2019 American Craft Spirits Awards
The American Craft Spirits Awards winners in the categories of Vodka/Grain, Gin, Brandy, Rum, Whiskey, and Specialty Spirits. This year, the ACSA also introduced a new award category: the Innovation Award. The new “Innovation” category aims to recognize remarkable spirits whose flavor profiles may stray from their category’s signature notes.
BEST IN SHOW
Burrone Fernet, Gulch Distillers
AWARD CATEGORIES
BEST OF BRANDY
J. Carver Apple Brandy
J. Carver Distillery
| GOLD MEDALIST – NONE | |
|---|---|
| SILVER MEDALIST | |
| Finger Lakes Distilling | Finger Lakes Distilling Riesling Grappa |
| AFT Distillery | Alpengold Texas Oak Reserve Williams Pear |
| Bluebird Distilling | Blueberry Brandy – Maple Cask Finished |
| J. Carver Distillery | J. Carver Apple Brandy |
| Watershed Distillery | Apple Brandy |
| Wollersheim Winery & Distillery | Coquard Reserve Brandy |
| Driftless Glen Distillery | 5 Year Reserve Brandy |
| AFT Distillery | Alpengold Edelbrand Cherry Brandy |
| BRONZE MEDALIST | |
| Up North Distillery | Barrel Aged Apple Brandy |
| San Juan Island Distillery | Apple Brandy |
| Huber’s Starlight Distillery | Starlight Distillery Apple Brandy |
| AFT Distillery | Alpengold Edelbrand Williams Pear Brandy |
| Huber’s Starlight Distillery | Starlight Distillery Brandy |
| Long Road Distillers | Long Road Apple Brandy |
| StilL 630 Distillery | Knowledge of Good – Apple Brandy |
| AFT Distillery | Alpengold Texas Oak Reserve Cherry |
| Up North Distillery | Apple Brandy |
| AFT Distillery | Alpengold Edelbrand Apple Brandy |
BEST OF GIN
Coffee Flavored Gin
FEW Spirits
| GOLD MEDALIST | |
|---|---|
| FEW Spirits | Coffee Flavored Gin |
| SILVER MEDALIST | |
| StilL 630 Distillery | Volstead’s Folly American Gin |
| Vermont Spirits | Coppers Gin |
| MISCellaneous Distillery | Gregarious Gin |
| Sea Bishop Spirits | Sea Bishop Tarragon Gin |
| StilL 630 Distillery | American Navy Strength Gin |
| Pittsburgh Distilling Company | Wigle Ginever |
| BRONZE MEDALIST | |
| New Holland Artisan Spirits | Knickerbocker Grapefruit |
| New Holland Artisan Spirits | Knickerbocker Blueberry |
| State Line Distillery | State Line Distillery Gin |
| Trailhead Spirits | Healy’s Gin |
| Thunder Road Distillery | Dumplin Creek Gin |
| Tattersall Distilling | Tattersall Gin |
| New Holland Artisan Spirits | Knickerbocker Gin |
| 18th Street Distillery | 18th Street Distillery Gin |
| 1220 Artisan Spirits | 1220 Origin |
| Rogue Ales & Spirits | Spruce Gin |
| Skeptic Distillery Co. | Skeptic Gin |
| Spirits Of French Lick | Old Tom Gin |
| Hotaling & Co. | Junipero Gin |
| Copperworks Distilling Co. | Copperworks New Oak Cask Finished Gin |
| New Holland Artisan Spirits | Barrel Aged Knickerbocker |
| Alpine Distilling | Barrel Select Gin |
