DOUBLE-GOLD MEDAL WINNERS
Hetterley's Prohibition Corn Spirits Shot in the Dark Craft Distillery (Washington) Distilled from cane & grain. Barrel finished with American oak chips. - 80° proof
Nose: Caramel, cream caramel, crème brulee, butter, cream, vanilla, maple walnut hot fudge sundae, milk chocolate, butterscotch, buttered rum, honey, banana, creamed corn, corn, sweet grains, cereal, toasted almonds, hazelnut, nutty, tannins, wood, white pine wood, oak barrel, oak, great nose. Palate: Caramel, caramel corn, dark chocolate, vanilla, butter, light brown sugar, honey, apples, raisins, corn nuts, corn, tea biscuits, bread, toasty, rye grain, sweet coffee, pepper, leather, a little chalky, smoky, woody, wood barrel, sweet oak, Canadian Club—smooth with touch of brash, good body. Finish: Toffee, creamy, buttery, vanilla, corn, raisins, mint, pepper, wood, wood chips, oaky, whiskey, gets complex, sneaks up on you, well-balanced, well-structured, great weight, nice, pleasant, smooth and easy.
Double Gold Medal
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Stone Carver White Whiskey Sandstone Distillery (Washington) Distilled from Washington-grown wheat and malted barley. - 86° proof
Nose: Sugarcane, burnt sugar, white Karo syrup, cotton candy, raw honey, crème brulee, corn pops, honeycomb cereal, peanut butter, Reese’s cups, vanilla, chocolate, baked apple, apple, pear, tangerine, tropical fruit, raisins, vaguely fruity, vegetal, sweet onions, cactus, herbs, tarragon, spice, white peppercorn, canola oil, pine, gin, bourbon, rain, clean dew. Palate: Apple, green apple, peach, baked pears, tropical fruit, bananas, sugarcane juice, citrus, floral, herbs, mint, vegetal, grain, cacao, almonds, a little spicy, pink peppercorn, salty, cedar, creamy, gin-like, balanced, approachable, ultra-smooth, richly sumptuous. Finish: Apricot, bananas, elderberry, citrus, touch of burnt sugar, minty, juniper, pink peppercorn, cedar, dusty, earthy, seawater, fiery, develops well, balanced, smooth, easy, great finish, excellent neat, delicious.
Double Gold Medal
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The Underground Moonshine The Mob Museum Distillery (Las Vegas, Nevada) Distilled from 100% corn. - 100° proof
Nose: Toasted corn, cooked corn, creamed corn, raw potato, Quaker Oats cereal, wheat, bread, green apples, mint, cinnamon, fresh hay, straw, bamboo, fairgrounds. Palate: Pineapple, corn, Amish friendship bread, rye, cucumber, grassy, cut grass, silk, leather, earthy, fresh, bright, balanced. Finish: Corn, bread, creamy, white pepper, spicy, mineral, pine, barnyard, cigar smoke, fresh, clean, nice, easy, soft, smooth, a breath of fresh air.
Double Gold Medal
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GOLD MEDAL WINNERS
Five Mile Sweet Mountain Moonshine Five Mile Mountain Distillery (Virginia) Distilled from corn & barley. - 100° proof
Nose: Caramel, vanilla, pineapple, lemon, green beans, cooked corn husks, cabbage, vegetal, grainy, sweet grains, cereal, Alpha-Bits cereal, milk thistle, dandelion, herbal, white pepper, iodine, mineral, musty, funk, earthy, woody, incense. Palate: Chocolate, honey, peach, apple, sweet flavorful corn, toasted bread, grainy, Provence-type herbs, herbal, mint, sandalwood, vegetal, green leaves, coriander, spice, white peppercorn, stone, wet stone, mineral, iodine, smoky, tree bark, wood, oaky, clarified añejo, balanced. Finish: Marzipan, sweet cream, milky, corn, sweet pepper, vegetal, mint, herbal, white peppercorn, peppery, maritime, iodine, peat, woody, cedar, flavorful, great balance, complex, rich, smooth, tequila-esque, very interesting, love the finish.
