SILVER MEDAL WINNERS (continued)

Middle West Straight Wheated Bourbon Whiskey
Michelone Reserve
(Middle West Spirits, OH) 95° prf
Nose: Toffee, caramel, chocolate, dark mocha, demerara sugar, molasses, butter, vanilla, peaches and cream, ripe banana, apricot, dark cherry, bitter lemon, floral, grain, wheat, hay, wet leaves, leather, dust, oak.
Palate: Caramel, toffee, creamy, clotted cream, buttery, smoked chocolate fudge, maple syrup, almond cream, vanilla, marmalade, orange, apricot, banana, apple, mint, cinnamon, spice, pepper, toasted oak, sharp.
Finish: Butterscotch, creamy, chocolate, vanilla, apple cake, light peach, raisins, orange zest, nutty, toasty, hay, cinnamon, spice, tobacco, fireplace, oak, nice heat.
Silver Medal

Timber Creek Southern Reserve Florida Whiskey
(Timber Creek Distillery, FL)  Blended bourbon.
Aged min. 9 ms. 100° prf
Nose: Toffee, dark chocolate, caramel, treacle, burnt sugar, vanilla, buttered pancakes with maple sausage, fermented fruits, apricot, corn chips, grain, cereal, mushroom, eucalyptus, almond, tarragon, wet stone, minerals, wood, oak, sherry, PX sherry.
Palate: Caramel, chocolate, cocoa, honey, cherry, orange zest, green pepper, green leaves, grassy, tea leaves, laurel, peppermint, hay, cereal, nutty, nutmeg, clove, pepper, wet stone, leather, wood.
Finish: Caramel, honey, chamomile, green tea leaves, eucalyptus, menthol, burnt toast, salted almonds, nutty, cinnamon, spicy, mineral, old leather, tannic, smoky, sawdust, blond wood, old oak, heat, clean.
Silver Medal

BRONZE MEDAL WINNERS

Texas Gold Single Barrel Bourbon Whiskey
(Whiskey Hollow Distillery, TX)  Aged min. 6 ms. 110° prf
Nose: Butterscotch, caramel, chocolate, cocoa, maple syrup, vanilla, honey, jellybean, fresh-picked apples, corn, sorghum, cereal, pecan, walnut, cinnamon, leather, limestone, moss, earthy, char, smoky, oak, old oak.
Palate: Toffee, butterscotch, caramel, vanilla, vanilla pudding, buttercake, honey, mango, orange, citrus, floral, grain, toast, corn chowder, pepper, spicy cedar, cigar box, earthy oak, smooth.
Finish: Vanilla, cream, warm bread pudding, apricot, orange, lemon, mint, toasted almonds, cinnamon, pepper, peppery, tobacco, wet stones, wood, balsawood, oak.
Bronze Medal

J. Carver Straight Bourbon Whiskey
(J. Carver Distillery, MN)  Aged min. 2 yrs. 80° prf
Nose: Toffee, white chocolate, maple syrup, cane sugar, cocoa, vanilla, pear, mango, unripe banana, overripe banana, pineapple, coconut, sweet corn, creamed corn, floral, grassy, hay, bright pine needles, almond, nutty, nutmeg, tobacco, leather, oak, almond wood, sweet wood.
Palate: Butterscotch, burnt caramel, creamy, dry chocolate, honey, apricot, honeydew melon, tropical fruit, dates, corn, peppermint, tea leaves, nutty, spice, peppery, earthy, mineral spirits, limestone, pine.
Finish: Milk chocolate, molasses, tropical fruit, elderflower, nutmeg, leather, limestone, mineral spirits, light smoke, pine, oak, soft, smooth.
Bronze Medal

Three Chord Blended 100% Bourbon Whiskey
(Steel Bending Spirits, MI)  81° prf
Nose: Butterscotch, caramel, buttery, sweet cream butter, burnt toffee, molasses, brown sugar, chocolate, fudge, cocoa powder, maple, vanilla bean, vanilla, crème brulee, honey, apple pie, cherry, tangerine, coconut, dried fruit, coffee and cream, oats, walnut, smoked pecans, nutty, nutmeg, cinnamon, Christmas spice.
Palate: Salted caramel, fudge, cane sugar, white chocolate, maple, biscotti, cherry, dark stewed cherries, pear, orange, citrus, orange peel, eucalyptus, herbal, mint, walnut, clove, toasted cinnamon, nutmeg, spice, leather, tobacco, dusty, cedar, viscous oak.
Finish: Caramel latte, honey, coconut, pecan, almond, clove, nutmeg, toasted cinnamon, spice, pepper, white pepper, strong tobacco, earthy, tannic, woody, oak.
Bronze Medal

Timber Creek Southern Reserve Florida Whiskey
(Timber Creek Distillery, FL)  Blended bourbon.
Aged min. 9 ms. 93° prf
Nose: Toffee, nougat, cane sugar, powdered sugar, vanilla, green apples, prickly pear, citrus, unripe banana, green chili, green leaves, ferns, hay, menthol, tarragon, pepper, pickles, fresh-pressed ginger, leather, bacon fat, earthy, smoke, sawdust, wood, pine, mild oak.
Palate: Caramel, taffy, buttery, maple syrup, raisins, pear, ginger, licorice, mint, rosemary, sage, dried leaves, corn chips, wood smoke, forest fire, mesquite, toasted cedar, pine, oak.
Finish: Cacao, coconut, galangal, minty, licorice, cinnamon, turmeric, allspice, spices, peppery, mossy, fresh tobacco, smoky, peppered wood, mesquite, oak, soft.
Bronze Medal

Springfield Manor White Collar Bourbon Whiskey
(Springfield Manor Distillery, MD) 80° prf
Nose: Ripe banana, prune, lemon, green pepper, grassy, peanut shells, cinnamon, leather, cigar, mineral, musty, smoke, oak.
Palate: Chocolate, fudge, cocoa, maple, creamy, vanilla, raisins, citrus, tea, grassy, palm, peanuts, nutty, nutmeg, clove, Sichuan pepper, peppery, leather, limestone, woody, oak, smooth.
Finish: Dark chocolate, maple, honey, citrus, wintergreen, cinnamon, allspice, light spice, leather, limestone, musty, woody, oak, easy.
Bronze Medal

Short Mountain Tennessee Bourbon Whiskey
(Short Mountain Distillery, TN)  Aged 52 ms. 93° prf
Nose: Marzipan, maple, cane sugar, honey, raw coconut, toasted coconut, banana, honeysuckle, green pepper, agave wine grass, moss, straw, tea leaves, nutty, light cinnamon, chipotle, tobacco, toasty, mineral, earthy, musty, bamboo, pine, oaky.
Palate: Maple, raisin, dates, acai berry, honeydew, elderflower, rose, ginger, cracked corn, fire-roasted white corn, earthy mushroom, raw almonds, peppermint, cinnamon, clove, pepper, spicy cedar, wood, pine, oak.
Finish: Butterscotch, wintergreen, peppermint, green leaves, dried leaves, chili, hot and spicy, hot red pepper, peppery, cedar, punch.
Bronze Medal