2017 Best of the Northwest: Spirits

by | Oct 6, 2017

*Pricing for 750ml bottles, in USD, unless otherwise noted.

BEST VODKA
Double Gold: Wolf Spirits Distillery Bellkurve || $20
Gold: The Liberty Distillery Distiller’s Reserve Truth || $46 CAD
Silver: Grand Teton Distillery Grand Teton Potato || $22
Bronze: Scratch Distillery Potato || $31

BEST FLAVORED VODKA
Double Gold: Solar Spirits Coffee || $28
Gold: Wild Roots Vodka Raspberry || $30
Silver: Bozeman Spirits Distillery Cold Spring Lemon || $33
Bronze: Wild Roots Vodka Pear || $30

BEST GIN
Double Gold: Captive Spirits Distilling London Dry Big Gin || $30
Gold: Fremont Mischief Distillery || $29
Silver: 3 Howls Distillery Navy Strength || $32
Bronze: Big Bottom Distilling Navy Strength || $40

BEST BARREL-AGED GIN
Double Gold: Copperworks Distilling Co. Northwest Cask Finished || $45
Gold: Fremont Mischief Distillery Guy Phinney || $33
Silver: Captive Spirits Distilling Bourbon Barreled Big Gin || $33
Bronze: Batch 206 Distillery Old Tom Counter || $25

BEST WHISKEY
Double Gold: Big Bottom Distilling Barlow Trail Port Cask Finish || $38
Gold: Big Bottom Distilling Delta Rye || $45
Silver: Fremont Mischief Distillery || $39
Bronze: Crater Lake Spirits Rye || $30

BEST SINGLE MALT WHISKEY
Double Gold: Westland Distillery Peated || $80
Gold: Black Heron Spirits || $43
Silver: Whiskey Gap Distillery Red Handed || $31
Bronze: Westland Distillery American Oak || $70

BEST BOURBON
Double Gold: Black Heron Spirits || $35
Gold: Whistling Andy Distillery || $45
Silver: Bad Dog Distillery || $39
Bronze: Batch 206 Distillery Old Log Cabin || $40

BEST RUM
Double Gold: Batch 206 Distillery Elliott Bay || $31
Gold: Four Leaf Spirits Rum47 Amber || $39
Silver: 3 Howls Distillery Madeira || $34
Bronze: Bozeman Spirits Prairie Schooner Spiced || $36

BEST FRUIT LIQUEUR
Double Gold: Skip Rock Distillers Raspberry || $30
Gold: Crescendo Spirits Limecello || $30
Silver: Maple Leaf Spirits Cherry || $33 CAD
Bronze: BelleWood Distilling Bruce || $34

BEST NON-FRUIT LIQUEUR
Double Gold: BelleWood Distilling Pumpkin Spice || $33
Gold: Thomas & Sons Distillery Townshend’s Spice Tea || $ 30
Silver: Elixir Craft Spirits Iris || $40
Bronze: Thomas & Sons Distillery Townshend’s Sweet Tea || $30

BEST DESSERT LIQUEUR
Double Gold: Mt. Index Brewery & Distillery Black Cat Coffee || $29
Gold: Maple Leaf Spirits Maple || $33 CAD/375ml
Silver: Salish Sea Organic Liqueurs Honeybush || $34
Bronze: Skip Rock Distillers Nocino Walnut || $30/375ml

BEST SPECIALTY SPIRIT
Double Gold: Maple Leaf Spirits Pear Williams || $36 CAD
Gold: Elixir Craft Spirits Fernet dei Fratelli Loreto || $35
Silver: Elixir Craft Spirits Calisaya || $40
Bronze: Arbutus Distillery Baba Yaga Absinthe || $45 CAD

BEST BRANDY
Double Gold: Maple Leaf Spirits Lady of the Cask VSOP || $69 CAD
Gold: Solar Spirits McQuerry Grappa || $40
Silver: DW Distilling Dowsett Syrah-Mourvèdre || $35
Bronze: DW Distilling Buty Muscadelle Brule || $35

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