2021 L.A. Spirits Awards Results

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Best Vodka

Hangar 1 Straight Vodka
California, USA

ABV: 40%

Retail Price: $41

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Best Aquavit

Bareksten Botanical Aquavit
Bergen, Norway

ABV: 43%

Retail Price: $50

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Best Gin

Tanqueray No. TEN Gin
Scotland

ABV: 47.3%

Retail Price: $34

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Best Rum

Cutwater Spirits
Three Sheets Cask Strength Rum
San Diego, USA

ABV: 63.5%

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Best Tequila

Best Tequila
Best Añejo Tequila

Cutwater Spirits Añejo Tequila
Jalisco, Mexico

ABV: 40%

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Best Cristalino Tequila

Jose Cuervo
Tradicional Reposado Cristalino Tequila
La Rojeña, Mexico

ABV: 40%

Retail Price: $21

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Best Mezcal

400 Conejos Joven Mezcal
Oaxaca, Mexico

ABV: 40%

Retail Price: $31

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Best Bourbon

Corbin Cash Sour Mash Bourbon
California, USA

ABV: 53%

Retail Price: $95

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Best Tennessee Whiskey

Uncle Nearest
1856 Premium Aged Whiskey
Tennessee, USA

ABV: 50%

Retail Price: $59

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Best Whiskey/Best Rye

Best Whiskey
Best Rye Whiskey

Stellum Spirits Rye Whiskey
Kentucky, USA

ABV: 58.1%

Retail Price: $54

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Best North American SM Whiskey

Best North American
Single Malt Whiskey

Stranahan’s Sherry Cask
Single Malt Whiskey
Colorado, USA

ABV: 47%

Retail Price: $89

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Best Blended Malt Scotch

Copper Dog
Speyside Blended Malt Scotch Whisky
Speyside, Scotland

ABV: 40%

Retail Price: $26

Best Scotch/Best SM Scotch

Best Scotch
Best Single Malt Scotch

Lagavulin 2020 Special Release
12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch
Islay, Scotland

ABV: 56.4%

Retail Price: $129

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Best Liqueur

Sugarlands Distilling Co.
Banana Pudding Appalachian Sippin' Cream Liqueur
Tennessee, USA

