2024 Whisk(e)y 'Championship Round' Winners


Best Single Barrel Pick Competition


Taste-Off!

Bourbon Club of Arkansas Deatsville’s In Liquorem Veritas

Watch Hill Proper Knob Creek Single Barrel Select Bourbon Kentucky Straight Bourbon Pick #13

Dad’s Hat PA Rye Whiskey PM Spirits Collab Single Barrel

Dallas Bourbon Club – Russell’s Reserve Private Barrel Selection

Best Straight Bourbon


Taste-Off! Winner goes on to compete for 'Bourbon of the Year'.

WellerAntique 107

WellerSpecial Reserve

Pinhook Vertical Series Bourbon 8 Year

WellerFull Proof

Doc Swinson’s Blenders Cut Bourbon

Elijah CraigBarrel Proof A124

Elijah CraigBarrel Proof C923

Five BrothersBourbon

Brother’s Bond Original Cask Strength Straight Bourbon Whiskey

Best Wheated Bourbon


Taste-Off! Winner goes on to compete for 'Bourbon of the Year'.

Rebel Small BatchReserve

Heaven’s Door Homesick Blues, Minnesota Wheated Bourbon Whiskey

LarcenySmall Batch

Old Elk Distillery Wheated Bourbon – 8 Year

Best Small Batch Bourbon


Taste-Off! Winner goes on to compete for 'Bourbon of the Year'.

Smoke Wagon Small Batch Bourbon Whiskey

Smokeye Hill Straight Bourbon Whiskey Barrel Proof

Ben Holladay Rickhouse Proof 6 Year Old Bourbon

Col. E. H. Taylor, Jr.Small Batch

George T. Stagg

Best Special Barrel-Finished Bourbon


Taste-Off! Winner goes on to compete for 'Bourbon of the Year'.

Garrison Brothers Guadalupe Bourbon

Old Jett Brothers Bourbon Finished in French Chateau Rieussec Sauternes Barrels

Barrel King Knighted Batch 69 (Churchill Smokeshow Blend)

Best Blend of Straight Bourbon


Taste-Off! Winner goes on to compete for 'Bourbon of the Year'.

Bywater Four Grain Bourbon

Blackened X Rabbit Hole

Best in Show 2024


Bourbon Of The Year

Winner goes on to compete for 'Best in Show' Whiskey of the Year.

Elijah CraigBarrel Proof C923

Smokeye Hill Straight Bourbon Whiskey Barrel Proof

Old Elk WheatedBourbon – 8 Year

Old Jett Brothers Bourbon Finished in French Chateau Rieussec Sauternes Barrels

Blackened XRabbit Hole

Starlight Distillery Carl T. Bottled-In-Bond Bourbon Whiskey

Best Special Barrel-Finished Rye


Winner goes on to compete for 'Best in Show' Whiskey of the Year.

Hard Truth Sweet Mash Rye Finished in PX Sherry Barrels

Best Craft Rye


Taste-Off! Winner goes on to compete for 'Rye Whiskey of the Year'.

291 All Rye 100% Rye MaltColorado Whiskey

No Mans Whizkey

Best in Show 2024


Rye Whiskey Of The Year

Winner goes on to compete for 'Best in Show' Whiskey of the Year.

Hard Truth Sweet Mash Rye Finished in PX Sherry Barrels

No MansWhizkey

Nashville Barrel Company Small Batch Rye

Pinhook Vertical Series Rye 8 Year

Best American Single Malt


Taste-Off! Winner goes on to compete for 'Best in Show'.

Cedar Ridge Distillery 'The QuintEssential' Special Release – Portside

Deerhammer AmericanSingle Malt

Best Other American Whiskey


Taste-Off! Winner goes on to compete for 'Best in Show'.

Nelson Brothers Sherry Cask Finish

Old Elk Distillery Cigar Cut Island Blend

Woodinville Whiskey "The Founders Find" AKA 13C

High Bank Distillery Co. Whiskey War Barrel Proof

Best Single Malt Scotch: Age Stated Up To 12 Years


Taste-Off! Winner goes on to compete for 'Scotch Whiskey of the Year'.

Aberlour12 Year Old

ARDBEGTen Years Old

The GlenDronach Original Aged 12 Years

BenriachThe Twelve

Best Single Malt Scotch: Age Stated 13-19 Years


Taste-Off! Winner goes on to compete for 'Scotch Whiskey of the Year'.

Glenmorangie18 Years Old

The Glenlivet18 Year Old

Longmorn18 Year Old

The GlenDronach Allardice Aged 18 Years

Best Single Malt Scotch: Age Stated 20+ Years


Taste-Off! Winner goes on to compete for 'Scotch Whiskey of the Year'.

The Glenlivet 25 Year Old

Longmorn 22 Year Old

The Glenlivet 21 Year Old

Best in Show 2024


Scotch Whiskey Of The Year

Winner goes on to compete for 'Best in Show' Whiskey of the Year.

