DOUBLE-GOLD MEDAL WINNERS

Friday Night Redeye Corn Whiskey
White River Distillery (Arkansas)
90° proof

Nose: Toffee, sugar syrup, caramel apples, cream, vanilla, dark chocolate, cherry, lemon peel, dried fruit, corn, sweet grains, gardenia, sourdough mash, spicy, oak.
Palate: Toffee, cream, vanilla, cocoa, lemon peel, dried fruit, corn, biscuit, barley, oats, hazelnut, cinnamon, nutmeg, pepper, coffee, tobacco, salinity, iodine, peaty, woody, savory, well rounded.
Finish: Vanilla, biscuit, heather, almond, coffee, clove, basil, spice, peat, soft, smooth, mellow.

Double Gold Medal

White Dog New Make Spirit
Kozuba & Sons Distillery (Florida)
Distilled from 100% Rye - 80° proof

Nose: Pommes, dried apricot, raisins, oatmeal, wheat, toasted wheat, grains, grass, overcooked nuts, corn, vegetal, potatoes, tobacco, wet leather, limestone, earth, oak.
Palate: Caramel, creamy, vanilla, raisin, plantain, corn, crackling oat bran, oatmeal, sweet grains, malt, yeasty, almond, ripe nuts, briny, new wood, clean, mellow, easy-drinking.
Finish: Vanilla, cream soda, pineapple, nutty, peppery, soft, smooth, nice, fresh, wow.

Double Gold Medal

GOLD MEDAL WINNERS

Arctic Ice Moonshine
Anchorage Distillery (Alaska)
Distilled from Grains. Glacial water. - 80° proof

Nose: Butterscotch, toffee, caramel, cream, sugarcane, light brown sugar, vanilla, papaya, corn, roasted corn, vegetal, nuts, pecans, spice, malt, grains, tobacco, like a blanco tequila.
Palate: Sticky toffee pudding, creamy, vanilla, sugar syrup, banana, dried fruit, almond, spice, sweet mash, soft grain, cereal, malt, cocoa, cigar box, oak, smooth, delicate.
Finish: Caramel, creamy, honey, raisins, cracklin’ oat bran, nutty, nutmeg, cinnamon, mint, peppery, coffee, mild cedar, oak, smooth, clean, delicate.

Gold Medal

Old Forge Distillery
Miller's Blend Moonshine
(Tennessee) Distilled from Corn, Wheat, Barley, Sugar - 100° proof

Nose: Toffee, treacle, chocolate, cream, vanilla, dried cherry, corn, coffee cake, cake mix, grain, walnut, nutty, malty, cinnamon, herbal, tobacco, coffee grounds, wet stone, pine sap.
Palate: Honey, vanilla, creamy, chocolate, cherry, unripe apples, lime, citrus, corn, vegetal, grass, herbal, spearmint, nutty, cherry pit, coffee, peppery, spicy, tobacco, peaty, light cedar, oak, silky, mellow, smooth.
Finish: Treacle, corn, wheat-field, spearmint, minty, spicy, black pepper, tobacco, cedar, rye, easy, smooth, elegant.

Gold Medal

Old Forge Distillery
Distiller's Blend Moonshine
(Tennessee) Distilled from Corn, Rye, Barley, Sugar - 100° proof

Nose: Toffee, creamy, caramel, chocolate, vanilla, brown sugar, pear, mango, lemon, citrus, floral, nutty, peppery, tea, bacon, oily wood, fresh maritime.
Palate: Caramel, creamy, vanilla, molasses, honey, jellybean, pear, citrus, raisins, corn, popcorn, malty, nutty, minty, ginger, nutmeg, spicy, light pepper, peppery, coffee, sour mash, rum, wood, oaky, balanced, smooth.
Finish: Caramel, pear, mint, baking spice, nutty, peppery, dry cedar, oak, well-balanced, flavorful, silky, smooth, graceful.

Gold Medal

Kentucky Mist Moonshine Corn Mist
(Kentucky) Distilled from Cane & Grain - 100° proof

Nose: Toffee, caramel, creamy, cocoa, roasted corn, corn mash, honey, pear, orange, raisins, bubblegum, rose petals, floral, herbal, hay, juniper, licorice, peppery, brine.
Palate: Jellybean, cotton candy, chocolate, corn, creamy, fiery fruit, lemon, lemon peel, grass, cereal grains, coffee, nutty, pink peppercorn, peppery, licorice, cedar, pine, lake water, smooth, mild, silky.
Finish: Vanilla, herbal, clove, nutty, spicy, peppery, rich, nice, soft, smooth.

