The 2022 International Wine & Spirits Competition awarded 26 spirits produced at Buffalo Trace Distillery with medals. Honors included three Gold medals, 16 Silver medals and seven Bronze medals.
Gold medals went to:
- Colonel E.H. Taylor, Jr. Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey
- Stagg Jr. Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey 128.7 Proof
- Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Straight Rye Whiskey
Silver medals were awarded to:
- Eagle Rare 10 Year Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
- Eagle Rare 17 Year Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
- Colonel E.H. Taylor Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
- Weller Special Reserve Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
- Weller Full Proof Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
- Weller 12 Year Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
- Weller Single Barrel Kentu8cky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
- Weller C.Y.P.B. Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
- Old Charter French Oak Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
- Sazerac Straight Rye Whiskey
- Blanton’s Gold Edition Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
- Benchmark Top Floor Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
- Benchmark Small Batch Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
- Benchmark Bonded Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
- Benchmark Full Proof Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
- Benchmark Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Bronze medals went to:
- Colonel E.H. Taylor Small Batch Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
- Colonel E.H. Taylor, Jr. Barrel Proof Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
- Weller Antique 107 Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
- William Larue Weller Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
- Elmer T. Lee Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
- Benchmark Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
- Wheatley Vodka
“We are excited that so many of our products were honored in this year’s competition,” said Master Distiller Harlen Wheatley. “The IWSC follows a rigorous judging process, so we are very pleased with these results.”
The International Wine & Spirits Competition uses a double-blind tasting method, in which samples are tasted in pre-poured numbered glasses to ensure judges never see a bottle. Spirits are judged by a panel of world-renowned experts from across the global spirits trade, allowing for group discussion. For more information on the International Wine and Spirits Competition, visit https://www.iwsc.net/.
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