SAN FRANCISCO WORLD 2? SPIRITS COMPETITION 2017 BEST IN SHOW PREMIUM AWARDS 2017 PREMIUM AWARDS 2017 was another recordbreaking year for the SFWSC, with an 18% increase in entries over 2016! THE TASTING PANEL MAGAZINE DISTILLERY OF THE YEAR Jameson Distillery Ireland 2,500 2,252 ENTRIES 2,000 1,899 ENTRIES IMPORTER OF THE YEAR 1, 5 0 0 2017 Diageo London, United Kingdom 2016 1, 0 0 0 DIRECTOR’S AWARD OF EXCELLENCE Distell Group South Africa 500 2017 BEST IN SHOW PISCO’S RISE: 2017 was the second year in a row that Pisco La Caravedo’s Puro Torentel Pisco won Best Pisco and Best in Show Unaged White Spirit! This is the fourth year in a row that the Best in Show Unaged White Spirits honor was awarded to a Pisco. The SFWSC ­re-classified Piscos in 2017 to better reflect the diversity and differences between Chilean and Peruvian brands, resulting in a 50% increase in Pisco entries over 2016. BEST IN SHOW UNAGED WHITE SPIRIT BEST PISCO Pisco La Caravedo Puro Torontel Pisco Ica, Peru PISCO PORTON LLC ALCOHOL: 40%   RETAIL PRICE: $33 BEST IN SHOW AGED WHITE SPIRIT BEST RUM BEST EXTRA-AGED RUM Ron Cartavio XO Rum Lima, Peru EKEKO DISTRIBUTION ALCOHOL: 40% BEST IN SHOW WHISKEY BEST RYE WHISKEY WhistlePig Boss Hog: Black Prince Rye Whiskey Vermont, USA WHISTLEPIG GROUP GORDON ALCOHOL: 61.2%   RETAIL PRICE: $349 BEST IN SHOW BRANDY BEST COGNAC BEST COGNAC EXTRA-AGED/VINTAGE Croizet Extra Cognac Cognac, France SAS CROIZET ALCOHOL: 40%   RETAIL PRICE: $233 BEST IN SHOW LIQUEUR BEST FRUIT LIQUEUR Grand Marnier Cordon Rouge Liqueur France CAMPARI AMERICA ALCOHOL: 40% 2017 BEST OF CL ASS B E S T VO D K A Wodka Vodka, Wrelkopolska, Poland EDGEWATER SPIRITS LLC ALCOHOL: 40%   RETAIL PRICE: $12 B E S T F L AVO R E D VO D K A Black Infusions Black Fig Vodka, Massachusetts, USA BLACK INFUSIONS, LLC ALCOHOL: 30%   RETAIL PRICE: $30 GIN IS IN: B E S T AQ UAVI T Tattersall Distilling Aquavit, Minnesota, USA TATTERSALL DISTILLING COMPANY ALCOHOL: 40%   RETAIL PRICE: $30 The SFWSC saw a dramatic increase in the number of gin entries this year: B E S T GI N Tarquin’s The Seadog Navy Strength Gin Cornwall, United Kingdom SOUTHWESTERN DISTILLERY LIMITED ALCOHOL: 57%   RETAIL PRICE: $45 B E S T B AR R E L AGE D GI N 268 gins were entered in 2017—vs. 199 in 2016— not including flavored or barrel-aged gins. Copperworks Northwest Cask Finished Gin Washington, USA COPPERWORKS DISTILLING COMPANY ALCOHOL: 50%   RETAIL PRICE: $45 300 250 200 15 0 2016 10 0 50 2017 B ES T F L AVO R E D GI N B EST STR A I GHT B OU R B ON Springfield Manor Lavender Gin, Maryland, USA David Nicholson Reserve Kentucky Straight Bourbon Kentucky, USA SPRINGFIELD MANOR WINERY & DISTILLERY ALCOHOL: 45%   RETAIL PRICE: $45 LUXCO ALCOHOL: 50%   RETAIL PRICE: $33 BEST SHOCHU Kirishima Akane Shochu, Miyazaki, Japan NORD TRADE COUNSEL B EST SM A LL B ATCH B OU R B ON – U P TO 5 Y R S ALCOHOL: 25%   RETAIL PRICE: $22 Kings County Distillery Bottled-in-Bond Straight Bourbon Brooklyn, USA B E S T B AI J I U KINGS COUNTY DISTILLERY Yushan 6 Year Old Kaoliang Liquor Longtian, Taiwan ALCOHOL: 