DOUBLE-GOLD MEDAL WINNERS:

1.  High West Rendezvous
(Utah)

Nose:Honey, cream, caramel, molasses, cola, vanilla, blueberry, cherries, ripe banana, fruit cake, maple, grassy, spice, nutmeg, sweet nuts, almond, buttered popcorn. Palate: Honey, banana, buttery, creamy, toffee, clove, cinnamon, ginger, mint, whiskey cocktail, woody, white pepper, intense spice, sugar cane, roasted cashew, roasted nuts, rye, some smoke. Finish: Creamy, cocoa, peppery, spicy, smooth, gentle, excellent, lingers.

Double Gold Medal

2.  Wry Moon
(Kentucky)

Nose: Rye flour, grain, plum, sweet corn, creamy, butter, butterscotch, citrus notes, dried fruit, figs, dates, juniper, lovely, elevated. Palate: Apricot, plum, raspberry, strawberry, cool cucumber, buttery, creamy, peppermint, spicy upfront, peppery, leather, clean, crisp. Finish: Black pepper, plum, cola notes, honey, buttery, herbal, hot, spicy, zesty, soft, dry, short.

Double Gold Medal

3.   High West Double Rye
(Utah)

Nose: Vanilla, pineapple, dried fruit, honey, herbal, rosemary, peppery. Palate: Green apple, plum, fruity, zesty, black pepper, cinnamon, grainy, cloves, walnut, nutmeg, cocoa, toffee, nougat, honey, oak, mint up front. Finish: Juniper, peppery, spicy, jalapeño, velvety, nice, smooth.

Double Gold Medal

4. Prichard’s
(Tennessee)

Nose: Plum, subtle black cherry, honey, sweet roasted nuts, nutty, floral. Palate: Buttery, maple, brown sugar, vanilla, apricot, plum, banana, dried fruit, nutty, roasted nuts, spicy, hot, ginger, clove, classic, elegant, rye at its best, a real gem. Finish: Walnut, butter, honey, plum, fruity, toasty, spicy, black pepper, smooth, mild.

Double-Gold Medal

5. Monterey
(California)

Nose: Tangy, zesty, plums, vanilla, dates, floral, grainy, buttery popcorn, cream, jalapeño essence, crisp, tequila-like. Palate: Grain, oatmeal, cherry, black cherry, honey, brown sugar, crème brûlée, butter, cream, caramel, toffee, almonds, roasted nutty rye, dried fruit, plantaine, bell pepper, black pepper, clove, gentle. Finish: Honey, vanilla, creamy, smooth spice, smoke, layered, zesty, soft, clean, short to medium.

Double-Gold Medal

GOLD MEDAL WINNERS:

Breakout
(Kentucky)

Nose: Toffee, vanilla, honey, banana, pear, apple, cane, floral bouquet, honeysuckle, pine, lightly sweet. Palate: Apricot, banana, spicy strawberry, orange zest, sugar cane, honey, buttery, vanilla, rye flour, nutty, ginger, mint, spearmint, clove, allspice, cinnamon, nutmeg, ultra-smooth, beautiful. Finish: Pepper, spicy, cream, soft, very clean, medium.

Gold Medal

Copper Fox
(Virginia)

Nose: Ripe banana, buttery, vanilla, toffee, nougat, sugarcane, minty, floral, hay, bark, oak, grains, leather, extraordinary. Palate: Walnut, vanilla, caramel, dark chocolate, plum, raisins, toasty, rye, leather, smoky, spicy, white pepper. Finish: Citrus, spicy hot, oaky, soft, crisp, smooth, long, amazing.

Gold Medal

Hudson Manhattan
(New York)

Nose: Plum, cherry, melon, raisin, dried fruit, toffee, vanilla, caramel, dark chocolate, wheat grass, graham cracker, cola, sweetened tea, smoky, leather. Palate: Honey, caramel, toffee, vanilla, cherry, white raisin, dates, licorice, grain, bell pepper, dark wood, leather, robust. Finish: Dates, raisin, cream, spicy, pepper, clean, great.

Gold Medal

Willett Family Estates
(Kentucky)

Nose: Peppermint, caramel, cola, honey, toffee, ripe banana, fruity, cinnamon, nutty, rye flour, fresh oak, cognac elements. Palate: Grain, toffee, honey, butter, vanilla, black cherry, plum, dark fruit, lavender, citrus, spicy, mint, herbal, clove, black pepper, roasted nuts, leather, layered. Finish: Herbs, cloves, complex, dry, spicy, soft, smooth.

