2021 Honey Spirits Competition
2021 Award Winners
More than 70 made with honey spirits competed for medals at the 2021 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
Spirits Distilled from Honey
Distiller’s Reserve
12th Hawaii Distiller
GOLD MEDAL RECIPIENTS
Bourbon / Whiskey
Honey Run
Golden Beaver Distillery
Bourbon / Whiskey
Honey Barrel Bourbon
Hatch Distilling Co.
Bourbon / Whiskey
Honey Whiskey with Natural Flavor
Manatawny Still Works
Liqueurs / Specialty
Cold Brew Coffee Liqueur
Honey House Distillery
Liqueurs / Specialty Spirits
Hazelnut Honey Bourbon Ratafia
Mountain State Spirits
Moonshine
Castle Honey
Castle Spirits Distillery
Vodka
Barr Hill Vodka
Caledonia Spirits
Vodka
Glass Nectar Vodka
Glass Distillery
Vodka
Orange Blossom Sweet Tea Vodka
Loggerhead Distillery
Design
Hecate Honey Liqueur
Bently Heritage Estate Distillery
SILVER MEDAL RECIPIENTS
Bourbon / Whiskey
Detroit City Distillery Honey Bourbon
Detroit City Distillery
Bourbon / Whiskey
HoneyDew
Garrison Brothers Distillery
Bourbon / Whiskey
Colorado Honey Whiskey
Honey House Distillery
Bourbon / Whiskey
Cinnamon Colorado Honey Whiskey
Honey House Distillery
Brandy
Christian Brothers Honey
Heaven Hill Brands
Gin
Barr Hill Gin
Caledonia Spirits
Gin
Gin
Hatch Distilling Co.
Gin
Waterloo Old Yaupon Gin
Treaty Oak Distilling
Liqueurs / Specialty Spirits
Krupnikas Spiced Honey Liqueur
Brothers Vilgalys Spirits
Liqueurs / Specialty Spirits
Winter Cranberry Krupnikas
Brothers Vilgalys Spirits
Liqueurs / Specialty Spirits
Krupnikas Gold Reserve
Brothers Vilgalys Spirits
Liqueurs / Specialty Spirits
Fernet Lario
Highside Distilling
Liqueurs / Specialty Spirits
Mastrogiannis Rakomelo
Mastrogiannis Distillery
Moonshine
Howlin’ Hounds Honey Moonshine
Missouri Ridge Distillery & Brewery LLC
Packaged Cocktails
Bee’s Knees
CanBee Cocktails
Rum
Spiced Rum
Ballmer Peak Distillery
Rum
Dark Rum
Denver Distillery
Rum
Spiced Rum
Wicked Dolphin
Spirits Distilled from Honey
Keeper Shine – Batch #2
Golden Beaver Distillery
Spirits Distilled from Honey
Honey Spirit
Iron Goat Distillery
Spirits Distilled from Honey
Honey Spirit
Up North Distillery
Spirits Distilled from Honey
Domeloz Somel
Yahara Bay Distillers, Inc.
Spirits Distilled from Honey — Flavored
Hecate Honey Liqueur
Bently Heritage Estate Distillery
Vodka
Hawaiian Vodka
12th Hawaii Distiller
Vodka
Vodka distilled from Honey
Denmark Distilling
Vodka
Captiva Spirits Key Lime Honey Vodka
List Distillery
Vodka
OYO Honey Vanilla Bean Vodka
Middle West Spirits
Vodka
Honey Vodka
Vintage Distilling
Design
Detroit City Distillery Honey Bourbon
Detroit City Distillery
BRONZE MEDAL RECIPIENTS
Bourbon / Whiskey
Evan Williams Honey
Heaven Hill Brands
Gin
Tom Cat Gin
Caledonia Spirits
Gin
Honey Barrel Aged Geneva Gin
Freeland Spirits
Liqueurs / Specialty Spirits
Coffee Liqueur
Denver Distillery
Liqueurs / Specialty Spirits
Irish Mist Honey
Heaven Hill Brands
Liqueurs / Specialty Spirits
Amaro Mele
Highside Distilling
Liqueurs / Specialty Spirits
Forbidden Fruit
Lee Spirits Co
Rum
Navy Strength Spiced Rum
Denver Distillery
Rum
Red Cliffs Rum
Honey House Distillery
Spirits Distilled from Honey
Keepers Shine – Batch #1
Golden Beaver Distillery
Spirits Distilled from Honey
Thirteenth Moon Spirits
Revolutionary Spirits LLC
Spirits Distilled from Honey
Barrel Reserve Honey Spirits
Up North Distillery
Spirits Distilled from Honey
Honey Mist
White Winter Mead, Cider Spirits
Spirits Distilled from Honey
Domeloz Somel, Oak Rested
Yahara Bay Distillers, Inc.
Vodka
Vodka
Hatch Distilling Co.
Design
HoneyDew
Garrison Brothers Distillery