DOUBLE-GOLD MEDAL WINNERS

Viracocha
(New Mexico)
Made from potatoes, bottles numbered and dated.

Nose: Very light mineral, sand, clean, perfectly neutral.
Palate: Creamy, pastry dough, marshmallow, banana, sweet, very smooth, silky, flavorful, vibrant.
Finish: Delicate grain, black pepper, wet stone, lovely minerality, smooth, silky, soft, gentle, delicate, elegant.

Double Gold Medal

Still Pond Vintners Vodka
(Georgia)
Made from grapes and grains.

Nose: Citrus, grape must, fruity, roasted candy, powdered sugar, floral, grains, clean linen.
Palate: Cream, milky, vanilla, honey, grain, wild dandelion, coffee, very well balanced.
Finish: Creamy, vanilla, smooth, clean.

Double Gold Medal
   

Oryza
(Louisiana)
Made from local rice, distilled 17 times.

Nose: Citrus, banana, plum brandy, sugar cane, mineral.
Palate: Creamy, vanilla, sugar cane, banana, melon, citrus, grains, wet moss, briny, minerals, delicate.
Finish: Pepper, saline, silky, smooth, clean, bold, complex, nice balance, lovely.

Double Gold Medal
   

Pür Class
(Wisconsin)
Made from potatoes.

Nose: Sweet grain, almond, light honey, alluring floral.
Palate: Coconut, banana, sugar, sweet corn, creamy, almond, cocoa, coffee, grains, soft, smooth.
Finish: Coffee, potato, wet stone, zesty, vibrant, smooth, approachable.

Double Gold Medal
   

Two Sisters
(New York)
Made organic wheat, Adirondack mountain spring water.

Nose: Fruity, melon, floral, bread, nutty, earthy.
Palate: Creamy, caramel, cocoa, melon, grain, spice, pepper, white pepper, mineral, wet stone.
Finish: Wet stone, minerals, creamy, soft, smooth, silky, dry.

Double Gold Medal
   

Real Russian
(Illinois)
Made from Midwestern grain.

Nose: Grain, cream, hint of orange zest, grassy, cashew, subtle stone.
Palate: Creamy, vanilla, powdered sugar, grain, mineral, light, off-dry, balanced, zesty, vibrant, pleasing.
Finish: Citrus, soft, touch of spice, very clean, fresh, nice heat.

Double Gold Medal
   

GOLD MEDAL WINNERS

360
(Maryland)
Made with local grain, 4x distilled, 5x filtered with charcoal.

Nose: Grain, vanilla, lemon.
Palate: Vanilla, cream, grain, currants, lemongrass, grassy, pepper, smooth, clean, fresh.
Finish: Berry, crisp, smooth, easy.

Gold Medal
   

Menage A Trois
(California)
Made from grain, California mountain spring water, distilled 6x, triple filtration.

Nose: Cantaloupe, espresso.
Palate: Creamy, whipped cream, coconut, cantaloupe, melon, peppery, spicy, mineral, crisp, silky, smooth.
Finish: Tart, nice, smooth.

Gold Medal
   

Ogden's Own Five Wives
(Utah)
Made from 100% corn, Utah mountain springs water.

Nose: Citrus notes, very subtle fruit, light floral, faint chocolate, light minerality, wet stone, fresh waterfalls.
Palate: Honey, creamy, honeysuckle, almond oil, cashew, grains, potato skin, cigar box, cucumber, dry mint, forest floor.
Finish: Pepper, very clean, crisp, dry, subtle, packs a punch.

Gold Medal
   

Wildcat
(Ohio)
Made from corn, 10x distilled in small batches, charcoal filtering.

Nose: Grains, wheat, olives, lightly herbal, very delicate floral notes, perfectly neutral.
Palate: Rye, grain, honey, herbal, mineral oil, loamy earth, white pepper, dusty, silky, clean, well balanced.
Finish: Vanilla, grain, winter grains, dusty, lively, zesty, crisp, nice, flavorful, approachable. exceptionally smooth.