| Trailhead Spirits | Healy’s Reserve |
| Yahara Bay Distillers | Abyss |
| Tattersall Distilling | Tattersall Barreled Gin |
| Bent Brewstillery | Gunner Ghost Reserve |
BEST OF RUM
Barreled Rum
Tattersall Distilling
| GOLD MEDALIST | |
|---|---|
| Tattersall Distilling | Barreled Rum |
| SILVER MEDALIST | |
| Arizona Craft Beverage | Regalo de Vida Ron Imperial |
| 18th Street Distillery | 18th Street Distillery Rum |
| Allegheny Distilling | Maggie’s Farm Queen’s Share Double Oak |
| Allegheny Distilling | Maggie’s Farm Single Barrel Rum |
| Seven Caves Spirits | Seven Caves Barrel Aged Rum – R11 |
| Batch 206 Distillery | Elliott Bay Blonde Rum |
| MISCellaneous Distillery | Popi’s Finest Rum |
| The 11 Wells Spirits Company | Barrel Aged Boiler Room Rum |
| Pedro Mandinga | Pedro Mandinga Blend |
| BRONZE MEDALIST | |
| Grand Canyon Distillery | Grand Canyon Rum |
| Allegheny Distilling | Maggie’s Farm White Rum |
| The Family Jones | Mo Jones Rum |
| Old Glory Distilling Co. | Old Glory Jumper’s Stash White Rum |
| Pennsylvania Pure Distilleries | BLY Rum |
| Spirits Of French Lick | Stampers Creek American Rum |
| Tattersall Distilling | Blackstrap Rum |
| Pennsylvania Pure Distilleries | BLY Rum 105 |
| Bear Creek Distillery | Cask Strength Rum |
| Cedar Creek Distillery | Raising Cane |
| Thunder Road Distillery | Cal F. Johnson Black Mountain Rum |
| Social Still | White Witch |
| Old Forge Distillery | Rum |
| Schierl Bros Northern Oasis Spirits | Riverbank Spiced Rum |
| New Liberty Distillery | Dreadnought White Rum |
| Cedar Ridge Distillery | Cedar Ridge Lost Pirate Rum |
BEST OF SPECIALTY SPIRITS
Burrone Fernet
Gulch Distillers
Medalist Pictures
| GOLD MEDALIST | |
|---|---|
| Gulch Distillers | Burrone Fernet |
| Tattersall Distilling | Bitter Orange Liqueur |
| SILVER MEDALIST | |
| Lyon Distilling Company | LDC Rock & Rum |
| The 11 Wells Spirits Company | Cocktail Collection: Allspice Liqueur |
| KOVAL Distillery | KOVAL Cranberry Gin Liqueur |
| Backwards Distilling | Milk Can Cinnamon Moonshine |
| Allegheny Distilling | Maggie’s Farm Falernum |
| Allegheny Distilling | Maggie’s Farm Coffee Liqueur |
| Pittsburgh Distilling Company | Wigle Eau De Pickle |
| Yahara Bay Distillers | Manley’s Old Fashioned |
| Long Road Distillers | Long Road Old Aquavit |
| Long Road Distillers | Long Road Aquavit |
| BRONZE MEDALIST | |
| The Family Jones | The Family Jones Rock & Rye |
| Casey Jones Distillery | Casey’s Barrel Cut |
| Loon Liquor Co. | Lac Coeur Ginger Liqueur |
| Spirit Works Distillery | Spirit Works Distillery Sloe Gin |
| Dogfish Head Distilling Co. | Sonic Archeology |
| Tattersall Distilling | Freewheeler Pommeau |
| Loon Liquor Co. | Lac Coeur Blueberry Liqueur |
| Loon Liquor Co. | Lac Coeur Coffee Liqueur |