ABV: 20%

Retail Price: $25

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Best RTD

Best Ready-to-Drink Cocktail

Cutwater Spirits Orange Vodka Smash
San Diego, USA

ABV: 7%

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Best Non-Alcoholic Product

Best Non-Alcoholic Spirit

Spiritless Kentucky 74
Texas, USA

ABV: 0.5%

Retail Price: $36

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Platinum Medal Winners

Product	Origin	Alc.	Price
400 Conejos Joven Mezcal - BEST MEZCAL	Oaxaca, Mexico	40%	$31
Bareksten Botanical Aquavit - BEST AQUAVIT	Bergen, Norway	43%	$50
Barrell Whiskey Seagrass	Kentucky, USA	59.2%	$89
Boone's Bourbon	South Carolina, USA	58.5%	$38
Cierto Private Collection Añejo Tequila	Jalisco, Mexico	40%
Copper Dog Speyside Blended Malt Scotch Whisky - BEST BLENDED MALT SCOTCH	Speyside, Scotland	40%	$26
Corbin Cash 1917 Merced Rye Whiskey	California, USA	61.5%	$100
Corbin Cash Sour Mash Bourbon - BEST BOURBON	California, USA	53%	$95
Cutwater Spirits Añejo Tequila - BEST TEQUILA & BEST AÑEJO TEQUILA	Jalisco, Mexico	40%
Cutwater Spirits Cucumber Vodka Soda	San Diego, USA	5%
Cutwater Spirits Orange Vodka Smash - BEST READY-TO-DRINK COCKTAIL	San Diego, USA	7%
Cutwater Spirits Spicy Bloody Mary Mix	San Diego, USA	0%
Cutwater Spirits Three Sheets Cask Strength Rum - BEST RUM	San Diego, USA	63.5%
DE-NADA Reposado Tequila	Jalisco, Mexico	40%	$43
Glenkinchie 2020 Distillers Edition Single Malt Scotch	Lowland, Scotland	43%	$84
Gran Centenario Leyenda Extra Añejo Tequila	Jalisco, Mexico	40%	$160
Hangar 1 Straight Vodka - BEST VODKA	California, USA	40%	$41
Jose Cuervo Tradicional Reposado Cristalino Tequila - BEST CRISTALINO TEQUILA	La Rojeña, Mexico	40%	$21
Lagavulin 2020 Special Release 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch - BEST SCOTCH & BEST SINGLE MALT SCOTCH	Islay, Scotland	56.4%	$129
Mortlach 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch	Speyside, Scotland	43.4%	$58
Mortlach 16 Year Old Single Malt Scotch	Speyside, Scotland	43.4%	$135
Oban 18 Year Old Single Malt Scotch	Highland, Scotland	43%	$175
Oban 2020 Distillers Edition Single Malt Scotch	Highland, Scotland	43%	$94
Redwood Empire Pipe Dream Bourbon	California, USA	45%	$40
Stars American Rye Whiskey	Idaho, USA	42%
Stellum Spirits Rye Whiskey - BEST WHISKEY & BEST RYE WHISKEY	Kentucky, USA	58.1%	$54
Stranahan's Blue Peak Single Malt Whiskey	Colorado, USA	43%	$45