45% TAIWAN TOBACCO & LIQUOR CO. B EST B OU R B ON ALCOHOL: 58%   RETAIL PRICE: $24 B EST SM A LL B ATCH B OU R B ON B E S T W H I T E R UM B EST SM A LL B ATCH B OU R B ON – 6 TO 1 0 Y R S Miami Club Rum, Florida, USA ALCHEMIST DISTILLERIES ALCOHOL: 42%   RETAIL PRICE: $28 Barrell Batch 011 Cask Strength Straight Bourbon Tennessee, USA BARRELL CRAFT SPIRITS ALCOHOL: 57.4%   RETAIL PRICE: $85 B E S T D AR K /GO L D R UM Mad River PX Rum, Vermont, USA MAD RIVER DISTILLERS ALCOHOL: 46%   RETAIL PRICE: $45 B ES T O VE R - P R O O F R UM B EST SM A LL B ATCH B OU R B ON – 1 1 Y R S A N D OLDER Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Small Batch Kentucky Straight Bourbon Kentucky, USA Barrell Batch 001 Cask Strength Rum, Jamaica HEAVEN HILL DISTILLERY BARRELL CRAFT SPIRITS ALCOHOL: 63.5%   RETAIL PRICE: $50 ALCOHOL: 67.36%   RETAIL PRICE: $60 B EST SI N GLE B A R R EL B OU R BO N B E S T C AC H AÇ A Cachaça Tiê Prata Cachaça, Brazil B EST SI N GLE B A R R EL B OU R B ON – U P TO 1 0 Y R S ALCOHOL: 40%   RETAIL PRICE: $30 Blanton’s Straight from the Barrel Bourbon Kentucky, USA B E S T T E Q UI L A ALCOHOL: 66.35%   RETAIL PRICE: $105 CACHAÇARIA TIE BLANTON DISTILLING COMPANY B ES T S ILV E R /GO L D ( UNAGE D ) T E Q UI LA Nosotros Blanco Tequila, Jalisco, Mexico NOSOTROS LIFE AND SPIRITS LLC ALCOHOL: 40%   RETAIL PRICE: $37 B ES T AÑE J O T E Q UI L A Siete Leguas Añejo Tequila, Jalisco, Mexico SAZERAC COMPANY, INC. ALCOHOL: 40%   RETAIL PRICE: $57 B E S T EX T R A AÑ E J O T E Q UI L A Alacrán XA Tequila, Jalisco, Mexico DOZORTSEV & SONS ENTERPRISES, LTD. ALCOHOL: 40%   RETAIL PRICE: $70 B E S T ME Z C AL Banhez Mezcal, Oaxaca, Mexico CNI BRANDS ALCOHOL: 42%   RETAIL PRICE: $40 B EST SI N GLE B A R R EL B OU R BO N – 1 1 Y R S A N D OLDER Four Roses Elliott’s Select Barrel Strength 2016 Limited Edition Single Barrel Bourbon Kentucky, USA FOUR ROSES DISTILLERY ALCOHOL: 56.9%   RETAIL PRICE: $125 B EST SPECI A L B A R R EL- F I N I SHED BOURBO N One Eight Distilling Untitled Whiskey #6 Washington D.C., USA ONE EIGHT DISTILLING, LLC ALCOHOL: 50%   RETAIL PRICE: $78 B EST CR A F T DI STI LLER WHI SKE Y Oregon Spirit Distillers Straight Bourbon, Oregon, USA OREGON SPIRIT DISTILLERS ALCOHOL: 47%   RETAIL PRICE: $40 B EST COR N WHI SK EY Stolen 11 Year Old American Whiskey, Florida, USA STOLEN SPIRITS LLC. ALCOHOL: 46%   RETAIL PRICE: $35 ANY OTHER WHISK[E]YS? MANY OTHER WHISK[E]YS! Other Whisk[e]y entries nearly doubled this year, from 57 in 2016 to 100 in 2017. And for the first time in the history of the Competition, an Indian Whisky won Best Other Whisky. B EST OTHER WHI SK Y Paul John Bold Indian Single Malt, Goa, India DOMAINE SELECT WINE & SPIRITS ALCOHOL: 46%   RETAIL PRICE: $70 B EST B LEN DED I R I SH WHI SK EY Midleton Very Rare 2016 Irish Whiskey, Ireland RICHMOND TOWERS LTD. ALCOHOL: 40%   RETAIL PRICE: $167 B EST SI N GLE M A LT I R I SH WHI SK EY The Tyrconnell 16 Year Old Single Malt Irish Whiskey, Ireland BEAM SUNTORY ALCOHOL: 46%   RETAIL PRICE: $100 B EST I R I SH WHI SK EY B EST PU R E POT STI LL I R