ARDBEGTen Years Old

The GlenDronach AllardiceAged 18 Years

Longmorn22 Year Old

Chivas Regal XV

Aberlour A’bunadh

Best Irish Whiskey / Single Pot Still


Taste-Off! Winner goes on to compete for 'Irish Whiskey of the Year'.

Red Spot Irish Whiskey

Green Spot Irish Whiskey

Yellow Spot Irish Whiskey

Best in Show 2024


Irish Whiskey Of The Year

Winner goes on to compete for 'Best in Show' Whiskey of the Year.

Red SpotIrish Whiskey

NatterjackCask Strength

Waterford PeatedCuvee Fumo

Best Wheat Whiskey


Winner goes on to compete for 'Best in Show' Whiskey of the Year.

Bernheim Original Kentucky Straight Wheat Whiskey Barrel Proof A224

Best Canadian Whiskey


Winner goes on to compete for 'Best in Show' Whiskey of the Year.

Collingwood Double Barrel

Best World Whiskey


Winner goes on to compete for 'Best in Show' Whiskey of the Year.

Rare Hare Spirits Tempest

Best Light Whiskey


Winner goes on to compete for 'Best in Show' Whiskey of the Year.

Austin 101 Light Whiskey

Best Tennessee Whiskey


Winner goes on to compete for 'Best in Show' Whiskey of the Year.

Jack Daniel’s 12-Year-Old Tennessee Whiskey Batch 2

Best Rice Whiskey


Winner goes on to compete for 'Best in Show' Whiskey of the Year.

Bluffton Whiskey

Best in Show 2024


2024 'Best In Show' Whiskey Of The Year

Smokeye Hill Straight Bourbon Whiskey Barrel Proof

Best Bourbon

Pinhook Vertical Series Rye 8 Year

Best Rye

Cedar Ridge Distillery 'The QuintEssential' Special Release – Portside

Best American Single Malt

Woodinville Whiskey - "The Founders Find" AKA 13C

Best Other American Whiskey

Longmorn 22 Year Old

Best Scotch

Waterford PeatedCuvee Fumo

Best Irish

Bernheim Original Wheat Whiskey Barrel Proof A224

Best Wheat

Collingwood Double Barrel

Best Canadian

Rare Hare Spirits Tempest

Best World Whiskey

Austin 101 Light Whiskey

Best Light Whiskey

Jack Daniel’s 12-Year-Old Tennessee Whiskey Batch 2

Best Tennessee

Bluffton Whiskey

Best Rice

2024 'Championship Round' White Spirit


Best in Show 2024


Tequila Of The Year

Winner goes on to compete for 'Best in Show' White Spirit of the Year.

Tanteo Blanco Tequila

Best Blanco

Gran Centenario Reposado

Best Reposado

El Mayor Anejo

Best Anejo

Tanteo Jalapeño Tequila

Best Flavored Tequila

Best Mezcal


Winner goes on to compete for 'Best in Show' White Spirit of the Year.

400 Conejos Tobala

Best Sotol


Winner goes on to compete for 'Best in Show' White Spirit of the Year.

Nocheluna Sotol

Best in Show 2024


Rum Of The Year

Winner goes on to compete for 'Best in Show' White Spirit of the Year.

Rolling Fork Lost Cask 15 Year Jamaica Rum

Best Aged Rum

Planteray3 Stars

Best Unaged Rum

Kraken 94 Proof Black Spiced Rum

Best Flavored Rum

Best in Show 2024


Gin Of The Year

Winner goes on to compete for 'Best in Show' White Spirit of the Year.

Griffo Distillery Scott Street Gin

Best Traditional Gin

Big Creek Distilling Co.Barrel Aged Gin

Best Aged Gin

Best in Show 2024


Vodka Of The Year

Winner goes on to compete for 'Best in Show' White Spirit of the Year.

SKYYEspresso

Best Flavored Vodka

B.H. James Distillers James Lake Vodka

Best Traditional Vodka

Best in Show 2024


Liqueur Of The Year

Winner goes on to compete for 'Best in Show' White Spirit of the Year.

Five Farms Irish Cream

Best Cream Liqueur

Vicario Amaro

Best Herbal / Botanical Liqueur

Ancho Reyes Barrica Liqueur

Best Other Liqueur

Foro Rosso Vermouth

Best Aperitif

Best in Show 2024


2024 'Best In Show' White Spirit Of The Year

El Mayor Anejo

Best Tequila

400 Conejos Tobala

Best Mezcal

Nocheluna Sotol

Best Sotol

Rolling Fork Lost Cask 15 Year Jamaica Rum

Best Rum

Griffo Distillery Scott Street Gin

Best Gin

B.H. James Distillers James Lake Vodka

Best Vodka

Five Farms Irish Cream

Best Liqueur