Gold Medal
   

Cox & Row
(New York)
made from grain.

Nose: Citrus, light fruit, light cocoa, pastry.
Palate: Cocoa, cream, caramel, powdered sugar, melon, citrus, grains, mushroom, minerals, black pepper, spice, wood barrel.
Finish: Wood, pine, wet stone, gentle.

Gold Medal
   

Zodiac
(Texas)
Made from potatoes, Snake River aquifer water.

Nose: Mineral, nutty notes.
Palate: Blend of fruit & herbs, grapefruit, light citrus, butter cream, whipped cream, pastry dough, hint of nuts, mineral notes, white pepper, black pepper, extra smooth.
Finish: Hint of coconut, nuts, pepper, spicy, clean, smooth, intense.

Gold Medal
   

3BEES
(Minnesota)
Made from honey.

Nose: Ripe banana peel, banana, rhubarb, melon, light fruit, bubblegum, herbal, mint.
Palate: Banana peel, fruit, assertive ginger, cocoa, white pepper, wet stone, silky smooth, bold, lively.
Finish: Rye, sweet, soft, silky, approachable.

Gold Medal
   

Bonn Óir
(Texas)
Made from soft white wheat, pure glacier water.

Nose: Peppery, melon, delicate.
Palate: Vanilla, creamy, bread, grain undertones, anise, herbal, floral, nutty, white peppercorn, nice contrast of flavors, complex, soft, assertive.
Finish: Peppercorn, cocoa, dry, nice, smooth, soft.

Gold Medal
   

Montana Cold Spring
(Montana)
Made from local grain, Rocky Mountain water.

Nose: Vanilla, grain, dusty, wet stone.
Palate: Vanilla, chocolate, pastry dough, potato skin, black pepper, spicy, grassy, mossy, delicate floral, tobacco leaf, smooth.
Finish: Powdered sugar, cloves, soft, easy, delicate.

Gold Medal
   

Florida CANE
(Florida)
Made from sugar cane.

Nose: Very subtle fruit, fresh, clean.
Palate: Cocoa, grains, creamy, almond oil, citrus, floral, grassy, spice, peppery.
Finish: Black fruit, cocoa, rich pepper, complex, nice, smooth.

Gold Medal
   

Abner Doubleday
(New York)
Made from 100% NY wheat.

Nose: Grain, mild mossy, brine.
Palate: Buttery, toffee, pastry dough, powdered sugar, almond oil, lemony, floral, anise, grain, sweet.
Finish: Clean, silky, smooth, nice, vibrant, zesty.

Gold Medal
   

LEAF Rocky Mountain Mineral Water
(Michigan)
Made from organic wheat, Rocky Mountain mineral water.

Nose: Citrus, mineral water, mild floral, subtle grain.
Palate: Grain, subtle coffee, anise, herbal, minty, mossy notes, mineral, creamy, rich, well balanced.
Finish: Creamy, butterscotch, wet stone, mellow, assertive back palate, flavorful, amazing.

Gold Medal
   

Shakespeare
(Las Vegas, Nevada)
Made from grain.

Nose: Grain, lemon-lime.
Palate: Citrus, lemon, lime, spearmint, moss, grain, white pepper, black pepper, mild mineral, bold, well balanced.
Finish: Powdered sugar, hints of lemon, spicy, smooth, assertive, lively.

Gold Medal
   

1961
(New York)
Made from grain.

Nose: Classic grain, mild herbal, light, very subtle maritime.
Palate: Light citrus, lemon/orange, vanilla, sweet cane, pastry dough, cashews, coffee, white peppercorn, mineral, wet stone, cigar box.
Finish: Cocoa powder, powdered sugar, potato skin, creamy, soft, smooth, delicate, classic, amazing.

Gold Medal
   

LEAF Alaskan Glacier Water Vodka
(Michigan)
Made from organic wheat, Alaskan glacier water.

Nose: Fruit, pear, faint lemon, grain, vibrant spice, hint of must.
Palate: Cream, almond oil, almond, plum, papaya, light citrus, grains, spice.
Finish: Almond, clean, gentle, silky, smooth.

