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All American Whiskey Winners From The New York International Spirits Competition 2026

Which American whiskeys impressed trade buyers enough to earn Double Gold in 2026? See every bourbon, rye and single malt medal winner from the NYISC.
  • Beth Squires is the Deputy Editor of The Whiskey Wash and a graduate of the OurWhisky Foundation’s Atonia Programme. With over half a decade of industry experience, she is passionate about writing stories that highlight innovation, diversity, and sustainability across the global whisky landscape.
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All American Whiskey Winners From The New York International Spirits Competition 2026

The New York International Spirits Competition takes a distinctly commercial approach to judging. Rather than relying on critics or dedicated competition judges, its panels are made up exclusively of trade buyers, including retailers, distributors, importers, mixologists, and restaurant beverage professionals.

Entries are tasted blind within their category and price point, with judges asked to consider whether they would actually buy, sell, distribute, or serve the spirit in their own businesses. Medals are awarded on merit, ranging from Bronze through Silver and Gold to Double Gold, with the latter requiring a unanimous decision from the judging panel.

The competition is open to spirits from around the world, but American whiskey forms a significant part of the results, spanning bourbon, rye, American single malt, Tennessee whiskey, and other styles.

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To make the 2026 results easier to navigate, we’ve compiled every American whiskey medal winner from the New York International Spirits Competition into the table below, including the whiskey, category, medal, and score.

