DOUBLE-GOLD MEDAL WINNERS

Last Feather Organic Rye
(Michigan)

Nose: Dried fruit, raisins, plum, banana, green apple, vanilla, caramel, creamy, cinnamon, walnuts, grain, root beer, pipe tobacco, oak.
Palate: Toffee, nougat, dark chocolate, caramel, vanilla, cherry, prunes, raisins, dried fruit, banana bread, rye bread, grain, clove, pepper, pipe tobacco, oak, smooth, wonderfully balanced.
Finish: Dried fruit, cherry, nutty, coffee, softly spicy, nutmeg, smooth, beautiful, just lovely.

Double Gold Medal

291 Colorado Whiskey
(Colorado)

Nose: Vanilla, chocolate, light cocoa, caramel, honey, apricot, cherry, plum wine, dried orange peel, sugar cane. ginger, leafy mint, nutmeg, cinnamon, clove, baking spice, intense spice, nuttiness, rye, oak.
Palate: Toffee, cherry, black cherry, apricot, honey, walnuts, herbal, ginger, sweet spice, clove, tarragon, grassy, black pepper, rye, oak, nice complexity, classic style.
Finish: Light honey, clove, spicy, nutty, oak, smooth.

Double Gold Medal

Col. E.H. Taylor, Jr. Straight Rye
(Kentucky)

Nose: Cherry, plum, cola, toffee, chocolate, cotton candy, vanilla, honey, brown sugar, sweet corn, grain, nutty, cinnamon, baking spice, mint, wood.
Palate: Toffee, dried cherries, light strawberry, fruit cake, rich vanilla, cane sugar, toasted almond, grain, nutmeg, mint, wormwood, peppery, great toast, leather, oak.
Finish: Cherry, citrus, gardenia, cocoa, spicy, toasted, leather, oak, dry, round, lovely.

Double Gold Medal

GOLD MEDAL WINNERS

Van Brunt Stillhouse Rye Whiskey
(Brooklyn, NY)

Nose: Toffee, buttery, honey, citrus, peach, black cherry, plum, grain, nutty, ginger, spice, clove, leather, white oak, aged.
Palate: Cherry, honey, Graham cracker, grain, barley, mint, herbs, rosemary, cardamom, clove, spicy, birch wood, oak, leather, great complexity.
Finish: Clove, pepper, slight spice, leather, woody, soft, smooth.

Gold Medal

Wigle Small Cask Rye
(Pennsylvania)

Nose: Banana bread, dried apricot, vanilla, fresh honeycomb, chocolate, nuts, mint, herbs, spice, cinnamon, clove, peppery, grain, toast, leather, oak.
Palate: Vanilla bean, toffee, honey, honeycomb, banana, citrus, apple skin, grain, clove, allspice, cinnamon, leather, cigar, oak, balanced.
Finish: Mint, honey, spicy, peppery, cedar, oak, soft, smooth, unique, lovely.

Gold Medal

John David Albert's
Taos Lightning 5 yr Rye
(New Mexico)

Nose: Cocoa, toffee, caramel, vanilla, peach, banana, green apple, plum wine, toasted popcorn, baking spices, cinnamon, bread, light oak.
Palate: Cherry, dried cherry, green apple, banana, honey, caramel, vanilla, nougat, mint, cinnamon, tarragon, black pepper, grain, earth, nutty goodness, oak, smooth, balanced.
Finish: Black peppercorn, nutmeg, spice, banana, nutty, woody, oak, soft, incredibly smooth, easy.

Gold Medal

Cedar Ridge Rye Whiskey
(Iowa)

Nose: Cherry, plum, citrus, honey, vanilla, nougat, roasted filberts, light toffee, herbal, eucalyptus, light cocoa, clove, nutty, leather.
Palate: Walnuts, citrus, apple skin, honey, grain, green pepper, black pepper, fennel, tarragon, cinnamon, nutmeg, spice, mint, zesty, some oak, rich, silky, classic.
Finish: Cocoa, cherry, grain, leather, spicy, pepper, mint, dry, really nice, mellow.

Gold Medal

Monterey Rye
(California)

Nose: Butterscotch, toffee, vanilla, cream soda, crème brûlée, ripe banana, pear, nutty, tobacco, wood.
Palate: Nougat, butterscotch, chocolate, caramel, vanilla flan, cream, banana, apple, brown sugar, sugar cane, popcorn, sweet nuts, smooth.
Finish: Vanilla, cream, clotted cream, oak, smooth, mellow.

