DOUBLE-GOLD MEDAL WINNERS

Cocoa Bomb Chocolate Whiskey
(Heritage Distilling Co., WA)  75° proof

Nose: Cocoa, cocoa powder, dark chocolate, milk chocolate, praline, Hit cookies, caramel, burnt sugar, rye, funk, musty, dusty.
Palate: Cocoa, 70% cocoa, chocolate nibs, milk chocolate, chocolate candy, British wheat biscuit with chocolate crème, creamy, caramel, vanilla, oak, well integrated, nice chocolate flavor, chocolate indeed!, nicely done.
Finish: Chocolate, cocoa, chocolate crème, chocolate candy, spiced, musty, funky, nice & smooth, great, delicious.

Double Gold Medal

The Whistler Irish Honey
(Boann Distillery, Ireland)  66° proof
Small batch Irish whiskey & honey liqueur made from
honey harvested from the family’s orchard hives.

Aroma: Delicate honey, nice warm honey, floral honey, mead, Honey Nut Cheerios, honey toast, caramel, corn, toasted grain, black walnut, pecan, nutty, apricot, white flowers, lightly floral.
Palate: Real honey, maple, caramel, toffee, peanuts, coffee, light grain, oak, rich, viscous, nicely balanced, good balance, smooth.
Finish: Fresh honey, honeycomb, caramel, honey tea, green tea, nutty, oak, balanced, natural, flavorful, nice & smooth, good for cocktails.

Double Gold Medal

GOLD MEDAL WINNERS

Honey Run Honey Flavored Whiskey
(Golden Beaver Distillery, CA)   90° proof
Straight bourbon with all-natural raw
Northern California wildflower honey.

Aroma: Delicate subtle honey, tapped down honey, burnt sugar, Cheerios, Honey Nut Cheerios, cereal, cooked grain, grassy, touch of pepper, oak, rich.
Palate: Nice sweet natural honey, butterscotch, caramel, vanilla, Honey Nut Cheerios, cereal, cooked grains, peach, grassy, sweet & sour, spicy hot, nice blend of honey & Irish whiskey, great blend of honey & oak, bourbon, well balanced.
Finish: Honey, Honey Nut Cheerios, breakfast of champions, cereal, wheat notes, smoky, woody, oak, bourbon, stays light & balanced, nice, soft, smooth, beautiful.

Gold Medal

Two Trees Peanut Butter Flavored Whiskey
(Two Trees Distilling Co., FL)  70° proof

Aroma: Dark roasted peanuts, salty peanuts, peanut shells, Jiffy peanut butter, Jiffy peanut butter extra crunchy, Nutter Butter, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, Reece’s pieces, peanut butter cookie, filberts, chocolate, oak.
Palate: Roasted peanuts, peanut butter, Skippy peanut butter, Nutter Butter, peanut butter cup, chocolate, creamy, caramel, sugar cane, powdered sugar, peanut shells, spicy, oak, well balanced, peanut butter deliciousness.
Finish: Sweet peanut butter, roasted mixed nuts, mocha, chocolate notes, vanilla, nice finish, super balanced.

Gold Medal

Noble Cut Distillery
Salted Caramel Flavored Whiskey
(OH)  80° proof
2-3 yr old bourbon flavored with all-natural maple syrup.

Aroma: Sea salted caramel, salted caramel, spun caramel, sweet caramel, caramel candy, burnt caramel, browned butter, sweet butter, toffee, butterscotch, nougat, spice, pepper, brine, toasted grain, oak.
Palate: Salted caramel, caramel candy, butterscotch, toffee, molasses, concentrated burnt sugar, salt water taffy, vanilla, honey, cake batter, cereal grain, malt, lemon, slight brine, oak, well represented, delicate, a fun drink everyone can identify with.
Finish: Caramel, salted caramel, burnt sugar, char, nice balanced sweetness.

Gold Medal

Dr. Stoner's Smoky Herb Whiskey
(VA)  84° proof
Distilled from corn, infused with 19 fresh herbs + 4 charred herbs.

Aroma: Hemp,desert weeds in summer, cannabis, marijuana, grass, oregano, herbs, lime, citrus, red berries, tannins, oak, cannabis-funk.
Palate: Hemp, cannabis, marijuana, weed, oregano, herbal, funky herb, honey, lime, citrus, tannins, oak, smoky, sweetens up, mellows out.
Finish: Sweet marijuana, weed, oregano, herbs, mint, citrus, vanilla, spicy, tannin, oak, unusual.

Gold Medal

Two Trees Sea Salted Caramel Flavored Whiskey
(Two Trees Distilling Co., FL)  70° proof

Aroma: Caramel, Kraft caramels, toffee, butter, vanilla, cotton candy, Auntie Anne’s pretzels, salt, smoky marshmallow, smoky, oak.
Palate: Caramel, Kraft caramels, salted caramel, toffee, butterscotch, toasted marshmallow, cotton candy, sugary, pecans, grain, salt, wood, oak, bourbon, nicely done.
Finish: Caramel, chocolate filled with caramel, taffy, burnt sugar, sugary, woody, integrated, balanced, great.

Gold Medal

Standard Proof Pumpkin Spiced Rye Whiskey
(Standard Proof Whiskey Co., TN)  80° proof
Infused with all-natural cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger & clove.

Aroma: Ginger, ginger cake, carrot cake, fruit cake, orange peel, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, cloves, pepper, oak, glühwein.
Palate: Ginger, allspice, cinnamon, cloves, nuts, honey, Christmas cake, carrot, anise, herbs, spices, oak.
Finish: Cinnamon, Red Hots candy, spiced jelly beans, spice, gluhwein, herbal, vanilla, toast, nice finish, rich, well balanced.

