BOURBON
PEOPLE’S CHOICE WINNER: RM Rose Co Forefather Bourbon
BRONZE
Weldon Mills Distillery: Weldon Mills Reserve
Hill Top Distillery: Straight Bourbon Whiskey
RM Rose Company: Forefather Bourbon
Wise Men Distillery: Baby Bourbon
Cape Fear Distillery: Frying Pan Shoals Bourbon
SILVER
Weldon Mills Soldier’s Cut
KO Distilling: Bare Knuckle Small Batch Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Reverend Spirits: Reverend Spirits Bourbon Whiskey
GOLD
River Hill Distillery: River Hill 100
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SINGLE MALT
PEOPLE’S CHOICE WINNER: Virginia Distillery Company Courage and Conviction
BRONZE
Hill Top Distillery: Virginia Single Malt
SILVER
Virginia Distillery Company: Courage & Conviction
GOLD
Belmont Farm Distillery: Belmont Kopper Kettle Straight Malted Whiskey
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AMERICAN WHISKEY
PEOPLE’S CHOICE WINNER: RM Rose Co: Fire on the Mountain Cinnamon Whiskey
BRONZE
Mother Earth Spirits: Mother Earth Whiskey
All Points West Distillery: All Points West Grain and Malt Pot Still Whiskey
SILVER
Three Crosses Distilling: Three Crosses American Whiskey
Cape Fear Distillery: Solera Whiskey 2015
GOLD
RM Rose Company: Fire on the Mountain Cinnamon Whiskey
Virginia Distillery Company: Port Cask Finished Virginia-Highland Whiskey
Virginia Distillery Company: Cider Cask Finished Virginia-Highland Whiskey
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MOONSHINE
PEOPLE’S CHOICE WINNER: Three Crosses Distilling: Route 13 Corn Whiskey
GOLD
River Hill Distillery: River Hill 100% Corn Whiskey
Three Crosses Distilling: Route 13 Corn Whiskey
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FLAVORED MOONSHINE
PEOPLE’S CHOICE WINNER: Wise Men Distillery: Apple Pie Moonshine
SILVER
Hill Top Distillery: Blackberry Gooch Hooch Moonshine
GOLD
Wise Men Distillery: Apple Pie Moonshine
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CLEAR/WHITE RUM
PEOPLE’S CHOICE WINNER: Little Water Distillery: Liberty Rum
GOLD
Wise Men Distillery
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AGED RUM
PEOPLE’S CHOICE WINNER: Little Water Distillery: Prosperity Rum
BRONZE
All Points West Distillery: All Points West Kill Van Kull Single Pot Still Rum
GOLD
Virago Spirits: Four Port Rum Finished in PX Sherry Casks
Little Water Distillery: Prosperity Rum
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SPICED RUM
PEOPLE’S CHOICE WINNER: Wise Men Distillery: Barrel Aged Spiced Rum
BRONZE
Wise Men Distillery: Barrel Aged Spiced Rum
GOLD
Blue Sky Distillery: Flying Dragon Spiced Rum
Three Crosses Distilling: Crossed Rifles Spiced Rum
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FLAVORED RUM
PEOPLE’S CHOICE WINNER: Swamp Fox Distilling: Toasted Coconut
BRONZE
Swamp Fox Distilling: Fox’s Fire
GOLD
Swamp Fox Distilling: The Dark Side
Swamp Fox Distilling: Toasted Coconut
Three Crosses Distilling: Eve’s Rebellion Apple Spiced Rum
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VODKA
PEOPLE’S CHOICE WINNER: Wise Men Distillery: Vodka
SILVER
Reverend Spirits: Reverend Spirits Vodka
GOLD
Blue Sky Distillery: Dog Star Vodka
Wise Men Distillery: Vodka
Sauvage Distillery: Upstate Vodka
Blue Shark Vodka
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FLAVORED VODKA