Stranahan's Sherry Cask Single Malt Whiskey - BEST NORTH AMERICAN SINGLE MALT WHISKEY	Colorado, USA	47%	$89
Sugarlands Distilling Co. Banana Pudding Appalachian Sippin' Cream Liqueur - BEST LIQUEUR	Tennessee, USA	20%	$25
Sugarlands Distilling Co. Roaming Man Tennessee Straight Rye Whiskey	Tennessee, USA	50%	$50
Talisker 18 Year Old Single Malt Scotch	Island, Scotland	45.8%	$248
Tanqueray London Dry Gin	Scotland	47.3%	$20
Tanqueray No. TEN Gin - BEST GIN	Scotland	47.3%	$34
The Singleton of Glendullan 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch	Speyside, Scotland	40%	$40
Uncle Nearest 1856 Premium Aged Whiskey - BEST TENNESSEE WHISKEY	Tennessee, USA	50%	$59
Virginia Distillery Company Courage & Conviction Cuvée Cask American Single Malt Whisky	Virginia, USA	46%	$85
VOCO Pineapple Vodka & Soda	California, USA	4.9%	$2

Gold Medal Winners

Product	Origin	ABV	Price
Archipelago Botanical Gin	Laguna, Philippines	45%	$39
Barrell Batch 029 Bourbon	Kentucky, USA	57.9%	$89
BitterTales Aromatic Bitters	New South Wales, Australia	45%	$3
CHIC Cocktails Margarita	California, USA	9%	$3
Cutwater Spirits Bali Hai Tiki Gold Pineapple Flavored Rum	San Diego, USA	40%
Cutwater Spirits Bloody Mary Mix	San Diego, USA	0%
Cutwater Spirits Joven Mezcal	Durango, Mexico	45%
Cutwater Spirits Old Grove Gin	San Diego, USA	44%
Cutwater Spirits Reposado Tequila	Jalisco, Mexico	40%
Cutwater Spirits Rum Mint Mojito	San Diego, USA	5.9%
Ghia Non-Alcoholic Apéritif	California, USA	0%	$33
Hike Bourbon	Idaho, USA	44.5%
Oban 14 Year Old Single Malt Scotch	Highland, Scotland	43%	$79
Oban Little Bay Single Malt Scotch	Highland, Scotland	43%	$76
Painted Donkey Reposado Tequila	Jalisco, Mexico	40%	$27
Redwood Empire Lost Monarch Blend of Straight Whiskeys	California, USA	45%	$40
SelvaRey Coconut Rum		30%	$35
SelvaRey Owner's Reserve Rum		40%	$150
Siempre Reposado Tequila	Jalisco, Mexico	40%	$45
Spiritless Kentucky 74 - BEST NON-ALCOHOLIC SPIRIT	Texas, USA	.5%	$36
Stellum Spirits Bourbon	Kentucky, USA	57.5%	$54
Stranahan's Original Single Malt Whiskey	Colorado, USA	47%	$60
Suavecito Extra Añejo Tequila	Jalisco, Mexico	35%	$99
Ten To One Caribbean White Rum	Jamaica and Dominican Republic	45%	$32
The Singleton of Glendullan 18 Year Old Single Malt Scotch	Speyside, Scotland	40%	$90
Townes Vodka	Texas, USA	40%	$12
Virginia Distillery Company Courage & Conviction Single Malt American Whisky	Virginia, USA	46%	$75
Woodnose Sacré	Vermont, USA	0%	$39