Whiskey Category Medal Score
Widow Jane Paradigm Rye Whiskey American Straight Rye Whiskey Double Gold 96
WhistlePig Old World Rye Aged 12 Years Other Whiskey Double Gold 96
Redemption Straight Rye Whiskey American Straight Rye Whiskey Double Gold 96
Stranahan’s Mountain Angel 12 year American Single Malt Double Gold 96
1845 Distilling Co Preemption Reverence Texas Wheated Straight Bourbon Whiskey Straight Bourbon Double Gold 96
Widow Jane Decadence Bourbon Straight Bourbon Double Gold 96
Widow Jane 10 Year Bourbon Straight Bourbon Double Gold 96
Larceny Straight Bourbon Double Gold 96
Cream Of Kentucky Cask Strength Bourbon Small Batch Bourbon 10 Yrs. & Younger Double Gold 96
Angel’s Envy, Cellar Collection Vol. 5 Straight Rye Whiskey Finished in French Oak Extra Añejo Tequila Barrels American Straight Rye Whiskey Double Gold 96
Jim Beam Lineage Straight Bourbon Double Gold 96
Wild Turkey 101 Rye American Straight Rye Whiskey Double Gold 96
Wild Turkey 101 Bourbon American Blended Whiskey Double Gold 96
Russell’s Reserve Single Barrel Bourbon Single Barrel American Whiskey Double Gold 96
Peg Leg Porker Spirits Tennessee Straight Bourbon Whiskey Grey Label Small Batch Bourbon 10 Yrs. & Younger Double Gold 96
Angel’s Envy Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey finished in Port Wine Barrels Straight Bourbon Double Gold 96
Tumblin’ Dice Straight Rye Whiskey, Finished in Apple Brandy Barrels American Straight Rye Whiskey Double Gold 96
Breckenridge Rum Cask Finish Flavored Whiskey Double Gold 96
High Peaks Distilling LLC Landrace Empire Rye American Straight Rye Whiskey Double Gold 96
The Difference® Business Bourbon™ Coach Pete’s The Dominator Small Batch Bourbon 10 Yrs. & Younger Double Gold 96
Jefferson’s Ocean Aged At Sea Voyage 34 Bourbon Whiskey Straight Bourbon Double Gold 96
Jefferson’s Bourbon Small Batch Bourbon 10 Yrs. & Younger Double Gold 96
The Difference® Business Bourbon™ Second Toast Straight Bourbon Double Gold 96
The Difference® Business Bourbon™ Bottle-Is-Bond Straight Bourbon Double Gold 96
Bird Creek Whiskey Summit American Single Malt Double Gold 96
Uncle Nearest 1856 Premium Aged Whiskey Tennessee Whiskey Double Gold 96
Weldon Mills Distillery Norman’s 53 Single Barrel Bourbon Whiskey Single Barrel American Whiskey Double Gold 96
Augusta Distillery Buckners 13 Yr Straight Bourbon Double Gold 96
Brother’s Bond Bourbon Cask Strength Straight Bourbon Whiskey Straight Bourbon Double Gold 96
SirDavis Cask Strength American Blended Whiskey Double Gold 96
Seelbach’s Private Reserve Toasted French Oak Double Oaked 10-Year Straight Bourbon Batch 002 Straight Bourbon Double Gold 96
Seelbach’s Private Reserve ‘Humidor Blend’ 118.6 Proof Cigar Batch Bourbon Straight Bourbon Double Gold 96
Sagamore Spirit 10-Year-Old Straight Rye Whiskey American Straight Rye Whiskey Double Gold 96
Four Roses Small Batch Select Bourbon Small Batch Bourbon 10 Yrs. & Younger Double Gold 96
Chicken Cock Whiskey Wheated Bourbon Straight Bourbon Gold 95
Hidden Ships Distillery Bourbon Whiskey Small Batch Bourbon 10 Yrs. & Younger Gold 95
Restless Spirits Distilling Company Stone Breaker Barrel Hammer Series American Blended Whiskey Gold 95
Sweetens Cove Bourbon Straight Bourbon Gold 95
Pleasant Hill Distillery Oakey Small Batch Bourbon 10 Yrs. & Younger Gold 95
Bird Creek Whiskey Francin American Single Malt Gold 95
Bird Creek Whiskey Purple Egyptian American Single Malt Gold 95
The Difference® Business Bourbon™ The Foundation Straight Bourbon Gold 95
Larrikin Bourbon Company Single Barrel Bourbon Straight Bourbon Gold 95
Locke + Co Distilling Headwater Zero Proof Spirit Alternative Other Whiskey Gold 95
Jefferson’s Rye Whiskey American Straight Rye Whiskey Gold 95
Four Roses Bourbon Straight Bourbon Gold 95
Las Vegas Distillery Straight Bourbon Whiskey Straight Bourbon Gold 95
Sagamore Spirit Bottled In Bond Rye Whiskey American Straight Rye Whiskey Gold 95
Seelbach’s Private Reserve Pride of Indiana Straight American Whiskey 141.14 Proof HAZMAT Batch 002 American Blended Whiskey Gold 95
Litchfield Distillery Straight Bourbon Straight Bourbon Gold 95
SirDavis Original Recipe American Straight Rye Whiskey Gold 95
Brother’s Bond Bourbon Regenerative Grain Straight Bourbon Straight Bourbon Gold 95
Weldon Mills Wheated Straight Bourbon Whiskey Straight Bourbon Gold 95
Uncle Nearest 1884 Small Batch Whiskey Tennessee Whiskey Gold 95
Uncle Nearest Cognac Cask- Barrel 06 Tennessee Whiskey Gold 95
Dogfish Head Alternate Takes 1 American Single Malt Gold 95
