DOUBLE GOLD MEDAL AWARDS

Rampur Barrel Blush Indian Single Malt Whisky
(Radico Khaitan, India)  90° prf
Matured in bourbon & Australian shiraz wine casks.

Nose: Caramel, toffee, dark chocolate, buttery, brown sugar, raisin, dried fruit, berries, deep banana, dried orange peel, pumpkin bread, floral, celery, vegetal, cinnamon, toast, oak, hint of BBQ, concentrated.
Palate: Caramel, toffee, chocolate, mocha, dark sugar, prune, plum, stone fruit, berries, green apple, citrus, ginger, whey, malt, nutty, clove, cinnamon, big spice, mineral notes, maritime, peaty, oak, balanced wood, well balanced, smooth, elegant.
Finish: Milk chocolate, honey, orange, spice, woody, cedar, dark bark, char, lite smoke, big, serious, nice, a good one, love the complexity, pretty, elegant.

Double Gold Medal

Black Whiskey Single Barrel Selection
(Don Michael, Peru)  127.2° prf
Distilled from Andean Black Corn.

Nose: Warm caramel, toffee, sugar cane, mocha, vanilla, honey, candy sweet, ginger cake, raisin, orange peel, white flowers, floral, malty, balsam wood, heavy oak, wine, rum.
Palate: Toffee, chocolate, dark chocolate, vanilla, demerara sugar, brown sugar, maple syrup, honey, pineapple, raisin, gingerbread, ginger, mint, Darjeeling tea, malty, warm spice, pepper, oak, woodiness, high ABV, opens nicely with water, creamy, silky, smooth.
Finish: Chocolate, sweet molasses, honey, tropical fruit, raisin, currant, mint, spicy, peppery, oak, very complex, lots of flavor, layered, well balanced, big-big-bigger, bold, pleasant, satisfying, impressive.

Double Gold Medal

GOLD MEDAL AWARDS

BHAKTA 2012 Indian Single Malt Whisky
Armagnac Cask Finish
(Ocean King Distillers, India / Balthazar Rex, VT)  113.8° prf
Matured in American virgin oak casks for between 3 & 8 years.

Nose: Chocolate, dark chocolate, chocolate pudding, cocoa, treacle, light caramel, candy cane, bread pudding, raisin, peach, orange peel, tropical nuttiness, peanuts, coffee, smoky.
Palate: Caramel, dried cherry, peach cobbler, orange peel, toasted Graham crackers, ginger, spicy, hot pepper, tobacco, maritime, iodine, peaty moss, smoke, BBQ flavors, ash, oak, surprising kick, well balanced.
Finish: Caramel, toffee, chocolate, bright dark chocolate, cherry, tobacco, ash, hard cider, spicy, powerful, beautiful balance, creamy, great.

Gold Medal

Rampur Sangam World Malt Whisky
(Radico Khaitan, India)  86° prf

Nose: Vanilla, honey, candied dates, orange peel, floral, ginger, pistachio cookie, biscuit, grain, salty breeze, iodine, peat, smoke, woody, dry cedar, oak, sherry.
Palate: Caramel, toffee, buttery, vanilla, honey, candied fruit, dried fruit, orange, cool fresh citrus, mint, clove, cinnamon, spicy, peppery, grain, peat, full smoke, well balanced, creamy mouthfeel, big, bold.
Finish: Toffee, chocolate, raisin, orange, mint, spice, smoke, woody, oak, fine wine barrel, super soft, bordering on creaminess, elegant, great.

Gold Medal

Carpathian Single Malt Whisky Peated Cask Strength
(Alexandrion Saber Distilleries 1789, Romania)  125.4° prf
Distilled from Scottish peat-dried malted Belgian barley.
Matured 4 years in select ex-bourbon barrels.