Gold Medal

Sazerac Straight Rye
(Kentucky)

Nose: Apricot, banana, green apple, vanilla, honey, cotton candy, toffee notes, cocoa powder, ginger, grain.
Palate: Caramel, butterscotch, vanilla, honey, cane sugar, cherry, dried fruit, citrus, ginger, mint, spearmint, herbs, clove, spice, black pepper, oak, well balanced, ultra-smooth, beautiful.
Finish: Ginger, fruity, honey, buttery, mint, peppery, spice, oak, smooth, mellow.

Gold Medal

Ole George Rye
(Michigan)

Nose: Plum, black cherry, banana nut, vanilla, honey, cocoa, grain, honeysuckle, herbs, nutmeg, cinnamon, allspice, ginger, eucalyptus.
Palate: Dried fruit, cherry, apricot, green apple, honey, sugar cane, creamy, nutmeg, cinnamon, pepper, black pepper, clove, woody, charred wood, oak, smooth.
Finish: Grain, black pepper, clove, spicy, complex, beautiful.

Gold Medal

Kinsey Cask Strength Rye
(Pennsylvania)

Nose: Cherry, dried plum, faint apple peel, vanilla, molasses, spice, cinnamon, nutmeg, Graham cracker, grain, leather.
Palate: Raisins, banana, citrus, honey, Graham cracker, nutmeg, allspice, cinnamon, pepper, spicy, herbs, pine, wood, oak, leather.
Finish: Mint, spicy.

Gold Medal

Cedar Ridge Malted Rye Whiskey
(Iowa)

Nose: Toffee, vanilla, whipped cream, corn cobs, plantains, wheat, grain, barley, pepper, spice, herbal, nutty, wood, leather.
Palate: Toffee, nougat, caramel, vanilla, buttery, honey, cherry, banana, strawberry, soft spice, cinnamon, pepper, malt, grain, oak, silky, well balanced.
Finish: Cherry, honey, malt, spice, oak.

Gold Medal

Kinsey Rye
(Pennsylvania)

Nose: Cherry, peach, mixed dried fruit, light banana, vanilla, buttery, toffee, nougat, sweet grain, ginger, sassafras, nutmeg, coriander, cumin, light cinnamon, light spice, black pepper, leather.
Palate: Strawberries, apricot, banana, dried raisins, nice fruit notes, honey, sugar cane, powdered sugar, vanilla, caramel, creamy, sassafras, clove, spice, lemongrass, mint, floral, oak, smooth, well balanced, pretty, easy drinking.
Finish: Honey, buttery, citrus, woody, flavorful, soft, smooth.

Gold Medal

SILVER MEDAL WINNERS

Stalk & Barrel 100% Rye
(Canada)

Nose: Strawberry, banana, citrus, fruit, vanilla, honey, molasses, creamy, grain, oak.
Palate: Cocoa, hint of chocolate, creamy, molasses, honey, cherry, dark fruit, raisins, dried fruit, ginger, herbal, mint, roasted nuts, spicy. pepper, black pepper, oak.
Finish: Cocoa, toffee, peanut brittle, nuts, cherry, cinnamon, mint, spicy, flavorful, smooth.

Silver Medal

Masterson's Rye
(California/Canada)

Nose: Cocoa, cherry, candied currant, stewed plums, vanilla, sugar cane, banana, banana bread, fruitcake, grain, cinnamon, faint oak, soft.
Palate: Cherries, fruit, vanilla, nougat, honey, sugar cane, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking spice, spearmint, black pepper, pepper, oak, balanced.
Finish: Toast, nutty, mint, cinnamon, nutmeg, pepper, spicy, pleasantly dry.

Silver Medal

3 Howls Rye Whiskey
(Washington)

Nose: Honey, brown sugar, nougat, corn, oatmeal, grain, macadamia nuts, walnuts, pine nuts, leather.
Palate: Dried fruit, plum, banana, vanilla, honey, powdered sugar, corn, buttery, cocoa powder, sweet grain, herbs, mint, spicy, black pepper, walnut, oak, smooth.
Finish: Dried cherries, banana, cocoa, nutty, woody, spicy, zesty, light. smooth, easy.

Silver Medal