PEOPLE’S CHOICE WINNER: Chesapeake Bay Distillery: Ghost Pepper Infused Vodka
BRONZE
Loaded Cannon Distillery: Strawberry Flavored Vodka
GOLD
Loaded Cannon Distillery: Jalapeno Flavored Vodka
Chesapeake Bay Distillery: Ghost Pepper Infused Vodka
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GIN
PEOPLE’S CHOICE WINNER: Little Water Distillery: Rusted Revolver Indigenous Gin
BRONZE
Cape Fear Distillery: Maritime Gin
Little Water Distillery: Rusted Revolver Indigenous Gin
SILVER
Mother Earth Barrel Rested Gin
Virago Spirits: Modern Gin with Oolong Tea
Weldon Mills Distillery: Royal Rhubarb Gin
Vertical Spirits: Nautical American Gin
Loaded Cannon Distillery: Margoza Barrel Aged Gin
Three Crosses Distilling: Old Buckingham no 14 Gin
Wise Men Distillery: Gin
GOLD
Mother Earth Gin
KO Distilling: Battle Standard 142 Navy Strength Gin
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AGAVE SPIRITS
PEOPLE’S CHOICE WINNER: Mt. Defiance: Wild Agave Spirit
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BRANDY
PEOPLE’S CHOICE WINNER: Sadden Brothers & Company: Ocean Hill Apple Brandy
BRONZE
Sadden Brothers & Company: Ocean Hill Apple Brandy
SILVER
Dida’s Distillery: Immature Brandy – American Char #1
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CORDIALS
PEOPLE’S CHOICE WINNER: Trial & Error: Limoncello
BRONZE
Trial & Error: Limencello
SILVER
Mt. Defiance Cassis Liqueur
GOLD
Weldon Mills Distillery: Weldon Orchards
Bradenton, Florida
Est. 2017
Lovingston, Virginia
Est. 2015
Port Cask Finished Virginia-Highland Whisky
Cider Cask Finished Virginia-Highland Whisky
Weldon, North Carolina
Est. 2019
Newark, New Jersey
Est. 2017
All Points West Kill Van Kull Single Pot Still Rum
All Points West Grain and Malt Pot Still Whiskey
RM Rose Co
Forefather Bourbon
50% ABV, $60/750mL,
Forefather Bourbon is a select sweet tasting bourbon with vanilla and caramel notes. It is made with the finest corn, rye, and barley and aged in oak barrels for at least two years for a pleasant, smooth taste.
KO Distilling
Bare Knuckle Small Batch Straight Bourbon Whiskey
45% ABV, $39.99/750mL
Also available in Single Barrel ($44.99) and Cask Strength ($55.99) expressions
Bare Knuckle Straight Bourbon Whiskey is handcrafted with 70% corn, 20% wheat, and 10% malted barley, all sourced from Virginia farms and milled onsite. It is double-distilled and aged for at least two years in new charred American White Oak barrels. It is a certified Craft, Kosher, and Virginia's Finest spirit. Bare Knuckle Bourbon features Mary "Texas Mamie" Donovan, an early 20th-century fighter, on the label.
Wise Men Distillery
Baby Bourbon
42.5% ABV, $44.99/750mL
This “Baby Bourbon” was created to give our patrons a taste of what’s to come. Aged in 15 gallon barrels for 6 to 7 months, it has all the flavors and aromas of a proper down south Bourbon.
Nose: Smooth, with caramel and char undertones.
Taste: feisty, with vanilla, honey, caramelized oak and lasting smooth finish
Reverend Spirits
Reverend Spirits Bourbon Whiskey
43% ABV, $29.99/750mL
Age: 4 years 3 months.
Mashbill: 21% rye, 9% malted barley, 70% corn.
Barrel: #3 char
Nose: vanilla, toffee, dark cherry, apple.
Body: full bodied, hints of caramel, dried fruit, tobacco leaf, oak.
Finish: spice turning to sweet corn, moderate lingering.