Gold Medal
   

Azzurre
(California)
Made from 34% grapes, 33% apples, 33% sugar cane.

Nose: Melon, cantaloupe, herbal, grassy, light tree bark, captivating.
Palate: Creamy, milky, vanilla, butterscotch, sweet orange, melon, grains, potato skin, nutty, white pepper, rich, smooth, meadow fresh.
Finish: Whipped cream, powdered sugar, touch of fruit, moss, spicy, smooth.

Gold Medal
   

Orange County
(New York)
Made from sugar beets.

Nose: Fig, dates, almost agave, banana, pastry dough, ripe mushroom, floral, light anise, dusty, potato skin, wet stones.
Palate: Fruity, creamy, honey, mineral, wet stone, dusty, spicy, slightly peppery.
Finish: Dusty, woody, light, soft, very smooth, nice heat, elegant.

Gold Medal
   

Nightside
(Washington)
Made from Washington apples and cane sugar.

Nose: Fruity, melon, cherry vanilla, pastry dough, grain, vegetal, sweet pea, crisp.
Palate: Toffee, pastry, cream, melon, hint of lemon zest, mint, grassy, green earth, wet stone, dusty, mineral, spicy.
Finish: Grain, pastry dough, herbal, soft, balanced, beautiful.

Gold Medal
   

Fáilte
(Idaho)
Made from potatoes.

Nose: Honey, fruity, fruit salad, light banana, mimosa, red slate.
Palate: Caramel, honey, powdered sugar, melon, honeydew, almond oil, grains, pepper, cigar box, minerals, balanced.
Finish: Powdered sugar, bergamot notes, light spice, assertive, great.

Gold Medal
   

CD
(Illinois)
Made from grain.

Nose: Herbal.
Palate: Citrus, herbal, grains, wet stone, silky, smooth, well balanced.
Finish: Citrus, apple notes, smooth.

Gold Medal
   

Six One Nine
(California)
Made from corn.

Nose: Very subtle, buttery, grain.
Palate: Coffee, grain, mineral, moss, wet stone, smooth, balanced.
Finish: Coffee, cocoa, grain, soft, nice, easy, delicate.

Gold Medal
   

Three Bitches
(Pennsylvania)
Made from high quality wheat.

Nose: Honey, cocoa, grain, light herbal.
Palate: Cocoa, honey, light cream, grain, anise, cucumber, mineral, cigar box, exceptionally smooth, balanced.
Finish: Mossy, gentle, complex, zesty.

Gold Medal
   

Rider
(Kansas)
Made from selected wheat, using copper stills, slow filtered.

Nose: Cream, butterscotch, sweet, pastry dough, fruity, light floral, almond oil, vegetal, white peppercorn, vibrant.
Palate: Vanilla, pastry, creamy, almond, nutty, coffee, black pepper, cantaloupe, potato skin, mineral.
Finish: Vanilla, intensely herbal, dusty, dry, gentle, delicate.

Gold Medal
   

Elk Rider
(Washington)
Made from corn.

Nose: Pastry, cocoa, light sugar, lemon oil, moss.
Palate: Lemon, grassy, herbs, sweet bark, grains, black peppercorn, peppery, mineral, gentle.
Finish: White peppercorn, spicy, wet stone, intense, delicate.

Gold Medal
   

Balls
(New York)
Made from grain, 4x distilled.

Nose: Citrus, cucumber, mint, floral, alluring.
Palate: Cocoa, vanilla, almond, grain, cucumber, herbal, mossy, ultra smooth.
Finish: Mint, tingling lime, spice, pepper, wet stone.

Gold Medal
   

Rolling River
(Oregon)
Made from wheat, Mt. Hood water.

Nose: Rye, grain, honey, pollen, powdered sugar, whipped cream, shelled nuts, grape must.
Palate: Rye, coffee, grains, lovely floral, mineral, black pepper, spicy, touch of sweet, mineral, layers of flavor, full flavored.
Finish: Creamy, balanced, nice balance of pepper/cream, intense.