| Schierl Bros Northern Oasis Spirits | Lone Duck Cinnamon Whiskey |
| Blackstone Spirits | Apologue Celery Root |
| Tattersall Distilling | Grapefruit Crema |
| Tattersall Distilling | Crème De Fleur |
| Tattersall Distilling | Lime Crema |
| Long Road Distillers | Long Road Raspberry Liqueur |
| Blackstone Spirits | Apologue Paw Paw |
| Tattersall Distilling | Orange Crema |
| Tattersall Distilling | Fernet |
| Tattersall Distilling | Amaro |
| Satellite Spirits Inc. | South Fork Botanical – Lavender |
| Wiggly Bridge Distillery | Agave Blue – Anejo |
| D&S Distilling Company | Cane Hollow Moonshine |
| Wiggly Bridge Distillery | Agave Blue – Platinum |
| Storm King Distilling Co. | Storm King Agave Blanco |
| Savage & Cooke | Ayate Anejo Tequila |
| Wiggly Bridge Distillery | Agave Blue – Reposado |
| Tattersall Distilling | Aquavit |
| Spirits Of French Lick | Aquavit |
| Crawford Distillery | Milk River Moonshine |
| 3 Hundred Days Distilling | 3 Hundred Days Of Shine Barrel Finished |
| Old Glory Distilling Co. | Old Glory Smooth Shine |
| Crittenden Distillery LLC | Kiln Shine Pure Shine |
| Sugarlands Distilling Co. | Cole Swindell’s Peppermint Moonshine |
| Storm King Distilling Co. | Storm King Agave Especial |
| The Family Jones | Song Dog Rock & Rye |
BEST OF VODKA & GRAIN SPIRITS
King Charles Vodka
Charleston Distilling Co.
| GOLD MEDALIST – NONE | |
|---|---|
| SILVER MEDALIST | |
| Charleston Distilling Co. | King Charles Vodka |
| Pennsylvania Pure Distilleries | Boyd & Blair Potato Vodka |
| Hendricks Family Distillery | Pure Class Vodka |
| Jackson Hole Still Works | Jackson Hole Still Works Vodka |
| Quantum Spirits | Quantum Spirits Citrus Flavored Vodka |
| Schierl Bros Northern Oasis Spirits | Lakeview Vodka |
| BRONZE MEDALIST | |
| Lang Beverage Co. | 220 Shine |
| Vikre Distillery | Lake Superior Vodka |
| Glacial Lakes Distillery | Glacial Lakes Vodka |
| Loon Liquor Co. | Wheaton Barley |
| J. Carver Distillery | J. Carver Lake House Vodka |
| Lonely Oak Distillery | North Forty Vodka |
| Pine Bluffs Distilling | Rock Ranch |
| Tattersall Distilling | Vodka |
| Bogue Sound Distillery | Vitzellen |
| MISCellaneous Distillery | Vivacious Vodka |
| Solar Spirits Solar Spirits | Eclipse Vodka |
| Lawrenceville Distilling Co. | Parking Chair |
| Grand Canyon Distillery | Grand Canyon Vodka |
| Bear Creek Distillery | 100% Rye Vodka |
| SanTan Distilling | SanTan Distilling Kaffir Lime |
| Satellite Spirits Inc. | South Fork Vodka |
| Yahara Bay Distillers | L’eau Grand |
| Grand Canyon Distillery | Prickly Pear Vodka |
| Old Glory Distilling Co. | Old Glory Tennessee Vodka |
| Driftless Glen Distillery | DG Cucumber Vodka |
| J. Carver Distillery | J. Carver Vodka |
BEST OF WHISKEY
Roaming Man Tennessee Straight Rye Whiskey
Sugarlands Distilling Co.