Silver Medal Winners

Product	Origin	ABV	Price
1800 Añejo Tequila	Jalisco, Mexico	40%	$43
1800 Milenio Extra Añejo Tequila	Jalisco, Mexico	40%	$250
1800 Reposado Tequila	Jalisco, Mexico	40%	$34
1800 Silver Tequila	Jalisco, Mexico	40%	$34
Archipelago Barrel Reserve Gin	Laguna, Philippines	45%	$46
Archipelago Lava Rock Vodka	Laguna, Philippines	45%	$22
Bareksten Botanical Gin	Bergen, Norway	46%	$40
Barrell Batch 028 Bourbon	Kentucky, USA	54.4%	$89
Beautiful Drinks Co. Cucumber & Lemon Sparkling Vodka Collins	USA	5%	$15
Beautiful Drinks Co. Grapefruit & Rosemary Sparkling Gin & Tonic	USA	5%	$15
Bonbuz Alcohol-Free Alchemy Spirit	California, USA	0%
Bushmills Black Bush Irish Whiskey	Northern Ireland	40%	$35
Bushmills Original Irish Whiskey	Northern Ireland	40%	$24
Bushmills Red Bush Irish Whiskey	Northern Ireland	40%	$24
Casa Rica Blanco Tequila	Jalisco, Mexico	40%	$42
Casa Rica Rosado Tequila	Jalisco, Mexico	40%	$45
Chinola Passion Fruit Liqueur	Dominican Republic	21%	$33
Cierto Private Collection Extra Añejo Tequila	Jalsico, Mexico	40%
Cierto Private Collection Reposado Tequila	Jalisco, Mexico	40%
Cierto Reserve Collection Extra Añejo Tequila	Jalisco, Mexico	40%
Cierto Reserve Collection Reposado Tequila	Jalisco, Mexico	40%
Cigar in the Bottle Grand Pommier XS VSOP Cognac	Cognac, France	42%	$200
Corbin Cash Merced Rye Whiskey	California, USA	45%	$55
Corbin Cash Western Dry Gin	California, USA	45%	$35
Creyente Artesanal Joven Mezcal	Oaxaca, Mexico	40%	$52
Crispy Pig Whiskey Bloody Mary	California, USA	10%	$13
Cutwater Spirits Bali Hai Tiki Dark Rum	San Diego, USA	40%
Cutwater Spirits Black Skimmer Bourbon	San Diego, USA	45%
Cutwater Spirits Blanco Tequila	Jalisco, Mexico	40%
Cutwater Spirits Bloody Mary	San Diego, USA	10%
Cutwater Spirits Fugu Horchata Vodka	San Diego, USA	40%
Cutwater Spirits Fugu Vodka	San Diego, USA	40%
Cutwater Spirits Gin & Tonic	San Diego, USA	6.2%
Cutwater Spirits Grape Vodka Transfusion	San Diego, USA	7%
Cutwater Spirits Lime Margarita Spirit Pop	San Diego, USA	7%
Cutwater Spirits Lime Tequila Soda	San Diego, USA	7%
Cutwater Spirits Piña Colada	San Diego, USA	13%
Cutwater Spirits Spicy Bloody Mary	San Diego, USA	10%
Cutwater Spirits Strawberry Margarita Spirit Pop	San Diego, USA	7%
Cutwater Spirits Three Sheets Barrel Aged Rum	San Diego, USA	40%
Cutwater Spirits Whiskey Mule	San Diego, USA	7%
Dalwhinnie 2020 Distillers Edition Single Malt Scotch	Highland, Scotland	43%	$89
Damrak VirGin	Amsterdam, Netherlands	0%	$25
DE-NADA Blanco Tequila	Jalisco, Mexico	40%	$39
Distillerie Studer Swiss Gold Gin	Lucerne, Switzerland	40%	$55
Don Elias Premium Blanco Tequila	Jalisco, Mexico	40%	$40
Don Michael Black Whiskey	Lima, Peru	45%	$45
Drifter Cocktail Co. Passion Fruit Caipirinha	California, USA	7%	$4
DRY Soda Co. Sweet/Spicy Botanical Bitters and Soda	Washington, USA	0%	$9
Gold Bar Black Double Cask Straight Bourbon	California, USA	46%	$53
Gran Centenario Reposado Tequila	Jalisco, Mexico	40%	$26
Hangar 1 Buddha's Hand Citron Flavored Vodka	California, USA	40%	$41
Hangar 1 Mandarin Blossom Flavored Vodka	California, USA	40%	$41
Hangar 1 Rosé Vodka	California, USA	30%	$32
Humblebee Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey with Natural Honey Flavor	Kentucky, USA	45%	$22
