Colorado whiskeys win again in international competition

Colorado whiskey continues to impress earning numerous accolades at a modern spirits competition and sweeping the podium for the best American-made single malts The International Whisky Competition founded in reported the winners of its annual contest in late June and local distillers made an impressive showing while also keeping step with specific of the country s preponderance notable whiskey producers Boulder s Hogback Distillery won the third best American whiskey overall for its Peat Smoked Single Malt coming in behind recipes from A Smith Bowman Distillery and Jack Daniel s which placed first and second respectively That specific Hogback spirit also earned a gold medal in the American single malt category which Colorado makers swept The silver went to the eponymous flagship single malt from Root Shoot Whiskey in Loveland and bronze went to Diamond Peak from Denver s Stranahan s distillery RELATED There s a new kind of American whiskey and Colorado distillers are buzzing about it Related Articles Whiskey and doughnut fest City Park Jazz is back and more Denver things to do With funding cuts looming the pros and cons of PBS content is debated Letters Colorado whiskey named America s greatest at international spirits competition Snowboarder-turned-foodie nominated for James Beard award for Colorado episode of YouTube series This Colorado whiskey was just named America s best single malt Stanahan s stood out for its aged blends too taking home gold and bronze in the best single malt year and older category The winning recipes were the Mountain Angel Year which placed first and the Mountain Angel Year which placed third Fort Collins-based NOCO Distillery also made an impressive showing racking up three gold medals in the best American small-batch bourbon best American rye whiskey and best American cask finish categories The Roper Reserve from Larado Whiskey in Windsor nabbed silver in the rye category as well Lastly the International Whisky Competition ranked the best Colorado spirits entered in based on their individual scores Unsurprisingly Hogback Distillery s Peat Smoked Single Malt garnered gold followed by NOCO Distillery s RYE Whiskey and Larado Whiskey s Larado Reserve These latest accolades build on a stash that Colorado distilleries have amassed this year from the London Spirits Competition and the American Distilling Institute s International Spirits Competition Thirsty for more See the full list of International Whisky Competition winners here Subscribe to our new food newsletter Stuffed to get Denver food and drink news sent straight to your inbox