Virginia Distillery Company
Courage & Conviction
46% ABV, $74.99/750mL
Aged a minimum of three years, this 100% malted barley whisky is matured in former Sherry, Bourbon and Cuvée wine casks. With notes of caramel and butterscotch, Courage & Conviction, our flagship American Single Malt, evolves on the palate with hints of bright red fruit, raspberry, cocoa, barrel spice and vanilla. The finish is creamy and exceptionally smooth.
Mother Earth Whiskey
40% ABV, $39.95/750mL
A handcrafted American Single Malt Whiskey. A malt concoction that is painstakingly created and distilled from the finest malts. Our perfect creation is completed by ageing in toasted and charred new American White Oak for at least two years. Barrels are blended and our signature flavors are revealed. Each batch is hand bottled and numbered.
RM Rose Co
Fire on the Mountain Cinnamon Whiskey
35% ABV, $24.95/750mL, $1.50/50mL
Fire on the Mountain cinnamon whiskey is a unique flavor of natural cinnamon with a special blend of spices. It creates a sweet, yet hot sensation; a bold, yet mellow experience for the palate.
Virginia Distillery Company
Port Cask Finished Virginia-Highland Whisky
46% ABV, $49.99/750mL
Port Cask Finished Virginia-Highland Whisky is made from 100% malted barley, marrying whisky from Scotland with whisky made on-site in Virginia. Cask finishing in port-style wine casks sourced primarily from Virginia adds depth and complexity.
On the nose, dried fruit and raisins are evident, along with vanilla and barrel spice. The palate displays hints of toffee, cocoa and toasted oak with a soft finish.
Virginia Distillery Company
Cider Cask Finished Virginia-Highland Whisky
46% ABV, $59.99/750mL
Cider Cask Finished Virginia-Highland Whisky is made from 100% malted barley, marrying whisky from Scotland with whisky made on-site in Virginia. The whisky is then cask finished for 8 to 12 months in cider casks coming from Virginia producers such as Potter’s Craft Cider and Buskey Cider.
Notes of apple, vanilla and pear are evident on the nose along with a hint of caramel. On the palate, some creaminess and sweetness from the malt, along with caramelized wood sugars from the oak, melds with a pleasant touch of acidity from the cider.
All Points West Distillery
All Points West Grain and Malt Pot Still Whiskey
45% ABV, $56/750mL
Connecting Ireland to Appalachia though New Jersey.
Starting with the repeal of the Corn Laws in 1846, American ‘Indian’ Corn crossed the Atlantic and was used as a main component of the grain whiskeys that formed the backbone of most blended and single grain Scotch and Irish Whisk(e)ys. In 1908 a Royal Commission on the materials and process permitted in Irish and Scottish whisk(e)y forbade the heavier pot distilled versions of these grain whisk(e)ys for being too American in flavor. This restriction forever lightened the corn character of many famous 19th century UK whisk(e)ys. All Points West Distillery revives this orphan trans-Atlantic whiskey style with ALL POINTS WEST GRAIN AND MALT POT STILL WHISKEY.
Cape Fear Distillery
Solera Whiskey 2015
45% ABV, $69.96/750mL
This wonderfully smooth and consistently complex Solera Whiskey is the result of an arduous and rare aging process, called Solera, which is Spanish for “Ground.” Oak barrels in three vertical tiers are filled with whiskey. After one year, half of the contents of the bottom barrels are removed, bottled and replaced with aged whiskey from the barrels immediately above, which are then topped off with half of the contents of the top barrels. New whiskey is then added only to the top barrels. This cascading continues and only the oldest whiskey from the bottom “ground” barrels, or Solera, is bottled. Our Solera aging process started in 2015.
Wise Men Distillery
Apple Pie Moonshine
25% ABV, $24.99/750mL
This apple pie moonshine packs all the flavor of a *really* good apple pie into every sip, with tons of cinnamon, rich apple, and even the flaky, buttery crust. Viscous and quite sweet, drink this one for dessert or mix it into a cocktail to lighten it up.
