![]() Following this announcement, sales of the Ironroot Harbinger have skyrocketed. Ironroot Harbinger topped the bourbon category, and was named the World’s Best Bourbon. Whiskey bottle on orange background, Getty ![]() But are they really the world’s best? Let’s take a look. Over in the U.S., an underdog bourbon maker took home the top prize for World’s Best Bourbon and a revamped brand was named the World’s Best Single Barrel Bourbon. Japan’s Hakushu 25-Year-Old was named the World’s Best Single Malt, Dewar’s took home the award for the World’s Best Blended Whisky, and Tamdhu won the award for World’s Best Single Cask Single Malt. 9 Reserve Iowa Whiskey (Swisher, Iowa)īest Rye Whiskey: Sazerac 18 year old, Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, 2020 (Frankfort, Kentucky)īest Corn Whiskey: MB Roland (Pembroke, Kentucky)īest Wheat Whiskey: Journeyman Corsets, Whips & Whiskey, Batch 10 (Three Oaks, Michigan)īest American Single Malt: St.The results of the World Whiskies Awards 2020 were released last week, and some interesting expressions topped each category. Spirits of French Lick Lee Sinclair (French Lick, Indiana)īest Blend of Straights: Barrell Bourbon Batch 26 (Louisville, Kentucky)īest Celebrity Whiskey: Slipknot No.Bardstown Bourbon Company Discovery Series #2 (Bardstown, Kentucky).Four Roses Limited Edition Small Batch, 2020 (Lawrenceburg, Kentucky).William LaRue Weller, Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, 2020 (Frankfort, Kentucky).“The whiskey doesn’t lie, and that 15 year old bourbon is truly great and deserves this accolade.”īest American Whiskey: Pappy Van Winkle 15 year old (Frankfort, Kentucky) “When I tasted this blind, I was wowed,” he said. The winner Pappy Van Winkle 15 year certainly does not need another award, but Minnick notes it’s highly allocated for a reason. “And if a small craft distiller in French Lick, Indiana, can out taste the likes of Knob Creek 15 year old, that shows the future of bourbon is bright.” “The truth is, 95% of the best American whiskey comes out of Kentucky and Tennessee,” Minnick says. However, Minnick notes a big winner was the sixth place finisher in the bourbon taste off: Spirits of French Lick’s Lee Sinclair Bottled in Bond. George Spirits American Single Malt (Best American Single Malt). In a blind tasting, Minnick selected Pappy Van Winkle 15 year over categorical winners Sazerac 18-year-old rye whiskey (Best Rye), Barrell Bourbon Batch 26 (Best Blend of Straights), Journeyman’s Corsets, Buggy & Whips (Best Wheat Whiskey), Four Gate Batch 6 (Best Barrel Finish), MB Roland Corn Whiskey (Best Corn Whiskey), Slipknot’s No. Minnick’s American Whiskey of the Year was taped live for YouTube and will later appear on Amazon Prime. Throughout the year, Minnick tasted before live audiences amongst the various platforms. In a blind tasting, renowned whiskey critic Fred Minnick named Pappy Van Winkle 15-year-old his best American Whiskey of 2020.Ī captain on the San Francisco World Spirits Competition and former lead American whiskey critic for Whisky Advocate, Minnick, a Wall Street Journal-bestselling author, tasted more than 600 whiskeys throughout the Pandemic. Posted on Decemby DrinkPreneur in Brand News 0 Comments
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