Gold Medal
   

Loft & Bear
(Downtown LA, California)
Made from wheat.

Nose: Herbal, mild marshmallow, crisp.
Palate: Pastry dough, creamy, nutty, grains, herbal, mint, peppery, slight mineral.
Finish: Sugar, wet stone, gentle, classic.

Gold Medal
   

True North
(Michigan)
Made from local rye.

Nose: Vanilla, honey, dates, mineral.
Palate: Creamy, vanilla, floral, herbal, grains, nuts, hint of cocoa.
Finish: Nutty, wet stone, lively, zesty.

Gold Medal
   

Gunnar's Real Craft
(Florida)
Made from local corn.

Nose: Clean.
Palate: Cocoa, creamy, light honey, light plum, nuts, wheat, grains, mineral oil, balanced.
Finish: Rich sweet oils, spicy, peppery, wet stone.

Gold Medal
   

SILVER MEDAL WINNERS

Glass
(Washington)
Made from grapes.

Nose: Rye, grain, honey, pollen, powdered sugar, whipped cream, shelled nuts, grape must.
Palate: Rye, coffee, grains, lovely floral, mineral, black pepper, spicy, touch of sweet, mineral, layers of flavor, full flavored.
Finish: Creamy, balanced, nice balance of pepper/cream, intense.

Silver Medal
   

Banner
(Texas)
Made from organic corn, wheat and cane; filtered through coconut shell carbon.

Nose: Cocoa, floral, light fruity, pastry dough, grain, subtle nuts, mineral.
Palate: Chocolate, coffee, espresso, cream, nuts, mint, citrus, fruity, olives, peppery, spice, bread, grain, dusty.
Finish: Cocoa powder, savory cream, mint, pepper, dusty, balanced, intense.

Silver Medal
   

CH@T
(South Carolina)
Made from grain.

Nose: Citrus, grain, light vanilla.
Palate: Rye, grain, rice, powdered sugar, white peppercorn, mint, briny, dusty, mineral, very well balanced.
Finish: Mushrooms, complex, controlled heat, nice vibrant.

Silver Medal
   

Blue Heron
(Kentucky)
Made from grain.

Nose: Vanilla, whipped cream, fruit, pastry dough, jasmine, super vegetal, mineral, lively, assertive.
Palate: Sweet melon, honey, caramel, whipped cream, almond, coffee, pastry dough, grain, wet stone, very approachable.
Finish: Pizza dough, slate, clean, fresh, nice, full.

Silver Medal
   

Industry Standard
(Brooklyn, NY)
Made from sugar beets. Naturally grown yeast fermented in glass and stainless tubes. Two-step distillation process.

Nose: Lemon zest, subtle pomegranate, melon, herbs, vegetal, mint, fresh grass, mossy, cocoa, grainy.
Palate: Cocoa, coffee, pastry, pastry dough, bread, grain, floral, cashews, old leather, tangy, peppery.
Finish: Soft, milky, subtle, gentle.

Silver Medal
   

Penn 1681
(Pennsylvania)
Made from rye.

Nose: Orange peel, gingko fruit, floral, grain, licorice, mineral.
Palate: Pastry dough, cola, grain, anise, spice, black pepper, minerals.
Finish: Fresh pepper, cola, easy.

Silver Medal
   

Wheel House
(California)
Made from grain.

Nose: Buttery, sweet cream, vanilla, guava, spearmint.
Palate: Cocoa, creamy, ice cream, guava, mixed citrus, floral, minty, mushrooms, minerals, silky.
Finish: Chocolate, wet almonds, slight tobacco, smooth.

Silver Medal
   

Cardinal
(Indiana)
Made from grapes and grain.

Nose: Fruity, carob, vegetal, moss, earth, dusty, woody.
Palate: Mossy, grassy, mint, mineral, wood.
Finish: Pepper, parsnip, anise, cinnamon, wet stone, limestone.

Silver Medal