2022 Best in Category Whisk(e)y
Best Straight Bourbon
Bulleit Barrel Strength
Best Single Barrel Bourbon | Up to 10 Years:
Redemption High Rye Single Barrel Select
Best Special Barrel-Finished Bourbon
Doc Swinson's Exploratory Cask La Mente
Best Special Barrel-Finished Rye
Old Scout Rye Port Cask Finish
Best American Whiskey
Old Carter Straight American Whiskey
Best American Whiskey: Single Barrel
291 Colorado Whiskey Finished with Aspen Staves, Barrel Proof Single Barrel
Best American Rye Whiskey
O.H. Ingram River Aged Straight Rye Whiskey
Best American Rye Whiskey: Single Barrel
Middle West Spirits Straight Rye Whiskey – Dark Pumpernickel Cask Strength
Best Small Batch Bourbon | Up to 5 Years
The Heart Distillery Cask Bourbon
Best Small Batch Bourbon | 6 to 10 Years
Moylan’s Cask Strength Bourbon
Best Small Batch Bourbon | 11 Years and Older
Cinder & Smoke 16 Year
Best Wheated Bourbon
W.L. Weller Full Proof Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Best Craft Bourbon
Starlight Distillery Single Barrel Bourbon
Best Craft Rye
Frey Ranch Bottled-In-Bond Straight 100% Rye Whiskey
Best Canadian Whisky
Paradigm Spirits 2022 Heritage Collection
Best Tennessee Whiskey
Jack Daniel’s 10-Years-Old Tennessee Whiskey
Best World Whisky
Archie Rose Distilling Co Single Malt Whisky
Best Light Whiskey
Penelope American Light Whiskey
Best Craft Whiskey
Chattanooga Bottled in Bond Fall 2017 Vintage
Best Special Barrel-Finished Whiskey
Saints Alley Heretic
Best Blend of Straight Bourbon
Penelope Bourbon Private Select Batch 21
Best Blend of Straight Rye
Smooth Ambler Contradiction Rye
Best Whiskey Club Barrel Pick
Tiebreaker Taste-Off!
5280 Whiskey Society - Russell’s Reserve Single Barrel “Thunder Chicken”
Naptown Bourbon Club Pick - Backbone Bourbon Uncut
Best Blended Malt
Lost Lantern American Vatted Malt Edition No. 1
Best Blended Irish Whiskey
The Quiet Man Traditional Blend
Best Blend of Straight Whiskies
Bardstown Bourbon Company Triple Blended Stave Finish – Distillery Exclusive
Best Blended Scotch
New Wellington Brands Fior
Best American Single Malt
Tiebreaker Taste-Off!
Cloudsplitter Single Malt Whisky
Old Line American Single Malt Sherry Cask Finish
Best Single Malt Scotch – No Age Statement
Ardbeg Uigeadail
Best Single Malt Scotch
Ardbeg Traigh Bhan 19 Years Old - Batch #3
Best Single Malt Scotch - Up to 12 Years
Glenmorangie Lasanta
Best Wheat Whiskey
Journeyman Distillery Corsets Whips and Whiskey
Best Corn Whiskey
Paradigm Spirits Co. 2020 Heritage Collection
Best Flavored Whiskey
Tennessee Legend Salted Caramel
Best Moonshine | Flavored
Tennessee Legend Apple Pie Moonshine
2022 Best in Category White Spirit
Best Flavored Vodka
Deep Eddy Lemon
Best Gin
Wilder Gin
Best Flavored Gin
Tinkerman’s Gin – Sweet Spice
Best Aged Rum
Privateer Rum Distiller's Drawer – Intrepid
Best Flavored Rum (Spiced)
Bohique Spiced Rum
Best Unaged Tequila
Campovaso Blanco Tequila
Best Reposado Tequila
Familia Camarena Reposado Tequlia
Best Anejo Tequila
E. Cuarenta Anejo Tequila
Best Flavored Tequila
Antano Valencia Orange Flavored Tequila
Best Mezcal
Cutwater Spirits Mezcal Joven
Best Sotol
Cazul 100 Sotol Blanco
Best American Agave Spirit
Cutwater Spirits Mezcal Reposado
Best Baijiu
Ming River Sichuan Baijiu
Best Flavored Cognac
Grand Brulot VSOP Cognac & Café
Best Apple Brandy
Starlight Distillery 10 Year Bottled-In-Bond Estate Apple Brandy
Best Grape Brandy
O’Neill Vintners & Distillers BRANDYLAB
Best Plum Brandy
Yebiga Bela Plum Brandy
2022 Best in Category White Liqueurs
Best Liqueur | Herbal/Botanical
Foro Amaro
Best Liqueur | Chocolate
Faretti Biscotti Chocolate
Best Liqueur | Coffee
Granddad Jack's Craft Distillery Barbershop Coffee Liqueur
Best Liqueur | Cream/Dairy
Evan Williams Egg Nog
Liqueurs | Aperitif
Foro Rosso Vermouth di Torino
Best Liqueur | Fruit
Tiebreaker Taste-Off!
PAMA Pomegranate Liqueur
Ferrand Dry Curaçao
Best Liqueur | Nut
Watershed Nocino
2022 Best in Category Ready to Drink
Best Ready-to-Drink Seltzer
Deep Eddy Ruby Red Vodka + Soda
Best Ready-to-Drink Cocktail
Cutwater Spirits Tiki Rum Punch
Best Mixers Non-Alcoholic
Betty Buzz Sparkling Lemon Lime
