2023 Honey Spirits Competition

2023 Awards

More than 70 made-with-honey spirits competed for medals at the 2023 Honey Spirits Competition! Congratulations to all of our winners!

The Honey Spirits Competition featured eleven spirits style categories, including a category that contained products that used honey as the primary distillate. The submitted spirits were judged on nose, appearance, palate, balance and finish. A design category also recognized the best honey or honey bee-related packaging graphics.

Best of Show: Gold

Honey Pear Bourbon Ratafia
Mountain State Spirits
Bridgeport, WV

Best of Show: Silver

Honey Whiskey with Natural Flavor
Manatawny Still Works
Pottstown, PA

Best of Show: Bronze

Cold Brew Coffee Liqueur
Honey House Distillery
Durango, CO

Gold Medals

Bourbon/Whiskey

  • Honey Whiskey with Natural Flavor Manatawny Still Works

Design

  • Maid of the Meadow  Denning's Point Distillery

Liqueurs/Specialty Spirits

  • Cold Brew Coffee LiqueurHoney House Distillery
  • Honey Pear Bourbon RatafiaMountain State Spirits

Rum

  • Denver Distillery Navy Strength Spiced RumDenver Distillery

Spirits Distilled from Honey

  • Distillers ReserveBig Island Distillers Inc. /DBA 12th Hawaii Distiller

Vodka

  • VodkaDenmark Distilling

Silver Medals

Bourbon/Whiskey

  • Copper Run Small Batch HoneyCopper Run Distillery

Brandy

  • Rakomelo Brandy Mastrogiannis Distillery & Winery

Design

  • Nelson Brothers Honey Cask FinishNelson's Green Brier Distillery

Gin

  • Colorado Botanical GinHoney House Distillery

Liqueurs/Specialty Spirits

  • Hazelnut Honey Bourbon RatafiaMountain State Spirits
  • Ginger Bear 3BR Distillery
  • 07 Turmeric3BR Distillery
  • VermouthMastrogiannis Distillery & Winery
  • Irish Mist Heaven Hill Brands

Moonshine

  • Honey Moon ShineJettywave Distillery

Rum

  • Amber RumIron Goat Distillery

Spirits Distilled from Honey

  • Barr Hill VodkaCaledonia Spirits
  • Up North Honey SpiritsUp North Distillery DSP-ID-21010

Vodka

  • Hex VodkaHoney House Distillery
  • Maid of the MeadowDenning's Point Distillery

Bronze Medals

Bourbon/Whiskey

  • Honey Run Honey Flavored Whiskey Golden Beaver Distillery
  • Colorado Honey Whiskey Honey House Distillery
  • Cinnamon Honey Whiskey Honey House Distillery
  • Honey Flavored Whiskey Sons of Liberty Spirits Co.
  • Catoctin Creek Hot Honey Rye Catoctin Creek Distillery
  • Roaming Man Straight Rye Special Edition Sugarlands Distilling Company

Gin

  • Barr Hill Tom Cat Kingdom Strength Caledonia Spirits

Liqueurs/Specialty Spirits

  • Forbidden FruitLee Spirits Company
  • Castle Honey Castle Spirits Distillery

Moonshine

  • Hawaiian HoneyshineBig Island Distillers Inc. /DBA 12th Hawaii Distiller
  • Howlin' Hounds Honey MoonshineMissouri Ridge Distillery & Brewery LLC

Packaged Cocktails

  • Siponey RoyaleSiponey Spritz Co.

Rum

  • Denver Distillery Dark RumDenver Distillery

Spirits Distilled from Honey

  • Cask Strength Honey SpiritsUp North Distillery DSP-ID-21010
  • Barrel Reserve Honey SpiritsUp North Distillery DSP-ID-21010
  • Rested Honey SpiritIron Goat Distillery

Vodka

  • Rehorst Citrus Honey VodkaGreat Lakes Distillery
  • Glass Nectar VodkaGlass Distillery
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