Buffalo Trace Distillery continues to blaze the whiskey awards trail with vengeance as the Frankfort, KY based whiskey maker took home 20 total awards at the 2021 ‘North American Bourbon & Whiskey Competition‘. Overall it won 12 golds, 4 silvers, and 3 bronze medals.
The highest overall award ‘Best of Show: First Place’ went to Colonel E.H. Taylor Jr. Straight Rye Whiskey.
Buffalo Trace Distillery brands also cleaned up at the recent Ultimate Spirits Challenge.
Gold medals went to
- Eagle Rare 10 Year Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
- Col. E. H. Taylor, Jr. Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
- W. L. Weller Antique 107 Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
- W. L. Weller 12 Year Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
- W. L. Weller C.Y.P.B. Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
- W. L. Weller Full Proof Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
- W. L. Weller Special Reserve Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
- Elmer T. Lee Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
- Benchmark Bonded Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
- Benchmark Full Proof Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
- Benchmark Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
- Benchmark Small Batch Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Silver medals went to
- Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
- Colonel E. H. Taylor, Jr. Small Batch Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
- Colonel E.H. Taylor, Jr. Barrel Proof Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
- W.L. Weller Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Bronze medals went to
- Stagg Jr. Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (131.1 Proof)
- Benchmark Old No. 8 Brand Kentucky Straight Bourbon
- Benchmark Top Floor Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
The NABWC, which was founded in 2014, judges bourbon, whiskey, and moonshine through a double-blind competition and is based on a 100-point scale. The spirits are judged by styles and price categories.
