DOUBLE-GOLD MEDAL WINNERS

Door County Distillery Single Malt Whisky
Door County Distillery (Wisconsin)
80° proof

Nose: Date, honey, vanilla bean, rhubarb pie, yellow corn, hazelnut, floral, black tea, baking spice, pepper, flint, oak, smoke.
Palate: Caramel, honey, dark sugars, brown sugar, vanilla, crème brûlée, coconut, almonds, ginger, floral, lavender, clove, sweet bourbon barrel, oak, smoke.
Finish: Berries, orange, honey, vanilla, clove, pepper, soft, smooth.

Double Gold Medal

Pearse Lyons Reserve Single Malt Whiskey
Alltech’s Lexington Distilling (Kentucky)
80° proof

Nose: Caramel, honey, vanilla, raisin, tropical fruit, banana, apple skin, green apple, orange, tangerine, citrus, sweet corn, clove, classic whiskey barrel oak.
Palate: Fruity, apple, vanilla, hay, summer flowers, spicy, ginger, cinnamon, cola, coffee, oaky, briny, smooth, balanced.
Finish: Toffee, floral, vegetal, light, smooth, gentle.

Double Gold Medal

Balcones "1" Texas Single Malt Whisky Classic Ed.
Balcones Distilling (Texas)
106° proof

Nose: Caramel, sugar cane, brown sugar, molasses, vanilla, raisin, maple, peanut brittle, caramelized peach, orange peel, burnt orange peel, corn, wheat, cinnamon, woody, oak.
Palate: Toffee, caramel, dark sugars, molasses, vanilla, citrus, nutty, spice, clove, cinnamon, red hots, pepper, rum, oak, smooth, balanced.
Finish: Honey, raisin, maple, nutty, pepper, sweet, elegant, smooth, gentle.

Double Gold Medal

Colkegan Single Malt Whiskey
Santa Fe Spirits (New Mexico)
92° proof

Nose: Honey, caramel, toffee, vanilla, custard, clay pots, mineral, smoke, smoked bacon, smoked salmon, iodine, peat.
Palate: Honey, vanilla, dried fruit, grape must, ginger, nutty, roasted almonds, leather, peaty, tobacco, woody, cedar, oak, cured fish, salmon roe, salty, charcoal.
Finish: Honey, vanilla, raisin, nutty, pepper, bacon, coffee, smoke, salty, smooth.

Double Gold Medal

Cut Spike Single Malt Whiskey
Lucky Bucket Brewing Company (Nebraska)
86° proof

Nose: Caramel, nougat, molasses, toffee, light brown sugar, honey, vanilla, maple, banana, stewed cherries, orange, grain, nutmeg, mint, wood.
Palate: Toffee, caramel, honey, vanilla, nougat, brown sugar, stewed raisin, mulled wine, tropical fruit, citrus, malted grain, allspice, oak, opens up.
Finish: Orange peel, nutty, nutmeg, woody, iodine, soft, smooth, elegant.

Double Gold Medal

GOLD MEDAL WINNERS

Virginia Highland Malt Whisky
Virginia Distillery Company (Virginia)
92° proof

Nose: Honey, brown sugar, vanilla, butter, caramel, pecan pie, orange, banana, apple, citrus, pepper, clove, coffee, oak, rich, smoke, delightful.
Palate: Toffee, honey, caramel, butter, vanilla, orange, orange peel, ginger, black pepper, nutmeg, wood, oak, brine, smoke.
Finish: Honey, fruit, orange peel, almond, spicy, clove, pepper, peat, smooth, savory, balanced, twelve year scotch.

Gold Medal

Van Brunt Stillhouse Single Malt Whiskey
Van Brunt Stillhouse (New York)
84° proof

Nose: Caramel, vanilla, green apple, lemon tea, orange peel, herbal, grainy, corn, honeysuckle, peppermint, oak, woody, ocean.
Palate: Caramel, honey, vanilla, raisin, brown sugar, beeswax, grain, corn, clove, allspice, dark roasted coffee, cocoa, toast, woody, briny, salty, light mouthfeel.
Finish: Honey, brown sugar, vanilla, raisin, herbal, pepper, nutmeg, coffee grounds, woody, cedar, easy.

Gold Medal

MSW Small Batch No.06 American Whiskey
Manatawny Still Works (Pennsylvania)
90° proof

Nose: Toffee, sweet, maple, vanilla, banana, creamy, coffee, cola, port wine, wood, musky, bold.
Palate: Honey, brown sugar, caramel, vanilla, raisin, cola, floral, grainy, cinnamon, spicy, white pepper, coffee, light oak, charcoal, smoke, balanced.
Finish: Spicy, allspice, vanilla, nutmeg, oak, toast, smoke, smooth.

Gold Medal

Revelations Single Malt Corn Whisky
Virginia Sweetwater Distillery (Virginia)
92° proof

Nose: Smoked meat, bacon fat, smoked mesquite, leather, tobacco, mineral, smoked wood, oak, smoke.
Palate: Honey, vanilla, clove, jalapeño, beef jerky, bacon, tobacco, salty, smoke, woody mesquite, peat.
Finish: Orange peel, vanilla, pepper, bacon, wood dipped in ginger, peat, smoke, smooth.

Gold Medal

SILVER MEDAL WINNERS

OCD Unaged Single Malt Whiskey
Orange County Distillery (New York)
90° proof

Nose: Orange peel, lime, vanilla, corn, raw grain, wheatgrass, wheat, vegetal, clove, woody, fungi, fermented mash, sharp, edgy.
Palate: Caramel, vanilla, orange, sweet grain, peppermint, nutty, pepper, coffee, tobacco, cedar, oak, woody, oily, earth, chalk, peat, smoke.
Finish: Orange peel, spicy, cinnamon, allspice, cedar, wood, iodine, smooth.

Silver Medal

Wasmund’s Single Malt Whisky
Copper Fox Distillery (Virginia)
96° proof

Nose: Kale, wheatgrass, herbaceous, dried herb, cinnamon, spice, vanilla, oolong tea, yeast, bread dough, leather, wet oak, mixed woods, cedar.
Palate: Caramel, honey, apple, pear, citrus, tea, grainy, wheat, rye, spicy, pepper, cedar, leaves, woody, salty, smoke.
Finish: Vanilla, yeast, maritime, full body, soft.

Silver Medal

Cedar Ridge Single Malt Whiskey
Cedar Ridge Winery & Distillery (Iowa)
80° proof

Nose: Honey, vanilla, cream, caramel apple, pear, lemon tea, allspice, clove, grassy, oak, seaside salt, iodine.
Palate: Caramel, honey, vanilla, banana, chocolate, nutty, walnut, pepper, coffee, oak, dried leaves, grain mash, peat, light nice barrel flavor, complex.
Finish: Apple skin, spicy, nutmeg, oak, smooth, flavorful, delightful.

Silver Medal