Gold Medal

SILVER MEDAL WINNERS

Two Trees Crisp Apple Flavored Whiskey
(Two Trees Distilling Co., FL)   70° proof

Aroma: Fresh Honey Crisp apple, Red Delicious apple, Golden Delicious apple, Granny Smith apple, pressed apples, juicy apple, herbs, mint, cinnamon.
Palate: Honey Crisp apple, Red Delicious apple, cold cider, apple juice, cooked apple, sweet apple, candy apple, honey, melon, hint of cinnamon, vanilla, oak, tart, nice richness.
Finish: Honey Crisp apple, McIntosh apple, Red Delicious apple, cane sugar, honey, apple cake, milk chocolate, cinnamon, clove, spiced rum, nice, sweet, balanced.

Silver Medal

Beach Whiskey Bonfire Cinnamon
(Beach Whiskey Co., TX)   70° proof

Aroma: Cinnamon, dusted cinnamon, cinnamon sticks, Red Hots, Fireball, Goldschläger cinnamon schnapps, apple pie, herbs, mint, nutmeg.
Palate: Cinnamon, cinnamon candy, Fireball, Red Hots, Goldschläger cinnamon schnapps, vanilla, spices, spicy, balanced heat, rich.
Finish: Cinnamon, Red Hots, spice, maple sugar, balanced, soft & easy.

Silver Medal

Two Trees Carolina Peach Flavored Whiskey
(Two Trees Distilling Co., FL)   70° proof

Aroma: Georgia peaches, peach flesh, peach juice, dried peaches, peach popsicle, peach ice cream, peach cobbler, citrus, caramel, vegetal, herbs.
Palate: Ripe peach, sweet peaches, fresh yellow peach skin, orange, honey, caramel, vanilla, oak, spices, iced tea, sweet & sour, integrated peach & whiskey.
Finish: Peach, peach iced tea, spicy peach, sugar cane, oak, fun for cocktails.

Silver Medal

Beach Whiskey Island Coconut
(Beach Whiskey Co., TX)   70° proof.

Aroma: Real coconut, sweet coconut, coconut water, 7 UP, lime, creamy.
Palate: True coconut, creamy coconut, coconut water, cane sugar, vanilla, lime, nice viscosity, very approachable.
Finish: Coconut, lime, clean, soft.

Silver Medal

Metcalfe’s Vermont Maple Bourbon
(Vermont Distillers, VT)   90° proof
Bourbon whiskey infused with pure Vermont maple syrup.

Aroma: Full on maple, Log Cabin syrup, vanilla, caramel,faint ginger, root beer, grains, bread, cinnamon, warm spices, woody.
Palate: Nice maple, big maple, maple sugar, molasses, sap, raisins, citrus peel, sweet spices, spicy, earthy, tannic, light wood, oaky, sherry, well balanced, rich.
Finish: Maple tree, jammy, root beer, spicy, peppery, saline, earthy, funky.

Silver Medal

Blackland Texas Pecan Brown Sugar Bourbon
(Blackland Distillery, TX)   70° proof

Aroma: Pecans, raw pecan, sweet pecan, pecan pie, almond, nuts, brown sugar, burnt sugar, cola, Nocino liqueur.
Palate: Sweet pecan, nutty, molasses, burnt sugar, brown sugar, cola, grains, peppermint, oak, nut shell, nice balance, smooth & easy.
Finish: Lingering pecan, pecan shells, Coca Cola, vanilla, wood, nice balance, well balanced, very smooth.

Silver Medal

Five Alarm Cinnamon Fire Bourbon
(1350 Distilling, CO)  Natural cinnamon.   80° prf

Nose: Cinnamon, Hot Heads candy, Apple Jacks cereal, Christmas cake, spices, apple cider.
Palate: Cinnamon, Atomic Fireball candy, Red Hots candy, spicy, Apple Jacks cereal, apple, vanilla, powdered sugar, smoke.
Finish: Cinnamon, Atomic Fireball candy, cloves, dried apple, light oak, softens up.

Silver Medal

BRONZE MEDAL WINNERS

Noble Cut Distillery Apple Flavored Whiskey
(OH)   80° prf
2-3 yr old bourbon flavored with all-natural
honey crisp apple concentrate.

Nose: Red Delicious apple, MacIntosh apple, Golden Delicious apple, green apple, cooked apple, sweet apple Snapple, candy apple, apple Jolly Rancher, pear, melon, tarragon, vanilla, caramel.
Palate: Red apple, apple Snapple, Apple-tini, Gummy Bears, sweet pear, melon, cinnamon, oak, sweet, tart, nicely balanced.
Finish: Red Delicious apple, candied apples, vanilla, sweet, tart, fun, a good sipper.

Bronze Medal

Shire Fire Cinnamon Whiskey
(Shire Distilling Co., TX)   70° proof
Blended whiskey infused with 100% natural cinnamon.

Aroma: Cinnamon, cinnamon buns, burnt sugar, cereal grains, oats, herbal, mint, menthol, spices, white pepper, earth, oak.
Palate: Cinnamon, spicy cinnamon, flaming Fireball, Red Hots candy, apple pie with cinnamon, spice, burnt sugar, honey, cereal grains, herbal, earth, oak.
Finish: Cinnamon, Red Hots candy, flaming Fireball, cinnamon balloons, fig, menthol, pepper, very spicy.

Bronze Medal