Gold Medal
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Blackbird's Straight Shine Blackbird Distillery (Pennsylvania) Distilled from 98% local corn & 2% honey. - 115.7° proof
Nose: Chocolate malt, graham cracker, cookie, butter, coconut cream, vanilla, cream, roasted apple, apple, pear, tropical fruit, corn, popcorn, fermented corn, kombucha, white pepper, meaty, pork, aged meat, classic moonshine. Palate: Butterscotch, creamy, café-au-lait, honey, cotton candy, oxidized red apple, orange, dried sweet corn, dried fruit, juniper, floral, herbal, mint, tea, coffee, malt, clove, spice, black peppercorn, hot pepper, pickled, meaty, aged meat, woody, iodine, whiskey-like, savory, bold. Finish: Pear, orange peel, herbal, grassy, cinnamon, clove, spicy, white pepper, black peppercorn, peppery, meaty, aged meat, stone, woody, pine, well balanced, full mouthfeel, sharp bite, nice burn, stays with you, interesting.
Gold Medal
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Loup River Howard Hooch Unaged Corn Whiskey Loup River Distilling (Nebraska) Distilled from corn. - 80° proof
Nose: Toffee, banana bread, bubblegum, cream, vanilla, peaches, light banana, orange, citrus, cucumber, white mountain flowers, rosewater, floral, white peppercorn, linen, fresh water, creek water. Palate: Sweet cocoa, pastry dough, vanilla, clear corn syrup, Juicy Fruit gum, Gala apples, pear, orange peel, banana, fresh shucked corn, popcorn, vegetal, white flowers, dried grass, hay, spice, white peppercorn, coffee grinds, gin without the juniper, balanced. Finish: Vanilla, citrus, corn syrup, dried fruit, cinnamon dusted corn, vegetal, mint, tall grass, hay, thyme, pepper, white peppercorn, stone, forest, woody, nice burn, touch of sweetness, balanced, clean, soft, very pleasant.
Gold Medal
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KIN White Whiskey Still Assets (Oregon) 80° proof
Nose: Apple, green apple, orange, orange peel, tangerine, banana, sugarcane, cola, bubblegum, candied celery, raw corn husk, tomato, vegetal, olive, olive oil, grass hay, straw, almond, musty, woodsy, earth, sake, clean. Palate: Pear, Bosc pear, pineapple, banana, green apple, orange zest, cola, V8, turnip, olive, vegetal, grassy, juniper berry, herbal, toasty, hay, rye, cinnamon, nutmeg, briny, salty, smoke, cedar, unaged Agricole, soft, fresh, very upfront, lots of depth, nice mouthfeel. Finish: Green apple, raspberry juice, citrus, banana, dark sugar, creamy, dried fruit, chamomile, lightly spiced, smoke, toasty, woody, limestone, very clean, touch of sweetness, soft, smooth, pleasant, very interesting.
Gold Medal
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Iron Vault Old School Recipe Moonshine Iron Vault Distillery (Ohio) Distilled from cane, grain & molasses. - 95° proof
Nose: Grapefruit, citrus, whipped cream, cane sugar, light cocoa, French toast, corn, sweet corn, hazelnut, wheat, grain, hay, grass, bay leaves, earth, lovely. Palate: Vanilla, creamy, honey, lemon, citrus, corn, rye bread, wheat, breadfruit, hazelnut, thyme, sage, peppery, white pepper, bamboo, salty, toasty, nice, smooth. Finish: Creamy, clotted cream, simple sugar, honey, bread, hazelnut, straw, grass, olive juice, salty, peppery, smooth.
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SILVER MEDAL WINNERS
Howlin' Hounds Moonshine Missouri Ridge Distillery (Missouri) Distilled from cane & grain. - 100° proof
Nose: Cake frosting, sugar cane, chocolate, milk shake, butter, vanilla, caramelized stone fruits, dried fruit, apricot, banana, pear, corn, lilac, white flowers, mushroom, bread, pistachio shells, salinity, clean. Palate: Apples, raspberry, pear, orange, vanilla, cake, creamy, corn, cereal, sourdough, wheat, herbs, herbaceous, mint, spearmint, nutty, white pepper, nice pepper, peppery, woody, mineral, clean, complex. Finish: Crusty bread, vanilla, pear, citrus, anise, grassy, nutty, spice, peppery, burnt corn on the cob, light smoke, oak, wood, soft, easy, flavorful, pleasant.
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Sugarlands Shine Silver Cloud Moonshine Sugarlands Distilling Co. (Tennessee) Distilled from cane & grain. - 100° proof
Nose: Vanilla cream, buttermilk, powdered sugar icing, chocolate, maple, banana, cut pears, pear, lemon, lime, dried stone fruit, Captain Crunch, corn, kettle corn, butter on grits, grain, fresh-cut flowers, yellow flowers, menthol, light mint, salty roasted nuts, white peppercorn, right before a summer storm. Palate: Cake batter, smooth brown butter, cotton candy, Juicy Fruit Gum, honey, dried fruit, sweet corn, charred corn, Cracklin’ Oat Bran, dry hay, straw, herbs, clove, spice, baking spices, peppery, cedar, cedar fumes, smoky, fire. Finish: Bitter herbs, vegetal, mint, nutmeg, cinnamon, spicy, crushed red pepper, peppery, toast, cedar, well-balanced, balanced against heat, smooth with a briny twang.