Spy Trail Distillery Straight Bourbon Whiskey Straight Bourbon Gold 95
Roaming Man TN Straight Rye Whiskey American Straight Rye Whiskey Gold 95
Broken Antler Hot Honey Flavored Whiskey Gold 95
Headframe Spirits Kelley Bottled in Bond American Single Malt Gold 95
Breuckelen Distilling The Local Rye & Corn Whiskey Other Whiskey Gold 95
The Original Santa Fe Whiskey – Original Mesquite American Single Malt Gold 95
Boot Hill Distillery Straight Bourbon Whiskey Single Barrel American Whiskey Gold 95
Nashoba Valley Spirits Stimulus Whiskey 20 Year American Single Malt Gold 95
Cream Of Kentucky Single Barrel Cask Strength Bourbon Small Batch Bourbon 10 Yrs. & Younger Gold 95
Bernheim Original Kentucky Straight Wheat Whiskey Other Whiskey Gold 95
Evan Williams Straight Bourbon Gold 95
Pikesville American Straight Rye Whiskey Gold 95
Widow Jane Lucky 13 Bourbon Straight Bourbon Gold 95
Widow Jane The Vaults Bourbon Straight Bourbon Gold 95
Old Fitzgerald 7 Year Old Bottled In Bond Straight Bourbon Gold 95
1845 Distilling Co Preemption Texas Four Grain Straight Bourbon Whiskey Bottled in Bond Straight Bourbon Gold 95
Five Springs Blood Orange Infused Bourbon Flavored Bourbon Gold 95
Stranahan’s Mountain Angel 10 year American Single Malt Gold 95
Stranahan’s Blue Peak American Single Malt Gold 95
Stranahan’s Original American Single Malt Gold 95
War Cannon Spirits The Headless Hessian of White Plains Straight Bourbon Gold 95
Bib & Tucker Bottled in Bond 8YR Bourbon Tennessee Whiskey Gold 95
Redemption Bonded Single Barrel Bourbon Single Barrel American Whiskey Gold 95
WhistlePig PiggyBack 100 Proof Bourbon Straight Bourbon Gold 95
WhistlePig Small Batch Rye Aged 10 Years Other Whiskey Gold 95
WhistlePig Estate Oak Rye Aged 15 Years Other Whiskey Gold 95
High Peaks Distilling LLC Cloudsplitter American Single Malt Gold 95
VDC Cigar Blend American Single Malt Gold 95
Company Distilling Straight Bourbon Whiskey Finished with Maple Wood Straight Bourbon Gold 95
Bulleit Bourbon Mesquite Smoked Malt Whiskey Straight Bourbon Gold 95
Peg Leg Porker Spirits Tennessee Straight Bourbon Whiskey Straight Bourbon Gold 95
General Thomas Kentucky Bourbon Single Barrel Cask Strength Straight Bourbon Gold 95
Breckenridge PX Sherry Cask Finish Other Whiskey Gold 95
Breckenridge Distillery Peat Fetish American Single Malt Gold 95
Whiskey JYPSI Legacy Batch 004 Other Whiskey Gold 95
Tumblin’ Dice Bottled in Bond 11 Year Bourbon Straight Bourbon Gold 95
Angel’s Envy Rye Finished in Caribbean Rum Casks American Straight Rye Whiskey Gold 95
Breckenridge Cognac Cask Finish Whiskey American Blended Whiskey Gold 95
Peg Leg Porker Spirits Tennessee Straight Bourbon Whiskey Black Label Small Batch Bourbon 11 Yrs. & Older Gold 95
Russell’s Reserve Single Barrel Rye Single Barrel American Whiskey Gold 95
Wild Turkey Kentucky Spirit Single Barrel American Whiskey Gold 95
Wild Turkey Bourbon American Blended Whiskey Gold 95
Jim Beam Pin Bottle Straight Bourbon Gold 95
Jim Beam Original Kentucky Straight Bourbon Straight Bourbon Gold 95
Belle Meade Classic Bourbon Straight Bourbon Gold 95
ROW 94 Broken Branches Small Batch Bourbon 10 Yrs. & Younger Gold 95
Stateless American Single Malt American Single Malt Gold 95
Backus Distillery 4yr Bourbon Straight Bourbon Gold 94
Flyover Whiskey Bourbon Small Batch Bourbon 10 Yrs. & Younger Gold 94
Evan Williams Single Barrel Vintage 2017 Straight Bourbon Gold 94
Tumblin’ Dice Straight Rye Whiskey, Finished in Rum Barrels American Straight Rye Whiskey Gold 94
Russell’s Reserve 6YO Rye Small Batch Bourbon 10 Yrs. & Younger Gold 94
Sweetens Cove Dunwoody Bourbon Straight Bourbon Silver 93
Ole Smoky Whiskey Salty Watermelon Flavored Whiskey Silver 93
The Difference® Business Bourbon™ Double Down Straight Bourbon Silver 93
Larrikin Bourbon Company Cigar Lounge American Blended Whiskey Silver 93
Lythgoe Bourbon Pauline’s Victory Small Batch Bourbon 10 Yrs. & Younger Silver 93
Rockpile Bourbon American Blended Whiskey Silver 93
Locke + Co Distilling DU – Aspen Signature Bourbon Small Batch Bourbon 10 Yrs. & Younger Silver 93
Jefferson’s Reserve Small Batch Bourbon 10 Yrs. & Younger Silver 93
The Difference® Business Bourbon™ Anchor Point Straight Bourbon Silver 93
Manchester Distillery Double Bluff Bourbon Whiskey Other Whiskey Silver 93
Four Roses Single Barrel Bourbon Single Barrel American Whiskey Silver 93
Four Roses Small Batch Bourbon Small Batch Bourbon 10 Yrs. & Younger Silver 93
Seelbach’s Private Reserve “Double Stacked” Maple Finished Bourbon 001 Small Batch Bourbon 10 Yrs. & Younger Silver 93