Jose Cuervo Reserva De La Familia Extra Añejo Tequila	La Rojeña, Mexico	40%	$199
Jose Cuervo Reserva De La Familia Reposado Tequila	La Rojeña, Mexico	40%	$85
Jose Cuervo Tradicional Añejo Tequila	La Rojeña, Mexico	40%	$35
Kamiki Intense Wood Whisky	Japan	48%	$90
Kentucky 10 Wheated Small Batch Kentucky Straight Bourbon	Kentucky, USA	45%	$22
Ladder 9 Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey with Natural Cinnamon Flavor	Kentucky, USA	35%	$20
Lagavulin 2020 Distillers Edition Single Malt Scotch	Islay, Scotland	43%	$109
Lagavulin 8 Year Old Single Malt Scotch	Islay, Scotland	48%	$75
Legent Kentucky Straight Bourbon	Kentucky, USA	47%	$35
loft & bear Vodka	California, USA	40%	$24
Maestro Dobel Diamante Reposado Cristalino Tequila	Jalisco, Mexico	40%	$145
Mill's & Mash Small Batch Kentucky Straight Bourbon	Kentucky, USA	45%	$22
MoneyBag Vodka	Ontario, Canada	40%	$20
Mortlach 20 Year Old Single Malt Scotch	Speyside, Scotland	43.4%	$220
Norrbottens Destilleri Forest Dry Gin	Norrbotten, Sweden	40%	$44
Norrbottens Destilleri Mountain Dry Gin	Norrbotten, Sweden	43.5%	$42
Orrsum Spirits XO Vodka	Tasmania, Australia	41.9%	$145
Pacific House Citrus Small Batch Gin	California, USA	43%	$30
Painted Donkey Añejo Tequila	Jalisco, Mexico	40%	$29
Painted Donkey Blanco Tequila	Jalisco, Mexico	40%	$25
Pallini Limoncello	Rome, Italy	26%	$25
Pendleton Original Blended Canadian Whisky	Canada	40%	$27
R6 Distillery Single Malt Whiskey	California, USA	43%	$75
R6 Distillery Straight Bourbon	California, USA	43%	$46
Rancho La Gloria Margarita Wine Cocktail	Las Vegas, USA	13.9%	$9
Redwood Empire Emerald Giant Rye Whiskey	California, USA	45%	$40
Rickhouse Cask Strength Straight Bourbon	California, USA	51.5%	$35
Ritual Zero Proof Rum Alternative	Illinois, USA	0%	$29
Saint Felix Distillery Wild Forest Gin	Victoria, Australia	42%	$61
Saint Felix Distillery Yuzu & Green Tea Spirit	Victoria, Australia	35%	$52
Siempre Plata Tequila	Jalisco, Mexico	40%	$40
Suavecito Blanco Tequila	Jalisco, Mexico	35%	$35
Talisker 10 Year Old Single Malt Scotch	Island, Scotland	45.8%	$69
Talisker 2020 Distillers Edition Single Malt Scotch	Island, Scotland	43%	$84
Talisker Storm Single Malt Scotch	Island, Scotland	45.8%	$39
Ten To One Caribbean Dark Rum	Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Barbados, and Trinidad	40%	$46
The Sexton Single Malt Irish Whiskey	Northern Ireland	40%	$29
The Singleton of Glendullan 15 Year Old Single Malt Scotch	Speyside, Scotland	40%	$60
Three Spirit Livener Non-Alcoholic Active Botanical Drink	London, United Kingdom	0%	$39
Three Spirit Nightcap Non-Alcoholic Active Botanical Drink	London, United Kingdom	0%	$39
Three Spirit Social Elixir Non-Alcoholic Active Botanical Drink	London, United Kingdom	0%	$39
Uncle Nearest Master Blend Edition Whiskey	Tennessee, USA	55.51%	$79
Wild Roots Cucumber & Grapefruit Gin	Oregon, USA	44%	$28
Wild Roots Peach Infused Vodka	Oregon, USA	35%	$30
Wildwood Spirits Co. Ginnocence Zero Alcohol Gin	Washington, USA	0%	$26
Wildwood Spirits Co. The Professor Washington Whiskey	Washington, USA	45%	$35
Woods Straight Bourbon	Idaho, USA	43%
Yolo Gold 10 Year Old Rum	Panama	40%	$35