Medalist Pictures
| GOLD MEDALIST | |
|---|---|
| Rogue Ales & Spirits | Rolling Thunder Stouted Whiskey |
| Kings County Distillery | Kings County Distillery Bottled-in-Bond Straight Bourbon Whiskey |
| Sugarlands Distilling Co. | Roaming Man Tennessee Straight Rye Whiskey |
| Kings County Distillery | Kings County Distillery Peated Bourbon Whiskey |
| SILVER MEDALIST | |
| Lonely Oak Distillery | Steeple Ridge Bourbon |
| Kings County Distillery | Kings County Distillery Straight Bourbon Whiskey |
| Garrison Brothers Distillery | Garrison Brothers Cowboy Bourbon |
| Yahara Bay Distillers | Old Hell Roaring |
| Middle West Spirits | Straight Wheated Bourbon Whiskey Michelone Reserve |
| Henry Farms Prairie Spirits | J. Henry & Sons Bellefontaine Reserve |
| Ranger Creek Brewing & Distilling | Ranger Creek .36 Cask Strength Bourbon |
| Van Brunt Stillhouse | Van Brunt Stillhouse American |
| Spirit Works Distillery | Spirit Works Distillery Straight Triticale Whiskey |
| Pittsburgh Distilling Company | Wigle Organic Single Barrel Straight Wheat |
| Hotaling & Co. | Old Potrero Straight Malt Whiskey Finished In Port Barrels |
| Santa Fe Spirits | Colkegan Apple Brandy Cask Finished Whiskey |
| RockFilter Distillery | Organic Barrel Roll Rye Whiskey |
| Harvest Spirits | John Henry Single Malt Whiskey |
| Sons Of Liberty Spirits Co. | Uprising – Pedro Ximénez Finish |
| Pittsburgh Distilling Company | Wigle Organic Single Barrel Straight Rye |
| Pittsburgh Distilling Company | Wigle Whiskey Organic Pennsylvania Rye |
| New England Distilling | Gunpowder Rye Whiskey |
| Pittsburgh Distilling Company | Wigle Whiskey Deep Cut Rye |
| Sagamore Spirit | Reserve Port Finish |
| Coppersea Distilling | Bonticou Crag Bottled-in-Bond Straight Rye Malt Whisky |
| George Washington Distillery | George Washington’s Rye Whiskey |
| Sagamore Spirit | Cask Strength Straight Rye Whiskey |
| Sagamore Spirit | Reserve Cognac Finish |
| Far North Spirits | Roknar Minnesota Rye Whiskey |
| Broad Branch Distillery | Rye Fidelity |
| Sagamore Spirit | Double Oak |
| StilL 630 Distillery | Double Barrel RallyPoint |
| Old Forge Distillery | Distiller’s Blend |
| BRONZE MEDALIST | |
| Savage & Cooke | The Burning Chair Bourbon |
| Thunder Road Distillery | Thunder Road Runner’s Rye |
| Loon Liquor Co. | Loonshine |
| Wood Hat Spirits | Bloody Butcher Red |
| Trail Distilling | First City Whiskey |
| Henry Farms Prairie Spirits | J. Henry & Sons Small Batch Bourbon |
| Blaum Bros. Distilling Co. | Blaum Bros. Straight Bourbon Whiskey |
| Mingo Creek Craft Distillers | Liberty Pole Spirits Bourbon Whiskey |
| Social Still | Freakshow Straight Bourbon |
| Driftless Glen Distillery | Single Barrel Straight Bourbon |
| Savage & Cooke | Second Glance American Whiskey |
| Charleston Distilling Co. | Vesey’s Bourbon |
| KOVAL Distillery | KOVAL Single Barrel Bourbon |
| New Liberty Distillery | New Liberty Bloody Butcher Bourbon |
| Huber’s Starlight Distillery | Starlight Distillery Blackberry Whiskey |
| Lonerider Spirits | Lonerider Sherry Cask Finish Bourbon Whiskey |
| Garrison Brothers Distillery | Garrison Brothers Texas Straight Bourbon Whiskey Small Batch |
| Old Glory Distilling Co. | Old Glory Bourbon Whiskey |