Nose: sweet cinnamon and molasses
Taste: perfectly balanced apple and baking spice flavors in a sweet and viscous base
Little Water Distillery
Liberty Rum
40% ABV, $26.00/750mL
Inspired by the rums that fueled early America, Liberty is the first white spirit offering from Little Water Distillery of Atlantic City, NJ. Fermented from a proprietary blend of 100% rich, golden brown, and unsulphured sugar cane molasses, Liberty's premium ingredients are GMO free and of U.S. origin.
Virago Spirits
Four Port Rum Finished in PX Sherry Casks
40% ABV, $49.99/750mL
Finished in Pedro Ximinez sherry casks, this limited expression of Four Port Rum offers lush aromas of pipe tobacco, oxidized sherry and cinnamon rum cake alongside warm notes of butterscotch toffee, stone-fruit cobbler and toasted walnut. An elegant sipping rum.
All Points West Distillery
All Points West Kill Van Kull Single Pot Still Rum
43% ABV, $39/750mL
All Points West Kill Van Kull Single Pot Still Rum, recreates a richer molasses and makes the most flavorful rum distilled in the Mid-Atlantic today. Distilled from original fermentation and aged under one roof in Newark, NJ.
Wise Men Distillery
Barrel Aged Spiced Rum
40% ABV, $29.99/750mL
How about a spiced rum with a bourbon nose? This spiced rum has all the characteristics of our white rum, albeit spicier in nature. You’ll taste the vanilla and caramel from barrel aging, and all the good of a proper rum. Great on the rocks or in your favorite soda.
Nose: char and vanilla, mild and light
Taste: vanilla, caramel and cane
Blue Sky Distillery
Dog Star Vodka
40% ABV, $24.79/750mL
DOG STAR Vodka is a smooth premium “grain-to-glass” spirit made from 100% Virginia wheat, locally grown from a farm near Williamsburg VA. With clean, smooth sweet notes of butterscotch and vanilla, DOG STAR tastes great straight, on the rocks, or with your favorite mixer.....This "Dog" doesn't bite!!
Wise Men Distillery
Vodka
40% ABV, $19.99/750mL
A well balanced and smooth vodka, with a touch of sweetness and a hint of something fruity. Great for mixing with pretty much anything, but interesting enough to enjoy on its own.
Nose: mild and pleasant, hint of fruit
Taste: light, smooth and slightly sweet
Sauvage Distillery
Upstate Vodka
45% ABV, $22/750mL
Upstate Vodka is an unflavoured apple based vodka. The handcrafted spirit is produced in small batches with high-quality standards. The well-balanced handmade vodka proves that you can create a clean, simple, and pure spirit from apples. Upstate Vodka is produced in Oneonta, NY at Sauvage’ own facility from apples sourced from local farms. The product features sweet pre-taste, giving Upstate Vodka a unique flavor and taste profile.
Blue Shark Vodka
40% ABV, $32/750mL
Our unique Blue Shark Vodka is made entirely from Carolina sweet corn harvested in Polkton, NC and pure North Carolina water. Our idea for Blue Shark Vodka grew from our family's fascination with spirits, especially those with unique packaging and exceptional quality!
Reverend Spirits
Reverend Spirits Vodka
40% ABV, $25.99/750mL
Reverend Spirits vodka is made with 100% corn as it offers a bit of sweetness that you don’t get with other grains. Our vodka is well balanced with slight alcohol assertion and the telltale sweetness from the grain. The body has noticeable up front alcohol, as you should expect, giving way to a soft “buttery” mouth feel and a clean, quick finish.
Chesapeake Bay Distillery
Ghost Pepper Infused Vodka
35% ABV, $19.99/750 mL
Smoked ghost peppers are dried and soaked in Spirits of the Blue Ridge vodka for the infused concentrate. This very versatile spirit mixes well with citrus and ginger and makes a killer Bloody Mary.
