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