| Middle West Spirits | Sherry Finished Bourbon Whiskey |
| Middle West Spirits | Straight Rye Whiskey |
| Bluebird Distilling | Four Grain Bourbon |
| Ranger Creek Brewing & Distilling | Ranger Creek .36 Straight Bourbon |
| Brain Brew Custom Whiskey | Big City Rye |
| Cedar Ridge Distillery | Cedar Ridge Reserve Iowa Bourbon Whiskey |
| Vikre Distillery | Honor Brand, Hay & Sunshine Whiskey |
| Huber’s Starlight Distillery | Starlight Distillery Single Barrel Bourbon #1332 |
| Cedar Ridge Distillery | Cedar Ridge Port Cask Finished Bourbon Whiskey |
| Henry Farms Prairie Spirits | J. Henry & Sons Patton Road Reserve 7 |
| RockFilter Distillery | Dessa’s Time & Distance Organic Bourbon Whiskey |
| SanTan Distilling | Butcher Jones |
| The Baltimore Whiskey Company | Epoch Straight Rye |
| Old Elk | Old Elk Blended Straight Bourbon Whiskey |
| New Liberty Distillery | New Liberty Millstone Rye |
| The Family Jones | The Family Jones Rye Whiskey |
| Driftless Glen Distillery | 51 Rye Whiskey |
| Mingo Creek Craft Distillers | Liberty Pole Spirits Rye Whiskey |
| Middle West Spirits | Straight Wheat Whiskey |
| Pittsburgh Distilling Company | Wigle Organic Pennsylvania Wheat Whiskey |
| Middle West Spirits | Oloroso Wheat Whiskey |
| Bozeman Spirits Distillery | Montana 1889 Whiskey |
| Breuckelen Distilling | 77 Bonded Rye |
| SanTan Distilling | Sacred Stave |
| Breuckelen Distilling | 77 New York Wheat |
| Andalusia Whiskey Co. | Revenant Oak |
| Andalusia Whiskey Co. | Andalusia Triple-Distilled |
| Andalusia Whiskey Co. | Stryker |
| Vikre Distillery | Bent Paddle Black Malt Whiskey |
| J. Carver Distillery | Hunt Club Double Barrel Rye |
| Vapor Distillery | Boulder American Single Malt Whiskey – American Oak |
| Detroit City Distillery | Homegrown Rye Whiskey |
| J. Carver Distillery | Runestone Straight Rye |
| Van Brunt Stillhouse | Van Brunt Stillhouse Empire Rye |
| J. Carver Distillery | J. Carver Straight Rye Whiskey |
| Social Still | Deep Cut Straight Rye Whiskey |
| Huber’s Starlight Distillery | Starlight Distillery Old Rickhouse Rye |
| Driftless Glen Distillery | Single Barrel Straight Rye |
| Brain Brew Custom Whiskey | Big City Bourbon |
| Sagamore Spirit | Signature 83 Proof Straight Rye Whiskey |
| Sagamore Spirit | Reserve Vintner’s Finish |
| Forks Of Cheat Distillery | Big Deal Rye |
| Spirit Works Distillery | Spirit Works Distillery Straight Rye Whiskey |
| Tattersall Distilling | Straight Rye Whiskey |
| 18th Street Distillery | 18th Street Distillery Rye Whiskey |
| Stoll & Wolfe Distillery | Stoll & Wolfe |
| Distillery 291 | 291 Single Barrel Colorado Rye Whiskey |
| Ranger Creek Brewing & Distilling | Ranger Creek Texas Rye |
| Charleston Distilling Co. | Calhoun’s Rye |
| Stoll & Wolfe Distillery | Stoll & Wolfe Pennsylvania Rye Whiskey |
| Kings County Distillery | Kings County Distillery Straight Rye Whiskey |
| Rogue Ales & Spirits | Oregon Rye Malt Whiskey |
| Skrewball Spirits | Skrewball Peanut Butter Whiskey |
INNOVATION AWARDS
| Bluebird Distilling | Blueberry Brandy – Maple Cask Finished |
| Schierl Bros Northern Oasis Spirits | Lakeview Vodka |
| Middle West Spirits | Sherry-Finished Bourbon Whiskey |
| MISCellaneous Distillery | Gregarious Gin |
| Pittsburgh Distilling Company | Wigle Eau De Pickle |