Gold Medal

Monadnock Moonshine
New England Sweetwater Distillery (New Hampshire)
Distilled from Corn, Cane & Tomato - 100° proof

Nose: Treacle, maple, apple, citrus, grapes, lemon zest, orange peel, apple blossom, jasmine, juniper, floral, spice, pepper, cinnamon, clove, nutty, walnut husk, moss, mushroom, wormwood, mineral, cedar, pine, cigar, musty, earthy.
Palate: Toffee, caramel, creamy, vanilla, maple, honey, apples, juniper, nutty, filbert, spicy, pepper, Bourbon, coffee, forest floor, earth, peaty, musty, oaky, wood.
Finish: Dark fruits, creamy, floral, nutty, spice, baking spice, pepper, dry cedar, woody, earth, soil, balanced, flavorful, elegant.

Gold Medal

Long Island Old Tymer Moonshine
Twin Stills (New York)
Distilled from Corn - 100° proof

Nose: Toffee, butterscotch, caramel, brown sugar, cotton candy, vanilla cake, cake batter, cookies, yeasty dough, toast, buttered popcorn, corn, apple skin, floral, blossoms, violet, nutmeg, cinnamon, grassy, earthy.
Palate: Butterscotch, caramel, molasses, cream, butter, vanilla, mocha, savory fruit, black cherry, orange peel, floral, lavender, thyme, tarragon, spearmint, spice, peppery, anise, pastis, coffee, oak, smooth, savory.
Finish: Citrus, ginger, floral, rose petal, mint, basil, spicy, pepper, charred oak, smooth, sweet and sour.

Gold Medal

Manhattan Moonshine 'Prohibition-Style'
Manhattan Moonshine Company (New York)
95° proof

Nose: Dark fruit, berries, dried fruit, raisins, orange essence, 7-Up, floral, grain, spearmint, juniper, quinine, sherry, essential oils, sap, resin, cedar, pine, savory.
Palate: Cane sugar, dark sugar, black cherry, peach, sour fruit, citrus, lemon, raisins, dates, dried fruit, corn, grain, malted cereal, eucalyptus, pine, wood, bark, charred oak barrel, ocean, complex.
Finish: Fudge, honey, black cherry, cherry, dried mango, clove, sap, oak, smoky, balanced, flavorful, smooth.

Gold Medal

Old Forge Distillery
Unaged Corn Moonshine, 1830 Original
(Tennessee) Distilled from Sugar & Corn - 100° proof

Nose: Toffee, caramel, honey, vanilla, dried fruit, fruit peel, raisins, agave, corn, grain, pecan, nutty almond, mocha, floral, moss, essential oils, oak.
Palate: Caramel, creamy, vanilla, dark berries, apples, citrus, agave, sweet corn, grain, malty, almond, spice, pepper, allspice, woody, toasted oak, cedar, balanced, instant bang.
Finish: Dried fruits, corn, sweet grain, almond, light citrus, mint, spicy, nutmeg, clove, woodsy, oak, pine resin, flavorful, fresh.

Gold Medal

Standard Rye & Corn
Heart Cut Moonshine
Standard Spirit (Brooklyn, New York)
90° proof

Nose: Toffee, orange peel, raisins, agave, vegetal, dried cotton, doughy, floral, nutty, macadamia, iodine, briny, peaty, wood barrel, light cedar, very subtle.
Palate: Vanilla, chocolate, cream, butter, sugar, honey, black cherry, banana, citrus, agave, dried fruit, peach pit, roasted corn, cracklin’ oat bran, coffee, green chilies, spice, silky, complex.
Finish: Toffee, dates, peach pit, mole, vegetal, mint leaves, spice, cinnamon, peppery, sweet and sour, smooth, very approachable.

Gold Medal

Drumlish Poteen Carolina Whiskey
Great Wagon Road Distilling Co. (North Carolina)
100° proof

Nose: Cotton candy, burnt honey, cherry candy, peach, pear, apricot, lemon zest, sweet floral, rice, paraffin, grass clippings, wet leaves, wet soil, earthy, slate.
Palate: Cherry, red Lifesaver, peach, citrus, orange peel, corn, mushrooms, jalapeño, vegetal, oolong tea, grain, coffee, nutty, spice, wood, oak, earthy, wet soil, musty, complex, silky.
Finish: Peach, bay leaves, pine, earthy, saline, lamb biryani, smooth, mellow, lovely.

Gold Medal

Sugarlands Shine Silver Cloud Moonshine
Sugarlands Distilling Co. (Tennessee)
Distilled from Cane & Grain - 100° proof

Nose: Dark chocolate, dark sugar, citrus, dried fruit, spearmint, toasted cereal grain, rye, pepper, leather, spice, brine, cork, pine, cedar, wood barrel.
Palate: Bitter chocolate, mocha, coffee, creamy, honey, corn, barley, malted grain, green apple, mint, white pepper, cinnamon, spicy, heavy oak, pine, cigar box, rye, bright, silky.
Finish: Cocoa, creamy, rye, clove, mint leaves, grass, spicy, woody, cedar, smooth.

