Announcing the esteemed — and delicious — medalists of the 2019 Best of the Northwest Cider!
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VODKA
DOUBLE GOLD || Adrift Distillers
GOLD || Scratch Distillery Potato
SILVER || Ampersand Distilling Per Se
BRONZE || Forbidden Spirits Distilling Co. REBEL
JUDGES’ PICKS
Cascade Street Distillery North Sister
3 Howls Distillery
Dry Fly Distilling
FLAVORED VODKA
DOUBLE GOLD (Tie) || Heritage Distilling Lavendar
DOUBLE GOLD (Tie) || Cascade Street Chipotle Pepper
GOLD (Tie) || Nightside Distillery Espresso
GOLD (Tie) || Pilot House Distilling Bar Pilot Jalapeno Lime Vodka
SILVER || Nightside Distillery Lemon Drop
BRONZE || Warrior Liquor Huckleberry
JUDGES’ PICK
Whistling Andy The Spirit of the Sperry Huckleberry Vodka
GIN
DOUBLE GOLD || Flooded Fox Den Distillery Dancing Dog
GOLD || Captive Spirits London Dry Big Gin
SILVER || Temple Distilling Chapter One Navy Strength
BRONZE || Ransom Spirits Dry
JUDGES’ PICKS
Scratch Distillery Martini Style
Montgomery Distillery Whyte Laydie Gin
Pilot House Distilling Painted Lady Gin
BARREL-AGED GIN
DOUBLE GOLD || Trail Distilling Trillium Pink Pinot
GOLD|| Captive Spirits Bourbon Barreled Big Gin
SILVER|| Scratch Distillery Barrel Finished
BRONZE || Central City Brewers & Distillers Queensborough Gin Barrel-Aged
JUDGES’ PICK
Captive Spirits Peat Barreled Big Gin
RUM
DOUBLE GOLD || Flooded Fox Den Distillery Busqueda Aged
GOLD || Batch 206 Distillery Elliott Bay Blonde
SILVER || Puget Sound Rum Company Rum47 Amber
BRONZE || Flooded Fox Den Distillery Land Legs
JUDGES’ PICKS
Whistling Andy Distillery White
Sea Spirits Distillery Barrel-Aged
Whistling Andy Distillery Hibiscus Coconut
WHISKEY
DOUBLE
GOLD || Dry Fly Distilling Straight Port Barrel Finished Wheat
GOLD|| Ransom Spirits The Emerald
SILVER || Dry Fly Distilling Straight Wheat
BRONZE (Tie) || Dry Fly Distilling Straight Cask Strength Wheat
BRONZE (Tie) || Whistling Andy Distillery Harvest Select
JUDGES’ PICKS
Dry Fly Distilling O’Danagher’s Hibernian
Trail Distilling First City
Scratch Distillery Edmond’s Own
SINGLE MALT WHISKEY
DOUBLE GOLD || 3 Howls Distillery
GOLD || Camp 1805 Distillery Downstream
SILVER|| Central City Brewers & Distillers Lohin McKinnon Niagara Wine Barrel
BRONZE || Wanderback Distillery Batch No. 2
JUDGES’ PICKS
Dry Fly Distillery O’Danagher’s Caledonian
Montgomery Distillery American
RYE WHISKEY
DOUBLE GOLD || Distillers Way Doc Swinson’s Flagship
GOLD || Montgomery Distillery Sudden Wisdom
SILVER|| Odd Society Spirits Prospector
BRONZE || Dry Fly Distilling Triticale
JUDGES’ PICKS
Fremont Mischief Distillery Skagit Gold
Admiralty Distillers Shutter Plank
Whidbey Island Distillery Bunker
BOURBON
DOUBLE GOLD || Bad Dog Distillery Single Barrel
GOLD|| Dry Fly Distilling Straight Bourbon 101
SILVER|| 2bar Spirits Straight
BRONZE (Tie)|| Cascade Street Distillery Broken Top
BRONZE (Tie)|| J.P. Trodden Distilling Reserve
JUDGES’ PICKS
Chambers Bay Distillery Greenhorn
Nightside Distillery
Chambers Bay Distillery Straight
BRANDY
DOUBLE GOLD (Tie) || FireRoot Spirits AppleJack
DOUBLE GOLD (Tie) || Maple Leaf Spirits Lady of the Cask
GOLD || New Deal Distillery Pear Brandy
SILVER || Admiralty Distillers Aurchard
BRONZE || DW Distilling Dusted Valley Chardonnay
JUDGES’ PICKS
Maple Leaf Spirits Skinny Pinot Noir
DW Distilling Walla Walla Brandy Tamarack Pinot Noir
Fremont Mischief Urban Foraged Copper-Pot Distilled
FRUIT LIQUEUR
DOUBLE GOLD || Whidbey Island Distillery Loganberry
GOLD|| Adrift Distillers Starvation Alley Cranberry
SILVER || Skip Rock Distillers Blackberry
BRONZE || Central City Brewers & Distillers Peeled Orange Liqueur
JUDGES’ PICKS
Drop Shop Distillery Limecello
Drop Shop Distillery Orangecello
Up North Distillery Big Kid Cider
NON-FRUIT LIQUEUR
DOUBLE GOLD || Ampersand Distilling Company Nocino!
GOLD|| Adrift Distillers Pink Poppy Farms Amaro
SILVER || Highside Distilling Amaro Mele
BRONZE || Salish Sea Organic Liqueurs Maple
JUDGES’ PICKS
Divine Distillers Winter In Oregon
Salish Sea Organic Liqueurs Basil
Highside Distilling Fernet Lario
DESSERT LIQUEUR
DOUBLE
GOLD || Skip Rock Distillers Coffee Liqueur
GOLD || Sandstone Distillery Coffee Liqueur
SILVER|| Maple Leaf Spirits Maple Liqueur
BRONZE (Tie)|| Adrift Distillers Columbia River Coffee Liqueur
BRONZE (Tie)|| Salish Sea Organic Liqueurs Allspice
JUDGES’ PICK
Pilot House Distilling Thundermuck Coffee Liqueur
SPECIALTY
DOUBLE GOLD || Scratch Distillery Aquavit
GOLD|| Pursuit Distilling Co. Northwest Craft Brewers Series Hopped Spirit
SILVER (Tie)|| Batch 206 Distillery Sueno Azul Aged Agave Spirit
SILVER (Tie)|| Interrobang No. 73 White Vermouth
BRONZE || FireRoot Spirits Apple Jill
JUDGES’ PICKS
Interrobang No. 47 Sweet Vermouth
Pursuit Distilling Co. SUSPECT Pineapple Jalapeño Flavored Whiskey
Up North Distillery Barrel Finished Honey Spirit
PRE-MIXED COCKTAILS
DOUBLE GOLD || 503 Distilling The Blood Orange Greyhound
GOLD || Novo Fogo Mango-Lime Sparkling Caipirinha
SILVER|| Sprezza Rosso
BRONZE || Pilot House Distilling Astoria Mary
JUDGES’ PICKS
Central City Brewers & Distillers Queensborough Gin Twist Cucumber-Lime-Mint
Sprezza Bianco
Glass Distillery Ruby Red Grapefruit Vodka Soda