I SH WHI SK EY Redbreast 15 Year Old Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey, Midleton, Ireland RICHMOND TOWERS ALCOHOL: 46%   RETAIL PRICE: $85 BEST B L EN DE D S C O T C H – 1 6 Y R S AN D OLDER B EST COGN A C VSOP OR EQU I VALE NT Buchanan’s 18 Year Old Special Reserve Scotch, Scotland Cognac Godet Special Cognac VSOP Cognac, France HUNTER PUBLIC RELATIONS ALCOHOL: 40%   RETAIL PRICE: $75 COGNAC GODET ALCOHOL: 40%   RETAIL PRICE: $45 BEST B L EN DE D S C O T C H – N O AGE S TAT EM EN T Black Bottle Blended Scotch, Islands, Scotland B EST COGN A C X O OR EQU I VALE NT DISTELL INTERNATIONAL LTD. Delpech Fougerat Cognac XO Cognac, France ALCOHOL: 43%   RETAIL PRICE: $25 DISTILLERIE VINET-DELPECH SAS ALCOHOL: 40% BES T DIS T IL L E R S ’ S I NGL E MALT S C O T C H – UP T O 1 2 Y R S Glenmorangie Nectar D’Or 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch, Highlands, Scotland MOËT HENNESSY B EST A R M A GN A C Armagnac Goudoulin 30 Year Old Armagnac Gers, France ALCOHOL: 46%   RETAIL PRICE: $75 ARMAGNAC GOUDOULIN ALCOHOL: 40%   RETAIL PRICE: $74 BE S T DIS T IL L E R S ’ S I N GL E MALT S C O T C H – 13 TO 19 YRS B EST OTHER B R A N DY Lagavulin 16 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Islay, Scotland Oude Meester 12 Year Old Reserve Brandy Western Cape, South Africa HUNTER PUBLIC RELATIONS DISTELL LTD ALCOHOL: 43%   RETAIL PRICE: $85 ALCOHOL: 38%   RETAIL PRICE: $30 BEST SCOTCH B EST EA U - DE- VI E B ES T S I N GL E MALT S C O T C H Sutherland Distilling Apricot Brandy, California, USA BE S T DIS T IL L E R S ’ S I N GL E MALT S C O T C H – 20 Y R S AN D O L D E R ALCOHOL: 45%   RETAIL PRICE: $55 Tomatin 36 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Highlands, Scotland B EST HER B A L/B OTA N I CA LS LI Q UE UR SUTHERLAND DISTILLING COMPANY THE TOMATIN DISTILLERY Marie Brizard Anisette Liqueur, France ALCOHOL: 46%   RETAIL PRICE: $750 MARIE BRIZARD WINE & SPIRITS AMERICAS ALCOHOL: 25%   RETAIL PRICE: $23 BE S T DIS T IL L E R S ’ S I N GL E MALT S C O T C H – N O AGE S TAT E M E N T B EST CR EA M /DA I RY LI QU EURS Ardbeg Uigeadail Single Malt Scotch, Islay, Scotland SōmruS Original Indian Cream Liqueur, USA MOËT HENNESSY SOMPRIYA FINE SPIRITS, LLC ALCOHOL: 54.2%   RETAIL PRICE: $80 ALCOHOL: 13.5%   RETAIL PRICE: $25 BEST IN DE PEN D E NT M E R C H AN T S I N GL E M A LT B EST A PÉR I TI F Prometheus 27 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Speyside, Scotland Adelaide Hills Distillery The Italian Bitter Orange Aperitif South Australia, Australia GLASGOW DISTILLERY COMPANY ADELAIDE HILLS DISTILLERY ALCOHOL: 47%   RETAIL PRICE: $950 ALCOHOL: 20%   RETAIL PRICE: $35 B ES T B L E N D E D S C O T C H B EST PR E- M I X ED COCK TA IL B E S T B L EN D E D MALT S C O T C H W H I S KY BTL SVC Negroni, Kentucky, USA Johnnie Walker 15 Year Green Label Blended Malt Scotch Scotland ALCOHOL: 28%   RETAIL PRICE: $12 INNOVATIVE BEVERAGE GROUP LLC SMARTS HOUSE ALCOHOL: 43%   RETAIL PRICE: $42 To view complete 2017 Competition results, visit our website: www.sfspiritscomp.com