Gold Medal

E.H. Taylor
(Kentucky)

Nose: Cola, rye, vanilla, grain, citrus, cherry, amaretto, clove, oak. Palate: Plum, currants, peaches, apricot, toffee, honey, maple, caramel, vanilla, cola, herbs, citrus, nutmeg, walnut, clove, nutty, woody, oak, leather, hot, spicy, zesty, super rye, very robust. Finish: Buttery, pepper, jalapeño, spice, herbs, smoky, intense.

Gold Medal

Redemption
(Kentucky)

Nose: Light grain, some spice, complex, clean. Palate: Almond, nutty, rye, slightly peppery, herbal, grassy, floral, mineral, complex, very smooth. Finish: Almond, clean, intense floral, soft, silky, balanced.

Gold Medal

Riverboat
(Kentucky)

Nose: Vanilla, buttery, sweet toffee, light caramel, dried fruit, fruity, banana, celery, pine forest fresh, rye, zesty. Palate: Plum, apricot, cranberry, green apple, melons, honey, vanilla, floral, grassy, nutty, toasty, leather, oaky, licorice. Finish: Sugar cane, sweet cream, anisette, nutty, pepper, rich, so smooth, mild, gentle.

Gold Medal

Bulleit
(Kentucky)

Nose: Faint cola notes, vanilla, nougat, maple, fruit salad, dried fruit, grainy, oak, cloves. Palate: Delicate entry, herbs, bell pepper, black pepper, spicy, ginger, clove, nutmeg, nutty, toasty, apricot, sweet crème brûlée, smoky, very balanced, light, elegant. Finish: Buttery, cherry, black pepper, spicy, clean, mild, soft, smooth, medium, big.

Gold Medal

Catoctin Creek
(Virginia)

Nose: Fruity, green apple, grain, toasty, vanilla, honey, brown sugar, cotton candy, spicy, cinnamon. Palate: Ripe banana, raisins, dates, plums, dried fruit, fruity, honey, bittersweet chocolate, milk chocolate, fruit & nut bar, spice, nutmeg, ginger, walnuts, roasted coffee beans, nutty. Finish: Citrus, licorice, herb, pepper, smooth.

Gold Medal

Charred Oak
(Wisconsin)

Nose: Lavender, cinnamon, honey, coconut, subtle vanilla & spice, nutmeg, green apple. Palate: Green apple, light lemon, ripe banana, apricot, plum, cherry cola, dried fruits, honey, vanilla, creamy, buttery, popcorn, cinnamon, peppery, dry rye, oak, smoky, light, delicate. Finish: Creamsicle, toasty, sweet nuttiness, smooth, zesty, delicate, short.

Gold Medal

Ryemageddon
(Kentucky)

Nose: Grain, bread pudding, honey, oats, dried fruit, raisins, bee’s wax, sweet nuts, floral, cherry wood, leather. Palate: Vanilla, honey, sugarcane, cola, banana, nutty, rye, clove, herbs, spicy, zesty, woody, leather, light smoke, reminiscent of Corsair Triple Smoke, well-balanced, great in a cocktail. Finish: Herbs, black pepper, smooth.

Gold Medal

WhistlePig
(Vermont)

Nose: Vanilla, sugar, honey, caramel, cotton candy, green apple, fruit, ginger, grainy rye, rhum agricole. Palate: Green apple, banana, apricot, melon, citrus, toffee, honey, cola, rye flour, oak, woody, leather, nutty, roasted nuts, slight honey, cinnamon, spicy, hot, peppery, zesty, intense. Finish: Cinnamon, gentle spice, pepper, mild, complex, well-rounded.

Gold Medal

SILVER MEDAL WINNERS:

Masterson's
(California)

Nose: Chocolate, cocoa, cherry, dried apricot, ripe banana, caramel, sweet butter, cream, butterscotch, nutmeg, oak, bourbon-esque. Palate: Honey, toffee, nutty, buttery, creamy, spicy, hot, chili pepper, sour apple, dried fruit, mint, spearmint, floral elements, herbs, rye, oak, leather, woodsy. Finish: Herbs, vanilla, buttery, creamy, spicy, peppery, strong.

Silver Medal

High West Silver
(Utah)

Nose: Grain, corn, popcorn, coconut, banana, fig, green apple, leather. Palate: Plum, sweet cane, corn, honey, cucumber, celery, cinnamon, juniper, spice, nutmeg, clove, leather, warming. Finish: Creamy, licorice, black pepper, spicy, short.

Silver Medal