt maple syrup, maple, vanilla, apricot, dried cherry, roasted corn, almond, old leather, oak, wood, sherry.
Palate: Toffee, butter, cream soda, Coke, cherry, prune, raisins, dried fruit, coconut, cereal, cinnamon, clove, allspice, spices, black pepper, oak, sherry, creamy mouthfeel, nicely balanced.
Finish: Dried fruit, cherry, apple, spices, lingering pepper, woody, layered, rich.

Silver Medal

Uncle Nearest 1884 Small Batch Bourbon Whiskey
(Nearest Green Distillery, TN)  93° prf

Nose: Caramel, mocha, heavy vanilla, candied fruits, prune, dates, raisins, banana, pineapple, tropical fruit, apricot, cinnamon, baking spices, wood, cedar.
Palate: Toffee, dark chocolate, vanilla, honey, candied fruit, raisins, berries, strawberry, tropical fruit, roasted corn, grain, almond, hint of spice, pepper, oak, soft.
Finish: Marzipan, brown sugar, honey, almond, nuts, pepper, spicy, wood block, oak, good balance of fruit & nuts, nice & easy, love this one.

Silver Medal

Fort Mosé 1738 Bourbon Whiskey
(FL)  84° prf

Nose: Candy corn, honey, dried banana, ripe banana, pear, green apple, mentholated, leather, dry oak.
Palate: Caramel, honey, apricot, orange zest, citrus, grass, fresh hay, tobacco, oak, creamy.
Finish: Toffee, sugarcane, spices, black pepper, tannins, woody, oak.

Silver Medal

Night Spirit Double-Barrel Straight Bourbon Whiskey
(High Peak Distilling, NY)  Aged 6 years.  80° prf

Nose: Butterscotch, toffee, subtle caramel, nougat, clover honey, pineapple, almond, hazelnut, cinnamon, grassy, leather, pine.
Palate: Vanilla, clover honey, raisin, lemon, corn, almond, dried hay, grassy, licorice, clove, black pepper, leather, must, oak, strong backbone, zesty.
Finish: Vanilla, lingering honey, licorice, hay, saline, musty, smoky, woody, oak, layered.

Silver Medal

Nearest Green Tennessee Bourbon Whiskey
(Nearest Green Distillery, TN)  84° prf

Nose: Cocoa, mocha, vanilla, dried fruit, banana bread, banana, pineapple, berries, citrus, sweet roasted corn, biscuit, honeysuckle, rose, floral, flowery, grassy, cinnamon spice, earthy, oak.
Palate: Toffee, light butter cream, vanilla, tropical fruit, mango, banana, herbal, herbal tea, grain, pepper, spicy, new wood, pine, oak, soft, creamy.
Finish: Vanilla, candied orange, lemon, fresh jasmine, grain, nutty, light spice, balanced, light & easy, soft, smooth, creamy, elegant, drink neat.

Silver Medal

Borcheta Bourbon
(Big Machine Distillery, TN)  80° prf

Nose: Toffee, maple syrup, vanilla, coconut, mango, pineapple, orange, burnt corn, cereal, tea leaves, tobacco, earthy, damp wood, oak.
Palate: Toffee, roasted corn, pineapple, peppermint, hint of mint, tea, allspice, peppercorn, jalapeño pepper, tobacco, saline, light wood, oak.
Finish: Eucalyptus, clove, pepper, tobacco, wet oak, woody.

Silver Medal