Whiskey and Barrel Consumer Choice Awards
BOURBON WINNERS 2020
Whiskies listed alphabetically within each category, not by medals.
BOURBONS
< $50
$50 – $100
Old Forester 100 Proof
Brown-Forman – 50% ABV, $21.99
Peppery, sweet, bright and well balanced, a bit of “maltiness on the finish making it a great sipping whisky” Monique Huston, VP of Spirits, Winebow.
Joseph Magnus Murray Hill Club
Joseph A Magnus – 51.5% ABV, $92.00
Maple, oak and butterscotch, with wonderful light spice to the finish. Sweet, balanced, approachable.
TASTE OFF
Dirty Helen Barrel Strength Straight Bourbon
Great Lakes Distilling – 63.2% ABV, $49
Garrison Brothers Small Batch
Garrison Brothers Distillery – 47% ABV, $85
Basil Hayden
Beam Suntory – 40% ABV, $39.99
Laws Whiskey House Bonded Four Grain Bourbon
Laws Whiskey – 50% ABV, $69.99
Cedar Ridge Bottled-In-Bond Iowa Bourbon
Cedar Ridge Distillery – 50% ABV, $49.00
Old Forester 1920
Brown-Forman – 57.5% ABV, $59.99
Coppercraft Straight Bourbon
Coppercraft Distillery – 48.5% ABV, $49.99
Widow Jane 10 Year
Widow Jane Distillery – 45.5% ABV, $69.99
Eagle Rare ‘Three Dots and a Dash’ Barrel Pick
Bub City Rosemont – 45% ABV, $32
Widow Jane 12 Year ‘Bub City’ Barrel Pick
Bub City Rosemont – 49.5% ABV, $75
FEW Straight Bourbon
Few Spirits – 46.5% ABV, $39.99
Oppidan Four Grain Straight Bourbon
Oppidan Distillery – 50% ABV, $35
Still & Oak Straight Bourbon
Great Lakes Distillery – 43% ABV, $37
Town Branch Kentucky Straight Bourbon
Town Branch Distillery – 45% ABV, $34.99