Winning Isn’t Everything… But It Sure Is Nice
We submit a select number of our releases to an even more select group of whiskey competitions. And it’s safe to say the judges have really liked what they’ve tasted. Here are some of the awards we’ve won.
Independent Bottler of the Year
2026 Icons of Whisky America
Lost Lantern
Best American Blended Malt
2026 World Whiskies Awards
Shadow + Light
Breaking Bourbon
Best Rye of 2025
Farmers' Fields Rye
Breaking Bourbon
Best American Single Malt of 2025
McCarthy’s Peated Oregon Single Malt 10 Years Old
Food & Wine Magazine
2025 Drinks Visionaries
Nora Ganley-Roper and Adam Polonski
2025 Ascot Awards
Double Platinum
Opulent Orchard New York Distilling Co. Apple Brandy Finished Straight Rye
2024 Ascot Awards
Platinum
Far-Flung Rye
Best American Blended Malt
2024 World Whiskies Awards
Flame
Best of 2023
Breaking Bourbon
Balcones Distilling Texas Single Malt Finished in a Peated Whiskey Cask
2023 San Francisco World Spirits Competition
Best American Single Malt
Gentle Giant Balcones Distilling Texas Single Malt
2023 San Francisco World Spirits Competition
Double Gold
Corbin Cash California Straight Rye 7 Years Old
2023 San Francisco World Spirits Competition
Double Gold
Gentle Giant Balcones Distilling Texas Single Malt
2023 Icons of Whisky
Global Independent Bottler of the Year
Lost Lantern
2023 Icons of Whisky America
Independent Bottler of the Year
Lost Lantern
World Whiskies Awards
Best American Single Malt Under 12 Years
Gentle Giant Balcones Distilling Texas Single Malt
Best of 2022
Breaking Bourbon
Balcones Texas Single Malt Tequila Cask Aged
2022 John Barleycorn Awards
Best American Single Malt
Desert Dessert Whiskey Del Bac Arizona Single Malt
2022 John Barleycorn Awards
Double Gold
Gentle Giant Balcones Distilling Texas Single Malt
2022 John Barleycorn Awards
Gold Winner
Breuckelen Distilling New York Malted Red Wheat Whiskey 8 Years Old
2022 Ascot Awards
Platinum
American Vatted Malt Edition No. 1
2022 Ascot Awards
Best Blended Malt
American Vatted Malt Edition No. 1
2022 Ascot Awards
Double Platinum
Cedar Ridge Iowa Single Malt Sherry Finish
2022 Ultimate Spirits Competition
92 Points
American Vatted Malt Edition No. 1
2022 San Francisco World Spirits Competition
Gold
McCarthy’s Peated Oregon Single Malt 6 Years Old
2022 San Francisco World Spirits Competition
Double Gold
Cedar Ridge Iowa Single Malt Sherry Finish
2022 San Francisco World Spirits Competition
Best in Class
Cedar Ridge Iowa Single Malt Sherry Finish
2022 World Whiskies Awards
Best American Blended Malt
American Vatted Malt Edition No. 1
2021 John Barleycorn Awards
Gold Winner
American Vatted Malt Edition No. 1
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