Drinking The World

I spent the past week at the American Distilling Institute (ADI) annual conference, held this year in Louisville, KY and Borden, IN. ADI is the trade organization for artisanal distillers, of which there are approximately 210 right now in the USA. I was one of the judges for the 2010 artisnal whiskey competition and would like to announce the results.

See the results after the jump

Follow up:

The American Distilling Institute Judging of American Craft Whiskies and Moonshine
May 3rd, 2010, Hubert Starlight Distillery, Borden Indiana.

Single Malt Whiskey
Gold - Rogue Spirits, Chatoe Rogue Single Malt Oregon Whiskey
Silver - Prichard’s Distillery, Single Malt Whiskey
Bronze - New Holland Artisan Spirits, Zeppelin Bend

Bourbon Whiskey
Gold - Great Lakes Distillery, Test Batch
Silver - Tuthilltown Spirits, Four Grain Bourbon Whiskey
Bronze - Woodstone Creek, Straight Bourbon Whiskey

Rye Whiskey
Gold - High West Distillery, Rendezvous Rye Whiskey
Silver - Tuthilltown Spirits, Manhattan Rye Whiskey
Bronze (Tie) - Finger Lakes Distilling, McKenzie Rye
- Corsair Artisan Distllery, 100% Rye

Wheat Whiskey
Gold - Dry Fly Distilling, Washington Wheat
Silver - New Holland Artisan Spirits, Brewer’s Straight Wheat Whiskey
Bronze -

Corn Whiskey
Gold - Balcones Distillery, Baby Blue Corn Whiskey
Silver - Copper Run Distillery, Ozark Mountain Moonshine Corn Whiskey
Bronze - Colorado Gold Distillery, Colorado’s Own Corn Whiskey

Un-aged Whiskey
Gold (tie) - High West Distillery, Western Oat Silver Whiseky
- Koval Distillery, Organic Rye Chicago Whiskey
Silver - Corsair Artisan Distillers, Wry Moon
Bronze - Catoctin Creek Distilling, Mosby’s Spirit

Blended Whiskey (This category is a blend of others whiskeys, not distilled by artisanal distilleries themselves)
Gold - High West Distillery, Bourye

Whiskey Idiosyncratic
Gold - Ballast Point Spirits, Devil’s Share Whiskey
Silver - Prichard’s Distillery, Tennessee Whiskey
Bronze - Corsair Artisan Distillers, Rasputin Hopped

Moonshine
Gold - West Virginia Distilling Company, Mountain Moonshine Old Oak Recipe
Silver - Copper Run, Ozark Mountain Moonshine Spirit Whiskey
Bronze - West Virginia Distilling Company, Mountain Moonshine

Cask Strength
Gold - Corsair Artisan Distillers, Wormwood Wit Barrel Strength
Silver - Roughstock Black Label Montana Whiskey
Bronze - Corsair Artisan Distillers, Triple Smoke

Flavored Whiskies and Whiskey-based Liqueurs
Gold - Prichard’s Distillery, Sweet Lucy
Silver - Spirits of St. Louis, Vermont Night
Bronze - New Holland Artisan Spirits, Hatter Royale Hopquila

Best of Show -- The Best Craft American Whiskey
High West Distillery, Bourye (This whiskey is a blend of others whiskeys, not distilled by an artisanal distillery them self)

Packaging Award
Tuthilltown Spirits, Manhattan Rye Whiskey