BC craft distilleries have taken home several distinctive awards beating out a number of distilleries across the Pacific Northwest. Sip Northwest released its fifth annual Best of the Northwest issue. This collector’s edition showcases the winners of the grand tasting competition from wine, beer, spirits and cider, along with top Northwest travel locations, locally focused restaurant and bars, upright industry influencers and more.
An open call for submissions last spring drafted 524 wines, 282 beers, 151 spirits and 139 ciders that were sampled blind and judged by over five dozen leading beverage experts, from master sommeliers and cicerones to certified spirit judges and cider buyers, who determined the top three in each respective beverage category.
BC produced spirits had a strong showing in several categories, with Liberty and Long Table taking home several awards. The BC winners were:
Best Vodka:
1st Place: Fremont Mischief
2nd Place: Yaletown Distilling Co. Craft
3rd Place: Wishkah River Distillery Vodka Distilled from Honey
Best Gin:
1st Place: Temple Distilling Chapter One
2nd Place: Mt. Index Brewery & Distillery Wild Sky Pot Still
3rd Place: Central City Brewers & Distillers Queensborough Gin
Best Barrel-aged Gin:
1st Place: The Liberty Distillery Endeavour Old Tom
2nd Place (tie): OOLA Distillery Waitsburg Barrel-Finished Gin; Captive Spirits Distilling, Bourbon Barreled Big Gin
3rd Place (tie) Dry Fly Distilling Barrel Reserve Gin; Long Table Distillery, Bourbon Barrel Aged Gin
Best White Whiskey
1st Place: Sandstone Distillery Stone Carver
2nd Place: Whiskey Gap Distillery Heat of the Night
3rd Place: The Liberty Distillery Railspur No. 2 Wildflower Honey
Best Speciality Spirit
1st Place: Long Table Distillery Långbord Akvavit
2nd Place: Indio Spirits Barrel Room Curacao
3rd Place: Tualatin Valley Distilling Oberon Absinthe Superieure
Best Fruit Liqueur
1st Place: Odd Society Spirits Crème de Cassis
2nd Place: Temple Distilling Co. Bookmark Limoncello
3rd Place (tie): OD Beverage Co. deZir Premium Dark Black Cherry Liqueur; OD Beverage Co. deZirPremium Raspberry Liqueur
The full list of winners can be found here.
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