Gold Medal

Blue Dog Corn Whiskey
Disobedient Spirits (Pennsylvania)
Distilled from Hopi Blue Corn - 90° proof

Nose: Honeydew, banana, corn, grain, malt, floral, violet, vegetal, spice, mineral, brine, smoky, woody, cedar, oak, pine, clean, soft, delicate.
Palate: Toffee, dark sugar, butter apple, corn, grain, wheat, barley, almond, floral, lilac, sweet spice. bitter herbs, mint, grassy, gin-like, licorice, wood, oak, pine, earthy, mead-like mouthfeel, mid-power, very smooth, savory, delicious.
Finish: Toffee, caramel, dried leaves, grainy, walnut, peppery, clove, old wood, light smoke, some heat, soft, smooth, silky, best of class.

Gold Medal

SILVER MEDAL WINNERS

Fog's End California Moonshine
Fog’s End Distillery (California)
Distilled from 50% Corn & 50% Sugar - 90° proof

Nose: Butterscotch, caramel, cream, butter, molasses, vanilla, honey, jellybean, lemon custard, tropical fruit, coconut, banana, corn, buttered popcorn, covered popcorn, cereal, graham crackers, nutty, almonds, brine, wood.
Palate: Butterscotch, molasses, coconut, sweet corn, corn mash, popcorn, wheat, grainy, citrus, mint leaves, grassy, cinnamon, earthy, pine, oak, light cedar, woodsy, smooth, complex.
Finish: Butterscotch, toffee, butter, honey, vanilla, popcorn, movie popcorn, mint, pepper, clove, coffee, tobacco.

Silver Medal

Howl At The Moonshine
Springbrook Hollow Distillery (New York)
Distilled from Corn, Rye, Malted Barley - 100° proof

Nose: Toffee, tropical fruit, guava, candy, cake mix, tapioca, whipped cream corn, sweet corn, blue corn, vegetal, floral, licorice, anise, cinnamon, amaretto, sea moss, briny, mineral, almost like sake.
Palate: Toffee, caramel, cocoa, cream, vanilla, black cherry, elderflower, minty, basil, nutty, spice, pepper, brine, oily, wet stone, oaky, woody, savory, subtle.
Finish: Caramel, cream, wintergreen, licorice, pepper, jalapeño, woody, wet stone, clean, easy, smooth.

Silver Medal

Sweet Mountain Moonshine
Five Mile Mountain Distillery (Virginia)
100° proof

Nose: Lime, banana, sour berry, sweet dried fruit, bubblegum, corn, vegetal, dough, yeasty bread, floral, lavender, herbal, lemongrass, black tea leaves, grass, oak.
Palate: Vanilla, citrus, corn, bread dough, mash, black walnut, perfume, chamomile tea, black tea leaves, dried leaves, white pepper, peppery, briny, woody, light, airy, smooth.
Finish: Lemon peel, nutty, yeast, spicy, white pepper, peppery, oak, woody, smooth, lovely.

Silver Medal

Cooper's Clear White Whiskey
Cooperstown Distillery (New York)
Bourbon Mash - 90° proof

Nose: Fig, date, orange peel, stewed cherry, mulled wine, prune, plum, corn, corn husk, aged grain, vegetal, nutty.
Palate: Dried fruit, sweet corn, vegetal, sautéed kale, artichoke, herbal, anise, mint, spicy, red pepper, white pepper, clove, hay, wood, cedar, cream, chalky, dry mouthfeel.
Finish: Honey, dried fruit, corn, vegetal, wintergreen, wood, cedar, creamy, salty, soft.

Silver Medal

WHEAT WHISKEY

DOUBLE-GOLD MEDAL WINNER

Weaver's American Light Whiskey
Weaver's Spirits (Colorado)
90° proof

Nose: Butterscotch, toffee, caramel, vanilla, molasses, honey, maple, Werther’s Original, lemon, lemon Jell-o, tutti frutti, dried fruit, sweet corn, nutty, walnut, mixed nuts, barley, rye, sweet grains, cocoa, nutmeg, cinnamon, mint, rum, bourbon, Crown Royal, smoke, fresh wood.
Palate: Caramel, creamy, sugarcane, cane juice, honey, lime, orange peel, nutty, barley, sweet grains, baking spice, licorice, bourbon, peaty, cigar box, wood, cedar, oak, smooth, balanced, like drinking a candy bar, luscious, just right.
Finish: Dark chocolate, buttery, cane sugar, sugar, nutty, toasted barley, rye, clove, cinnamon, allspice, spice, pepper, rum-like, Connecticut tobacco, cigar box, wood, very interesting, rich, smooth, savory.

Double Gold Medal