Mother Earth Gin
40% ABV, $29.95/750mL
Gin is a juniper-balanced partnership with a blend of carefully selected botanicals. Our gin has a variety of botanicals like Juniper Berries, Coriander, Angelica Root, Star Anise, Grains of Paradise, Cardamom, Lemon Peel, Orange Peel, and Szechuan Peppercorns. These flavors combine to create a symphony for your taste buds starting with a subtle juniper and finishing with crisp citrus.
Mother Earth Barrel Rested Gin
40% ABV, $38.95/750mL
We took our award-winning American contemporary style gin and aged it in rich, robust Cabernet Sauvignon barrels for over a year. What ensued was a spirit unlike any other; a delicious complexity as sweet, tart berry notes reward the palette first and botanical and citrus notes linger for a more traditional finish. Expect to experience dried berry fruit, tart plum, zesty citrus, earthy botanicals, light vanilla notes, and a soft nuttiness, not to mention a gorgeous peach color.
Loaded Cannon Distillery
Margoza Barrel Aged Gin
40% ABV, $34.99/750mL
A redistilled gin with a balanced taste utilizing 17 botanicals. The gin is given a hibiscus bath, then barrel aged, up to the point where the wood adds character, but does not become the dominant flavor. Mostly drank on ice, but neat as well. Hibiscus gives the gin a nice floral bouquet.
Little Water Distillery
Rusted Revolver Indigenous Gin
40% ABV, $29.99/750mL
Unearthed on the grounds of our distillery during construction, the revolved displayed prominently on the label and mounted in our tasting room inspired this gin recipe in so many ways. Discover, like we did, our Rusted Revolver...., a careful selection of 16 exotic and indigenous botanicals rooted in the very region we call home.
Wise Men Distillery
Gin
45% ABV, $24.99/750mL
This gin is very approachable, the smell of juniper hits you in the nose just right, alluding to the journey ahead of you. Upon taste, a bouquet of floral and citrus notes finish the gin with slight hints of juniper dancing on the tongue.
Nose: mild juniper and citrus, with light floral
Taste: mild juniper, with floral followed by a sweet citrus finish
Mt. Defiance Wild Agave Spirit
40% ABV, $33.99/750mL
The story of Mt. Defiance “Wild” Agave Spirit begins in Mexico. Wild agaves grow in desert flatlands, arid hillsides, lush valleys and at extreme elevations. The agave hearts are harvested by hand and processed to extract the nectar that is delivered to our distillery in Middleburg, Virginia. The varied growing environments of the wild agaves create unique flavor profiles that are brought out by fermenting the 100% agave nectar in small batches, followed by double distillation in our copper pot still. Perfect for connoisseurs as well as those looking to branch out in the world of agave spirits.
Mt. Defiance Cassis Liqueur
22% ABV, $36.99/750mL, $23.99/375mL
Bitter, sweet, fruity … our cassis is truly something special. This delectable liqueur is an exceptional addition to desserts, champagne, and specialty cocktails. Originating in France, cassis is a black currant liqueur. Black currant cultivation in the United States was banned at the federal level until 1966. New York State legalized cultivation in 2003; however, many other states like Virginia still have a ban in effect. Our distiller travels to New York’s Hudson Valley just after harvest to collect this uncommon fruit. The black currants are then steeped in high proof alcohol for three months, imparting the berry’s bitter and fruity character, then sweetened with beet sugar. Silver medal winner in the 2017 American Craft Spirits Association annual competition.
Dida's Distillery
Immature Brandy - American Char #1
40% ABV, $39.99/750mL
Aged 100% in new American Charred Oak Barrels, this brandy shares characteristics of bourbon (from the charred oak extraction), along with delicate fruit notes - and it's incredibly smooth. Made 100% from Grape, twice distilled.
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