Denver International Spirits CompetitionBourbonBlog.com congratulates the medal winners below from the 2014 Denver International Spirits Competition (DISC), held this past weekend in Denver.

BourbonBlog.com’s Tom Fischer is a co-chair and judge for DISC, which is one of only a handful of double-blind international spirits competitions in the world.

The Denver International Spirits Competition was founded in 2012 by Christopher J. Davies and Darcy R. Davies Wine Country Network, Inc.

We’ll have more coverage from Denver International Spirits Competition coming soon.

Special thanks to all distilleries for entering,  judges, volunteers, Omni Interlocken Resort and all other sponsors.

List of 2014 Denver International Spirits Competition Winners

 

BEST OF SHOW 2014

Hornitos Black Barrel Tequila

DOUBLE GOLD WINNERS

Republic Tequila Plata
Hornitos Black Barrel Tequila
Pirassununga Cachaca 51
Four Roses Single Barrel Bourbon
E&J Brandy VS
B&E Distillery Moonshine Grain

 

AWARD PRODUCT PRODUCER

Vodka A (Potato)

Gold Woody Creek Reserve Vodka Woody Creek Distillers
Silver Woody Creek 100% Potato Vodka Woody Creek Distillers
Silver Pur Class Vodka Hendricks Family Distillery, LLC
Silver RWB Ultra Premium Handcrafted Vodka Luxuria Brands

Vodka (Wheat)

Silver Abner Doubleday “Double Play Vodka Wheat Cooperstown Distillery
Silver Great North Vodka Trailhead Spirits

Vodka (Sugar Cane)

Gold Moraua Vodka Cal-Czech Distillery
Bronze SNO Vodka (Sugar cane) J&L Distilling CO

Vodka (Fruit, Corn)

Silver Clearheart Vodka Cedar Ridge Distillery

Vodka (Neutral Grain)

Gold Starlite Vodka Treaty Oak Distilling
Gold New Amsterdam Vodka E & J Gallo Winery

Vodka (Corn)

Gold Fugu Vodka Ballast Point Brewing and Spirits
Silver Breckenridge Distillery Vodka Breckenridge Distillery
Bronze Soldier Valley Vodka Patriarch Distillers LLC

Vodka Flavored/Infused

Gold New Amsterdam Vodka Peach E & J Gallo Winery
Silver Enchanted Rock Peach Vodka Rebecca Creek Distillery
Silver New Amsterdam Vodka Coconut E & J Gallo Winery
Bronze New Amsterdam Vodka Citron E & J Gallo Winery

Vodka Organic

Gold Banner Vodka Banner Distilling Company
Gold Humboldt Distillery Organic Vodka Humboldt Distillery

Gin (Distilled)

Gold Clear Heart Gin Cedar Ridge Distillery
Gold Roundhouse Gin Roundhouse Spirits
Gold SNO Gin (sugar cane) J&L Distilling CO
Silver Ebb & Flow Gin Sound Spirits Distillery
Silver Silvertip American Dry Gin Vilya Spirits
Silver New Amsterdam Gin E & J Gallo Winery
Bronze Fenimore Gin Cooperstown Distillery

Gin (New Western)

Silver Healy’s Gin Trailhead Spirits
Silver Old Grove Gin Ballast Point Brewing and Spirits

Gin (London Dry)

Gold Waterloo Gin Treaty Oak Distilling
Bronze Treeline Gin Woods High Mountain Distillery

Gin (Barrel Aged)

Gold Spring 44 Old Tom Gin Spring 44
Silver Waterloo Antique Barrel Reserve Rum Treaty Oak Distilling
Silver Roundhouse Imperial Aged Gin Roundhouse Spirits
Bronze Healy’s Reserve Barrel Adged Gin Trailhead Spirits
Bronze Old Grove Barrel Rested Gin Ballast Point Brewing and Spirits