Bronze Medal Winners

Product	Origin	ABV	Price
1800 Añejo Cristalino Tequila	Jalisco, Mexico	40%	$65
American Frontier Vodka	South Carolina, USA	40%	$18
Beautiful Drinks Co. Lime & Ginger Sparkling Margarita	USA	5%	$15
Boodles Original London Dry Gin	England, United Kingdom	45.2%	$26
Bushmills 10 Year Old Single Malt Irish Whiskey	Northern Ireland	40%	$60
Casa Rica Reposado Tequila	Jalisco, Mexico	40%	$49
CHIC Cocktails Lemon Drop	California, USA	9%	$3
CHIC Cocktails Mojito	California, USA	9%	$3
Cierto Private Collection Blanco Tequila	Jalisco, Mexico	40%
Cierto Reserve Collection Añejo Tequila	Jalisco, Mexico	40%
Cierto Reserve Collection Blanco Tequila	Jalisco, Mexico	40%
Corbin Cash Sweet Potato Vodka	California, USA	40%	$30
Cutwater Spirits Black Skimmer American Rye Whiskey	San Diego, USA	45%
Cutwater Spirits Devil's Share American Whiskey	San Diego, USA	46%
Cutwater Spirits Gin Melon Spirit Pop	San Diego, USA	7%
Cutwater Spirits Ginger Beer	San Diego, USA	0%
Cutwater Spirits Grapefruit Vodka Soda	San Diego, USA	5%
Cutwater Spirits Lime Vodka Soda	San Diego, USA	5%
Cutwater Spirits Long Island Iced Tea	San Diego, USA	13.2%
Cutwater Spirits Mango Margarita	San Diego, USA	12.5%
Cutwater Spirits Mango Margarita Spirit Pop	San Diego, USA	7%
Cutwater Spirits Margarita Mix	San Diego, USA	0%
Cutwater Spirits Peach Margarita	San Diego, USA	10%
Cutwater Spirits Pineapple Margarita Spirit Pop	San Diego, USA	7%
Cutwater Spirits Rum & Cola Spirit Pop	San Diego, USA	7%
Cutwater Spirits Strawberry Margarita	San Diego, USA	10%
Cutwater Spirits Tequila Margarita	San Diego, USA	12.5%
Cutwater Spirits Tequila Paloma	San Diego, USA	7%
Cutwater Spirits Three Sheets White Rum	San Diego, USA	40%
Cutwater Spirits Tropical Tiki Rum Mai Tai	San Diego, USA	12.5%
Cutwater Spirits Vodka Mule Spirit Pop	San Diego, USA	7%
Don Elias Premium Extra Añejo Tequila	Jalisco, Mexico	40%	$90
Donewell's Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey with Peach Flavor	Kentucky, USA	35%	$30
Donewell's Kentucky Straight Bourbon	Kentucky, USA	45%	$22
Drifter Cocktail Co. Spicy Margarita	California, USA	7%	$4
Gold Bar Original Blended Whiskey	California, USA	40%	$45
Golden Age Spirits Marque Reserve Exxtra Añejo Rum	New Jersey, USA	45%	$48
Gran Centenario Añejo Tequila	Jalisco, Mexico	40%	$31
Hangar 1 Makrut Lime Vodka	California, USA	40%	$41
ITALICUS Rosolio di Bergamotto	Piemonte, Italy	20%	$35
Jabali Ginebra Gin	Nayarit, Mexico	47%	$30
Jose Cuervo Reserva De La Familia Platino Tequila	La Rojeña, Mexico	40%	$65
KOVAL Single Barrel Oat Whiskey	Illinois, USA	40%	$50
Lagavulin 16 Year Old Single Malt Scotch	Islay, Scotland	43%	$89
Maestro Dobel 50 Diamante Extra Añejo Cristalino Tequila	Jalisco, Mexico	40%	$50
Old Lahaina Dark Rum	Hawaii, USA	40%	$19
Pacific House Bouquet Small Batch Gin	California, USA	43%	$30
Pacific House Deep Umami Small Batch Gin	California, USA	43%	$30
Pacific House Seaside Small Batch Gin	California, USA	43%	$30
Rancho La Gloria Strawberry Margarita Wine Cocktail	Las Vegas, USA	13.9%	$9
Revel Blanco Avila	Morelos, Mexico	40%	$60
Ritual Zero Proof Tequila Alternative	Illinois, USA	0%	$29
Ron Caribú Black-Strap Spiced Rum	Aragua, Venezuela	37%	$11
Ron Caribú Gold Superior Añejo Rum	Aragua, Venezuela	37.5%	$9
Saint Felix Distillery Bitter Citrus Aperitivo	Victoria, Australia	18%	$32
Siempre Añejo Tequila	Jalisco, Mexico	40%	$60
Sirena de Chiloe Vodka	Chiloe, Chile	80%	$35
SŌTŌ Saké Junmai	Niigata, Japan	14%	$20
SŌTŌ Saké Junmai Daiginjo	Niigata, Japan	15.5%	$40
Suavecito Añejo Tequila	Jalisco, Mexico	35%	$49
Sugarlands Distilling Co. Chipper Jones' Sweet Tea Moonshine	Tennessee, USA	20%	$25
Surf City Still Works California Gin	California, USA	42%	$32
Tanqueray Crafted Gin Cocktails in a Can – Gin & Tonic	Scotland	6%	$14
Tanqueray Rangpur Flavored Gin	Scotland	41.3%	$23
Tanqueray Crafted Gin Cocktails in a Can – Rangpur Lime Gin & Soda	Scotland	6%	$14
Tanqueray Sevilla Orange Flavored Gin	Scotland	41.3%	$23
Tanqueray Crafted Gin Cocktails in a Can – Sevilla Orange Gin & Soda	Scotland	6%	$14
Uncle Nearest 1884 Small Batch Whiskey	Tennessee, USA	46.5%	$49
Victoria Distillers Empress 1908 Gin	British Columbia, Canada	42.5%	$39
Virginia Distillery Company Courage & Conviction Bourbon Cask American Single Malt Whisky	Virginia, USA	46%	$85
Virginia Distillery Company Courage & Conviction Sherry Cask American Single Malt Whisky	Virginia, USA	46%	$85
Western Provisions Kentucky Straight Bourbon	Kentucky, USA	43%	$22