Nose: Caramel, vanilla, maple syrup, honey, candied apple, banana, cherry, orange peel, green pear, almond, malty, clove, spicy, maritime, briny, peaty, woodsy, trees, wood.
Palate: Toffee, buttery, maple syrup, honey, honeycomb, floral, mint, ginger, tropical, spicy, pepper, salty, sea faring iodine, funk, peat, smoke, wood, cigar box, charred oak, creamy, lots of flavor.
Finish: Chocolate, spicy, peppery, salty, peat, smoke, oak, holds alcohol well, mouth coating, rich, big, bold.

Gold Medal

Millstone 100 Dutch Single Rye Whisky
(Zuidam Distillers, The Netherlands)  100° prf
Distilled from 100% rye. Aged minimum 8 years in new American oak.

Nose: Dark chocolate, cream, vanilla, honey, candied fruit, raisin, banana bread, orange, orange peel, ginger, eucalyptus, cereal grains, warm bread, coffee, nuts, cinnamon, peppery, iodine, red slate, deep wood, aged oak barrel, seductive.
Palate: Rich toffee, chocolate, mocha, dried prune, raisin, dried cherry, dried fruit, berries, banana, orange ginger candies, citrus, carrot, nutty, spice, peppery, leather, smoky, wood, oak, creamy.
Finish: Ginger zesty-ness, dried fruit, citrus, mint, sea salt, peppery, woody, smooth, mouth coating, complex, super interesting, nice, wonderful.

Gold Medal

SILVER MEDAL AWARDS

Cotswolds Signature Single Malt Whisky
(England, U.K.)  92° prf
Distilled from 100% locally grown, floor malted barley.
Aged in first fill bourbon & red wine casks.

Nose: Vanilla, burnt sugar, Graham cracker, banana bread, banana, citrus fruit, fresh citrus, lemongrass, almond, wheat, malty, light smoke, wood, new pine.
Palate: Toffee, chocolate, vanilla, honey, candied fruit, raisin, banana, orange peel, orange, citrus, grilled grapefruit, ginger, floral, perfume, cinnamon, spicy, black pepper, bread, coffee, smoke, well balanced, creamy, nicely blended.
Finish: Light caramel, bananas Foster, sweetened coffee, mocha, ginger, peasant bread, peppery, light wood, layered, savory, rich, creamy, nice, text book solid, memorable.

Silver Medal

Carpathian Single Malt Whisky
Vradiano Cask Finish
(Alexandrion Saber Distilleries 1789, Romania)  92° prf.
Aged 3 years in ex-Kentucky bourbon barrels.

Nose: Toffee, dark chocolate, mocha, brown sugar, candied fruit, dried fruit, raisin, cherry, orange peel, banana, almond, nuts, malt, grain, nutmeg, cinnamon, baking spices, musty, muted smoke, wood.
Palate: Toffee, chocolate, dark sugar, vanilla, honey, raisin, dried cherry, prune, black plum, dark fruits, cranberry, pineapple, lemony, mint, ginger, grain, malty, nutmeg, clove, spice, oak, big, bold, rich, creamy.
Finish: Caramel, chocolate, molasses, dark sugar, apple, spicy, spiciness expands, earthy, woody, smooth, creamy, great for after-dinner.

Silver Medal

Fary Lochan SÆSON 1 Danish Single Malt Whisky
(Denmark)  94° prf
Distilled from 100% local unpeated barley.
Matured in bourbon & sherry casks.

Nose: Caramel, toffee, vanilla, banana cake, apple pie, muted citrus, biscuit, fresh wheat, grain, cinnamon, clove, umami, iodine, woody, oak, cedar, deep aged charred barrel.
Palate: Caramel, dark chocolate, mocha, buttery, vanilla, honey, raisin, rye toast, roasted nuts, maritime salts, spicy, hot pepper, cedar, oak, woody, sour mash, craft quality.
Finish: Caramel, toffee, honey, coffee, spicy, oceanic notes, cedar, wood dominates, young whiskey, beautiful balance, creamy.

Silver Medal