The winners from the 2022 American Whiskey Masters Competition (AWMC) are in. You’ll notice some familiar faces (cough, Buffalo Trace), but you’ll also see some whiskey winners which may be new to your palate. The AWMC is just one component of the broader Global Spirits Masters Competitions which in total has 21 different spirit categories, […]
The winners from the 2022 American Whiskey Masters Competition (AWMC) are in. You’ll notice some familiar faces (cough, Buffalo Trace), but you’ll also see some whiskey winners which may be new to your palate.
The AWMC is just one component of the broader Global Spirits Masters Competitions which in total has 21 different spirit categories, each category having its own judgement day. The results of each competition are published in The Spirits Business.
The 2022 AWMC took place in London with 5 different judging panels, each comprised of qualified whiskey tasting pros. There were hundreds of American Whiskey entries.
The Highest Award Goes To…
6 different labels were chosen with the distinctive honor of “MASTER”, and the overall highest award “TASTE MASTER” going to a Buffalo Trace Distillery’s “Weller 12 Year Bourbon”.
The awards pecking order are as followed: Taste Master > Master> Gold > Silver
COMPANY
PRODUCT
AWARD
Buffalo
Trace Distillery
WL Weller 12
Year Old
Master &
Taste Master
Luxco
Remus
Repeal Reserve Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Master
Buffalo
Trace Distillery
WL
Weller Craft Your Perfect Bourbon
Master
Distillery
291
291
Colorado Whiskey Finished with Aspen Wood Staves, Barrel Proof Single Barrel
Master
Campari
Group
Russell’s
Reserve Rye 6 Year Old
Master
Campari
Group
Russell’s
Reserve Single Barrel Rye
Master
Distillery With The Most Wins….
Some, OK many would say not shockingly, Buffalo Trace Distillery in Frankfort, KY came away with the most awards with 16 medals. Including the highest honor of Taste Master and their Weller CYPB (Craft Your Perfect Bourbon) grabbing Master. Also of notice, BTD wreaked havoc in the “Bourbon – No Age Statement” category earning 11 of the 15 awarded medals. All but one of those being gold.
Four Roses and Wild Turkey also grabbed multiple Golds.
In the American Single Malt category, Virginia Distilling Co cleaned house.
Luxco’s “Remus Repeal Reserve Bourbon Whiskey” snatched a coveted Master award. Could that be a game changer for them? Along those lines, Colorado based 291 Distillery grabbed their own Master medal. That certainly won’t hurt their brand reputation and elevation.
Now, we bring you the AWMC awards, broken down by category….
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Bourbon – Premium (£0‐£30, $0 – $30.74)
Brand
Product
Medal
Four Roses Distillery
Four Roses Small Batch Bourbon
Gold
Four Roses Distillery
Four Roses Straight Bourbon
Gold
Bourbon – Super Premium (£31‐£50)
Brand
Product
Medal
High West Distillery
High West American Prairie Bourbon
Gold
Four Roses Distillery
Four Roses Single Barrel Bourbon
Gold
Four Roses Distillery
Four Roses Small Batch Select Bourbon
Gold
Angel’s Envy
Angel’s Envy Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Finished in Port Wine
Barrels
Gold
Bourbon – Ultra Premium (£51+)
Brand
Product
Medal
Buffalo Trace Distillery
WL Weller 12 Year Old
Master & Taste Master
Luxco
Remus Repeal Reserve Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Master
Buffalo Trace Distillery
Eagle Rare 17 Year Old
Gold
Campari Group
Wild Turkey Rare Breed Bourbon
Gold
Bourbon – No Age Statement
Brand
Product
Medal
Buffalo Trace Distillery
WL Weller Craft Your Perfect Bourbon
Master
Buffalo Trace Distillery
Stagg Jr
Gold
Buffalo Trace Distillery
WL Weller Antique
Gold