Gin Flavored/Infused

Bronze Gompers Gin Bend Spirits

Mouta/Banijiu

Gold Byejoe Red byejoe USA
Gold Byejoe Dragon Fire byejoe USA

Rum White

Silver Treaty Oak Rum Treaty Oak Distilling
Silver Three Sheets Rum Ballast Point Brewing and Spirits
Bronze Bayou Rum Silver Louisiana Spirits, LLC

Rum Dark/Gold

Gold Treaty Oak Barrel Reserve Rum Treaty Oak Distilling
Silver Three Sheets Barrel Aged Ballast Point Brewing and Spirits

Rum Spiced

Silver Bayou Spiced Rum Louisiana Spirits, LLC
Silver Forecastle Spiced Rum Union Beverage, LLC

Over-Proof Rum

Bronze Oak Rum Barrel House Distilling Co

Tequila Silver/Blanco

Gold Republic Tequila Plata Republic Tequila/Visionary Ideas
Gold Suavecto Blanco Blue Agave Importers
Silver KAH Tequila Blanco Worldwide Beverage Imports, LLC
Silver Sauza 901 Beam, Inc.
Silver Corazon Blanco Gemini Spirits and Wine
Bronze Ambhar Plato Ambhar Global Spirits
Bronze Suerte Blanco Suerte Tequila

Tequila Resposado

Gold KAH Tequila Reposado Worldwide Beverage Imports, LLC
Silver Republic Tequila Reposado Republic Tequila/Visionary Idea
Silver Agave 99 Reposado Worldwide Beverage Imports, LLC
Silver Donkey Piss Tequila Libation Nation, LLC
Silver Ambhar Reposado Ambhar Global Spirits
Silver Suerte Resposado Suerte Tequila
Silver Suavecto Reposado Blue Agave Importers
Silver Corazon Reposado Gemini Spirits and Wine

Tequila Anejo

Gold Agave 99 Anejo Worldwide Beverage Imports, LLC
Gold Hornitos Black Barrel Beam, Inc.
Gold Corazon Reposado Gemini Spirits and Wine
Gold Suerte Anejo Suerte Tequila
Silver KAH Tequila Anejo Worldwide Beverage Imports, LLC
Silver Ambhar Anejo Ambhar Global Spirits
Silver Suavecto Anejo Blue Agave Importers
Bronze Republic Tequila Anejo Republic Tequila/Visionary Idea

Cachaca

Gold Pirassununga Cachaca 51 Gemini Spirits and Wine

Straight Bourbon

Gold Corner Creek Reserve Bourbon Whiskey Corner Creek Distillery CO
Gold Four Roses Yellow Label Bourbon Four Roses Distillery
Silver Reserve Bourbon Cedar Ridge Distillery
Silver Town Branch Bourbon Alltech’s Lexington Brewery & Distillery
Silver Medley Bros. Heritage Collection Charles Medley Distilling
Bronze Peg Leg Porker Tennessee Straight Bourbon Whiskey Peg Leg Porker Spirits, LLC
Bronze Colorado Gold Straight Bourbon Whiskey Colorado Gold Distillery

Small Batch Bourbon 10yrs. & Younger

Gold Soldier Valley Bourbon Patriarch Distillers LLC
Gold Four Roses Small Batch Bourbon Four Roses Distillery
Silver Iowa Bourbon Whiskey Cedar Ridge Distillery
Silver Redhanded Bourbon Whiskey Treaty Oak Distilling
Silver Breckenridge Bourbon Breckenridge Distillery
Silver Wyoming Whiskey Small Batch Bourbon Wyoming Whiskey, Inc
Silver Knob Creek Beam, Inc./ Knob Creek
Silver Devil’s Share Bourbon Whiskey Ballast Point Brewing and Spirits
Bronze Lewis Redmond Carolina Bourbon Dark Corner Distillery

