Coming April 22nd is the 6th annual Texas Whiskey Festival at Star Hill Ranch in Bee Cave, Texas.
And prior to those upcoming festivities, the Texas Whiskey Festival put on a competition to find the best Texas bourbon, rye, malt, and flavored whiskeys.
In a statement from festival organizers, the categories were broken out between grain-to-glass and aged and bottled Texas products. The winning whiskeys were chosen by a panel of judges in a blind tasting.
“We view the contest and awards as a guide for people to discover new whiskeys,” said Festival Co-Founder Jake Clements. “Everything entered in the contest is available for purchase (at the festival) by the bottle or glass, with some being in distribution and others being distillery-only releases.”
Here are those winners, chosen by a panel of judges. Festival attendees will choose their favorite distillery on April 22nd with the people’s choice award.
Bourbon: Grain to Glass
- Gold – Silver Star Spirits – 1849 Straight Bourbon
- Silver – Balcones Distilling – Blue Corn Bourbon finished in Wine Casks
- Bronze – Yellow Rose Distilling – Harris County Bourbon
Bourbon: Aged and Bottled in Texas
- Gold – Treaty Oak Distilling – 16 Year Tennessee Whiskey
- Silver – Oak & Eden – Anthro Series: Forrie J Smith
- Bronze – Dime Box Distilling – Single Barrel 6yr Sixth Street Bourbon
Rye Whiskey: Grain to Glass
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- Gold – Balcones Distilling – Texas Rye Bottled in Bond
- Silver – Giant Texas Distillers – Cask Strength Rye
- Bronze – Shire Distilling – Rye Whiskey
Rye Whiskey: Aged and Bottled in Texas
- Gold – Blackland Distilling – Rye Whiskey
- Silver – Old Humble Distilling – Double OakStraight Rye Whiskey
- Bronze – Yellow Rose Distilling – Rye Whiskey
Malt Whiskey: Grain to Glass
- Gold – Crowded Barrel Whiskey Co. – Single Mom Single Malt
- Silver – Andalusia Whiskey Co. – Bottled in Bond Single Malt
- Bronze – William Price Distilling – Single Malt Sherry Finished
Flavored Whiskeys
- Gold – Blackland Distilling – Texas Pecan Brown Sugar Bourbon
- Silver – Treaty Oak Distilling – Old Fashioned Cocktail
- Bronze – Silver Star Spirits – Texas Honey
Visitors to the festival will get to choose from more than 70 whiskeys made by the 35 distilleries participating. You can find tickets here.
For more information, check out www.txwhiskeyfest.com.
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