Buffalo Trace Distillery
Elmer T Lee Single Barrel
Gold
Buffalo Trace Distillery
Colonel EH Taylor Jr Small Batch
Gold
Buffalo Trace Distillery
WL Weller Single Barrel
Gold
Buffalo Trace Distillery
WL Weller Full Proof
Gold
Buffalo Trace Distillery
Colonel EH Taylor Jr Single Barrel
Gold
Buffalo Trace Distillery
Early Times Bottled in Bond
Gold
Distillery 291
291 Colorado Bourbon Whiskey Finished with Aspen Wood Staves, Small Batch
Gold
Zamora Company
Yellow Rose Harris County
Silver
Zamora Company
Yellow Rose Outlaw
Silver
Buffalo Trace Distillery
WL Weller Special Reserve
Silver
Vok Beverages
5 Square Mile Bourbon
Silver
Buffalo Trace Distillery
Colonel EH Taylor Jr Barrel Proof
Silver
Bourbon – Aged up to 7 Years
Brand
Product
Medal
Luxco
George Remus Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Gold
Bently Heritage Estate Distillery
Bently Heritage Estate Distillery Bourbon Whiskey
Gold
Campari Group
Wild Turkey 101 Bourbon
Gold
Bourbon – Aged Over 8 Years
Brand
Product
Medal
Buffalo Trace Distillery
Eagle Rare 10 Year Old
Gold
Campari Group
Russell’s Reserve Rye 10 Year Old
Gold
Bourbon – Single Barrel
Brand
Product
Medal
Campari Group
Wild Turkey Kentucky Spirit
Gold
Campari Group
Russell’s Reserve Single Barrel Bourbon
Gold
Campari Group
Russell’s Reserve Rye 13 Year Old
Gold
Bourbon – Cask Strength
Brand
Product
Medal
Buffalo Trace Distillery
A Smith Bowman Cask Strength
Gold
Tennessee – Super Premium (£31‐£50)
Brand
Product
Medal
Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey
Uncle Nearest 1884 Premium Small Batch Whiskey
Gold
Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey
Uncle Nearest 1856 Premium Aged Whiskey
Gold
Emporia Brands
Daddy Rack
Gold
Tennessee – Ultra Premium (£51+)
Brand
Product
Medal
Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey
Uncle Nearest Master Blend Edition – Batch No.001
Gold
Single Malt – No Age Statement
Brand
Product
Medal
Virginia Distillery Company
Courage & Conviction Sherry Cask Whisky
Gold
Virginia Distillery Company
Courage & Conviction Cuvée Cask Whisky
Gold
Virginia Distillery Company
Courage & Conviction Bourbon Cask Whisky
Gold
Virginia Distillery Company
Courage & Conviction American Single Malt
Gold
Single Malt – Aged up to 7 Years
Brand
Product
Medal
Bently Heritage Estate Distillery
Bently Heritage Estate Distillery Single Malt Whiskey
Gold
Single Malt – No Age Statement
Brand
Product
Medal
Westland Distillery
Westland American Single Malt
Gold
Virginia Distillery Company
Courage & Conviction Cuvée Single Cask Whisky
Gold
Virginia Distillery Company
Courage & Conviction Bourbon Single Cask Whisky
Silver
Virginia Distillery Company
Courage & Conviction Sherry Single Cask Whisky
Silver
Rye – Super Premium (£31‐£50)
Brand
Product
Medal
High West Distillery
High West Double Rye
Gold
Campari Group
Wild Turkey Rare Breed Rye
Gold
Rye – Ultra Premium (£51+)
Brand
Product
Medal
Distillery 291
291 Colorado Whiskey Finished with Aspen Wood Staves, Barrel Proof Single
Barrel
Master
High West Distillery
High West Rendezvous Rye
Gold
Rye – Aged up to 7 Years
Brand
Product
Medal
Campari Group
Russell’s Reserve Rye 6 Year Old
Master
Campari Group
Wild Turkey 101 Rye
Gold
Luxco
Rossville Union Master Crafted Straight Rye Whiskey
Gold
Luxco
Rossville Union Master Crafted Straight Rye Whiskey Barrel Strength
Gold
Bently Heritage Estate Distillery
Bently Heritage Estate Distillery Rye Whiskey
Gold
Rye – No Age Statement
Brand
Product
Medal
Zamora Company
Yellow Rose Rye
Gold
Whistlepig
Whistlepig Piggyback Rye
Gold
Buffalo Trace Distillery
Colonel EH Taylor Jr Straight Rye
Gold
Distillery 291
291 Colorado Rye Whiskey Finished with Aspen Wood Staves, Small Batch