Silver Medal
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Skunk Brothers Moonshine Skunk Brothers Spirits (Washington) Distilled from Washington-grown corn. - 100° proof
Nose: Ripe strawberries, cooked strawberries, apricot, pineapple, pear, melon, banana peel, sugarcane, toasted sweetness, corn, corn mash, vegetal, bamboo, fresh-cut grass, green tea, black tea, lavender, straw, white pepper, dusty, new wood, pine, waxy candles, clean. Palate: Fresh pear, apple, cherry, agave, vegetal, plantain, corn, creamy, cooked corn, cornbread, oats, walnut, grass, ginger, juniper berry, sweet pepper, clove, slight spice, pink peppercorn, white pepper, peat, woody, pine, oaky, funky, oily, wax, lightly sweet, bold. Finish: Cookie dough, corn, wheat, ginger, cloved orange, palm fronds, vegetal, allspice, pink peppercorn, white pepper, leather, woody, cedar, pine, oaky, light fire, balanced, smooth, easy, big and bold.
Silver Medal
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Old KT Shine Moonshine MKT Distillery (Texas) Distilled from local grain, cane & apples. - 80° proof
Nose: Butterscotch, burnt toffee, cane sugar, vanilla, mallow mars, coconut, banana, cherry, orange, light tropical, violets, rosewater, honeysuckle, corn, oatmeal, dough, grain, vegetal, grass, sharp dried grass, green peppers, minty, menthol, black pepper, deep earth, leather, oak, white oak, new wood, rain, fresh water, interesting. Palate: Caramel, chocolate, mocha, sweet cane, cherries, tropical fruit, green apple, citrus, lime zest, ginger, jasmine, green tea, grassy attack, vegetal, bell pepper, white pepper, black pepper, limestone, salty, earthy, forest, bark, pine wood, clean melted snow, complex, smooth, very approachable. Finish: Caramel, turbinado sugar, honey, lime zest, lime skin, floral, olive juice, dirty martini, clove, warm spice, long white pepper, hot pepper, soft pepper, earth, develops some dandelion bitterness, woodiness, flavorful, structured, balanced, smooth, pretty, pleasant.
Silver Medal
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DikinDurt Mohawk Valley Moonshine XXX DikinDurt Distillery (New York) Distilled from cane & grain. - 90° proof
Nose: Toffee, caramel, 65% cocoa, soft cookie dough, whipped cream, vanilla, Bazooka Joe, corn, crackers, lychee, faint green fruit, citrus, olive, cucumber, black tea, eucalyptus, menthol, peppery, briny, new rain, fresh linens, pleasant. Palate: Toffee, caramel, molasses, sugarcane, powdered sugar, fruit cocktail, apples, orange, vegetal, corn, barley, rice, grain, mixed nuts, dry hay, ground coffee, mint, menthol, cayenne, spicy, white pepper, black pepper, overpowering pepper, earthy, leathery, balanced. Finish: Powdered sugar, salty licorice, apple, citrus, citrus astringency, toast, malt, ground coffee, vegetal, peppery, hot pepper, too spicy, wood, pine, oak, white lightning, rich, creamy, smooth.
Silver Medal
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Black Bear MountainShine Black Bear Distillery (Colorado) Distilled from Ute Mountain corn & Colorado grain. - 87° proof
Nose: Vanilla, egg custard, cream, sweet corn, corn pops, banana, banana peel, sweet melon, fresh-cut red delicious apples, apple juice, plum, citrus, lime, violets, floral, grassy, dried grass, herbal, peppermint, anise, spice, peppery, wet stone, toasty, clean, fresh laundry. Palate: Sweet corn, toasted corn kernels, Creamsicle, peach, honeysuckle, melon, citrus, apple-flavored gin, herbal, grass, mint, green pepper, cinnamon, spice, white pepper, cedar, popsicle stick, peaty, earthy, charcoal, smoke, heat, lightly sweet, rich, clean, soft, pleasant. Finish: Corn, white sugar, pineapple, orange juice, light citrus, basil, spicy, peppery, white peppercorn, wet moss, earthy, mineral, earthy, creamy, sweet, smooth, easy.
Silver Medal
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