Single Barrel American Whiskey 10yrs. & Younger

Gold Four Roses Single Barrel Bourbon Four Roses Distillery
Silver Knob Creek Single Barrel Beam, Inc./ Knob Creek

American Straight Rye Whiskey

Gold Knob Creek Rye Beam, Inc./ Knob Creek
Silver Ryemageddon Corsair Distillery

Flavored Rye Whiskey

Silver Sortilege 3 Year Liquer- Canadian Rye Sidney Frank Importing

American Craft Whiskey

Gold Pearse Lyons Reserve Alltech’s Lexington Brewery & Distillery
Silver Jim Beam Signature Craft 12 years Jim Beam
Silver Devil’s Share Single Malt Whiskey Ballast Point Brewing and Spirits

Corn Whiskey

Gold Colorado’s’ Own Corn Whiskey Colorado Gold Distillery
Bronze Moonshine Corn Whiskey Dark Corner Distillery

Non-Aged Whiskey

Gold Louisiana Lightning Clear Sour Mash Whiskey Louisiana Lightning
Gold Kentucky Black Dog MB Roland Distillery
Bronze Devil’s Share Moonshine Ballast Point Brewing and Spirits

Blended Irish Whiskey

Silver Kilbeggan Irish Whiskey Jim Beam

Single Malt Irish Whiskey

Gold Connemara Peated Single Malt Jim Beam
Silver Tyrconnell Single Malt Jim Beam
Bronze Greenore Single Grain Jim Beam

Flavored Whiskey

Gold Colorado Honey Whiskey Honey House Distillery
Silver Knob Creek Smoked Maple Beam, Inc./ Knob Creek
Bronze Feisty Cinnamon Flavored Whiskey Feisty Spirits

Distiller’s Single Malt Scotch

Gold Laphroaig 10 Year Old Beam, Inc/ Laphroaig Scotch
Gold Laphroaig 18 Year Old Beam, Inc/ Laphroaig Scotch
Silver Laphroaig 10 Year Old Cask Strength Beam, Inc/ Laphroaig Scotch
Silver Laphroaig Quarter Cask Beam, Inc/ Laphroaig Scotch

American Grape Brandy

Gold E&J Brandy VS E & J Gallo Winery
Gold E&J Brandy VSOP E & J Gallo Winery
Gold E&J Brandy XO E & J Gallo Winery

Flavored Brandy

Silver Barenjager Honey & Pear Sidney Frank Importing Company

Absinthe

Gold Superior Absinthe Verte Vilya Spirits
Bronze Superior Absinthe Blanche Vilya Spirits

Chocolate Liqueur

Gold Depth Cacao Liqueur Sound Spirits Distillery

Coffee Liqueur

Gold Corretto Coffee Liqueur Roundhouse Spirits

Fruit Liqueur

Gold Gran Gala Orange Liqueur Gemini Spirits and Wine
Gold Berentzen Apple Liqueur Berentzen USA
Silver Wild Huckleberry Liqueur Vilya Spirits

Herbal/Botanicals Liqueur

Silver Breckenridge Bitters Breckenridge Distillery

Nut Liqueur

Gold Rivulet Artisan Pecan Liqueur C88 Holdings LLC

Other Liqueurs

Silver Pumpkin King Roundhouse Spirits
Gold Spiritopia Ginger Liqueur Oregon Ryegrass Spirits

Pre-Mixed Cocktails max of 20% ABV

Silver Pre-mixed Margarita Laughing Glass Cocktails

Other Miscellaneous Spirits

Bronze Kentucky Pink Lemonade MB Roland Distillery

Grain Moonshine

Gold Moonshine Grain B & E Distillery

Sugar Shine

Silver Stills Crossroads Alabama Shine High Ridge Spirits
Bronze Devil John Moonshine Barrel House Distilling Co

Specialty Cocktail Mixers

Silver Walter Caesar Mix Brutus Beverages, Inc
Silver Bloody Mary Mix Ballast Point Brewing and Spirits

 

 

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