Litchfield Distillery Maple Bourbon Flavored Bourbon Silver 93
Seelbach’s Private Reserve Wheated Straight Kentucky Bourbon Batch 003 Straight Bourbon Silver 93
Augusta Distillery Small Batch Small Batch Bourbon 10 Yrs. & Younger Silver 93
Augusta Distillery Wheated Single Barrel Straight Bourbon Silver 93
Weldon Mills Distillery The All Malt Small Batch Bourbon 10 Yrs. & Younger Silver 93
Uncle Nearest Single Barrel Whiskey – Batch 3633 Single Barrel American Whiskey Silver 93
Uncle Nearest Nearest Green Tennessee Whiskey Tennessee Whiskey Silver 93
Copper & Kings Straight Bourbon Whiskey finished in brandy barrels American Blended Whiskey Silver 93
Dogfish Head Samba Amburana American Single Malt Silver 93
Tom Bullock’s Burnt Orange Bourbon Flavored Bourbon Silver 93
Spy Trail Distillery Black Tea Bourbon Flavored Bourbon Silver 93
Broken Antler Cold Brew Coffee Flavored Whiskey Silver 93
Boot Hill Distillery Dodge City Roundup Rodeo Bourbon Straight Bourbon Silver 93
Cream Of Kentucky Small Batch Bourbon Small Batch Bourbon 10 Yrs. & Younger Silver 93
Evan Williams Straight Bourbon Silver 93
Widow Jane Baby Jane Bourbon Straight Bourbon Silver 93
Bernheim Original Kentucky Straight Wheat Whiskey Barrel Proof A225 Other Whiskey Silver 93
1845 Distilling Co Preemption Texas Wheat Straight Bourbon Whiskey Bottled in Bond Straight Bourbon Silver 93
Stranahan’s Diamond Peak Local Brewer’s Cask American Single Malt Silver 93
Redemption Straight Bourbon Whiskey Straight Bourbon Silver 93
WhitslePig PiggyBack 100% Rye Other Whiskey Silver 93
War Cannon Spirits Burning of Kingston Straight Bourbon Silver 93
VDC The Split Barrel Project American Blended Whiskey Silver 93
Company Distilling Cask Strength Straight Bourbon Whiskey Finished with Maple Wood Straight Bourbon Silver 93
Stray Oak Straight Bourbon Whiskey Straight Bourbon Silver 93
Breckenridge Distillers High Proof Straight Bourbon Silver 93
Breckenridge Honey Whiskey Flavored Whiskey Silver 93
Wood Duck High Wheat Bourbon Straight Bourbon Silver 93
Angel’s Envy Triple Oak Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Straight Bourbon Silver 93
Peg Leg Porker Spirits Tennessee Straight Bourbon Whiskey Full Proof Straight Bourbon Silver 93
Peg Leg Porker Spirits Tennessee Straight Bourbon Whiskey Spirit of America Bottled in Bond Straight Bourbon Silver 93
Wild Turkey American Honey American Blended Whiskey Silver 93
Russell’s Reserve 10 YO Bourbon Small Batch Bourbon 10 Yrs. & Younger Silver 93
Wild Turkey Rare Breed Bourbon Small Batch Bourbon 10 Yrs. & Younger Silver 93
Jim Beam Black, 7 Years Aged Straight Bourbon Silver 93
Tennessee Whiskey Trail The Tennessee Collective American Blended Whiskey Silver 93
ROW 94 Full Proof Small Batch Bourbon 10 Yrs. & Younger Silver 93
Redemption High Rye Bourbon Straight Bourbon Bronze 91
Stranahan’s Sherry Cask American Single Malt Bronze 91
Larceny Barrel Proof C925 Straight Bourbon Bronze 91
Widow Jane Apple Wood Rye Whiskey American Straight Rye Whiskey Bronze 91
Evan Williams 1783 Straight Bourbon Bronze 91
1911 Established Ember & Acre Flavored Bourbon Bronze 91
General Thomas Kentucky Bourbon Very Small Batch Small Batch Bourbon 10 Yrs. & Younger Bronze 91
Breckenridge Two Drams Blended Whiskey American Blended Whiskey Bronze 91
ROW 94 Straight Bourbon Bronze 91
Jim Beam Pineapple Flavored Bourbon Bronze 91
Belle Meade Reserve Bourbon Small Batch Bourbon 10 Yrs. & Younger Bronze 91
The Difference® Business Bourbon™ Dividend Bonded Rye Bronze 91
Weldon Mills Select Straight Bourbon Whiskey Straight Bourbon Bronze 91
Uncle Nearest Master Blend Edition – BLEND NO: 072 Tennessee Whiskey Bronze 91
Uncle Nearest Toasted Single Barrel- 3966 Tennessee Whiskey Bronze 91
Birdie Brown Straight Wheat Whiskey Other Whiskey Bronze 91
Spy Trail Distillery Honey Bourbon Flavored Bourbon Bronze 91
Roaming Man Broken Antler Salted Caramel Flavored Whiskey Bronze 91

Beth Squires

Beth Squires is the Deputy Editor of The Whiskey Wash with over half a decade of industry experience. She possesses comprehensive knowledge of the global whisky landscape, spanning everything from heritage and production to complex market analysis. A graduate of the OurWhisky Foundation’s Atonia Programme, which champions women in whisky, Beth is a dedicated advocate for diversity and sustainability, focused on highlighting the innovation and storytelling that define the modern whisky industry.

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