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1 10 / the tasting panel / june 2014 BEST VODKA – Abner Double Day Double Play Vodka, USA ($45) COOPERSTOWN DISTILLERY BEST FLAVORED VODKA – Infuse Cinnamon Apple Vodka, USA ($26) INFUSE VODKA BEST GIN – Hayman's London Dry Gin, United Kingdom ($25) HAYMAN DISTILLERS BEST FLAVORED GIN – Corsair Genever Style Gin, USA CORSAIR ARTISAN DISTILLERY BEST SOJU – Tamiangs Soju, South Korea ($50) PARK STREET IMPORTS, LLC BEST BAIJIU – Kweichow Moutai Feitian Baijiu, China ($160) CNS ENTERPRISES, INC BEST WHITE RUM – Tanduay Silver Rum, Philippines ($20) MIDWAY USA BEST DARK GOLD RUM – Havana Club Rum Selección de Maestros, England ($55) HAVANA CLUB INTERNATIONAL BEST EXTRA-AGED RUM – Facundo Rum Exquisito, USA ($90) BACARDI USA BEST FLAVORED RUM – Caribbean Treasure Rumby Vanilla Rum, Germany ($35) PARK STREET IMPORTS, LLC BEST CACHAÇA – Coisa Nossa Cachaça Amadeirada, Brazil ($15) PARK STREET IMPORTS, LLC BEST SILVER/GOLD TEQUILA & BEST TEQUILA – El Tesoro Platinum Tequila, Mexico ($50) BEAM INC BEST REPOSADO TEQUILA – El Tesoro Reposado Tequila, Mexico ($60) BEAM INC BEST AÑEJO TEQUILA – 3 Amigos Añejo Tequila, Mexico ($35) SAN BARTOLO FARMS INC BEST EXTRA-AGED AÑEJO TEQUILA – Cazadores Extra Añejo Tequila, Mexico ($60) BACARDI USA BEST MEZCAL – Mezcal Ibá Joven Artesanal 55 Mezcal, Mexico ($53) PARK STREET IMPORTS, LLC BEST OTHER WHITE SPIRIT – Mozart Dry Chocolate Spirit, Austria ($42) MOZART DISTILLERIE GMBH BEST SINGLE BARREL BOURBON >11YRS & BEST BOURBON – Four Roses Private Selection Single Barrel Bourbon Selection by Crown Liquors, USA ($50) FOUR ROSES DISTILLERY BEST SMALL BATCH BOURBON – Black Saddle 12 Year Old Bourbon , USA ($50) FRANK-LIN DISTILLERS BEST SINGLE BARREL BOURBON <11YRS – Jim Beam Single Barrel Bourbon, USA ($35) BEAM INC. BEST SPECIAL BARREL FINISH BOURBON – Woodford Reserve Double Oaked Bourbon, USA ($50) BROWN-FORMAN BEVERAGE COMPANY BEST CRAFT DISTILLER WHISKEY – Balcones Fifth Anniversary Straight Malt I, USA ($95) BALCONES DISTILLERY BEST AMERICAN RYE WHISKEY – Lock Stock and Barrel Straight Rye Whiskey Aged 13 Years, USA ($119) THE COOPER SPIRITS CO. BEST CANADIAN WHISKY – J.P. Wiser's 18 Year Old Canadian Whisky, Canada ($65) PERNOD RICARD USA BEST OTHER WHISKEY – Warenghem Armorik Whisky Double Maturation, France ($62) HEAVENLY SPIRITS BEST IRISH WHISKEY – Redbreast 15 Year Old Irish Whiskey, Ireland ($75) BEST BLENDED SCOTCH 16YRS & OLDER & BEST SCOTCH – The Classic Cask Rare Scotch Whisky, Scotland ($375) SPIRIT IMPORTS, INC BEST BLENDED SCOTCH UP TO 15YRS – Johnnie Walker Double Black Label Scotch, Scotland ($42) DIAGEO NORTH AMERICA BEST DISTILLER'S SINGLE MALT SCOTCH UP TO 12 YEARS – Deanston 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch, Scotland ($53) BURN STEWART DISTILLERS BEST DISTILLERS SINGLE MALT SCOTCH 13-19 YRS – Lagavulin 16 Year Old Single Malt Scotch, Scotland ($90) DIAGEO NORTH AMERICA BEST DISTILLERS SINGLE MALT SCOTCH (NO AGE STATEMENT) – Ardbeg Single Malt Scotch Uigeadail, Scotland ($79) MOËT HENNESSY USA BEST BLENDED MALT WHISKY – Wemyss Malts 12 Year Old Scotch The Hive, Scotland ($67) DOMAINE SELECT WINE ESTATES BEST COGNAC VSOP – Louis Royer Cognac Force 53 VSOP Fine Champagne, France ($49) LAPHAM IMPORT COMPANY BEST COGNAC XO – Comandon Cognac XO Favorite, France ($129) CNS ENTERPRISES INC BEST COGNAC EXTRA-AGED and BEST COGNAC – Louis Royer Cognac Extra Grande Champagne, France ($395) LAPHAM IMPORT COMPANY BEST GRAPPA – Le Giare Gewürztraminer Grappa Affinata, Italy ($) PARK STREET IMPORTS, LLC BEST NUT LIQUEUR – Rivulet Artisan Pecan Liqueur, USA ($30) C88 HOLDINGS, LLC BEST CREAM LIQUEUR – Caruva Horchata Cream Liqueur, USA ($17) PRESTIGE WINE GROUP BEST OTHER LIQUEUR – Rives Caramel Liquor with Vodka, Spain ($12) PARK STREET IMPORTS, LLC BEST OUZO – Pilavas Ouzo Nektar, Greece ($24) ESTESON CO. BEST SPECIALTY COCKTAIL MIXER – Ballast Point Mai Tai Mix, USA ($6) BALLAST PINT BREWING & SPIRITS DOUBLE GOLD MEDALS VODKA, FLAVORED VODKA, SOJU, BAIJU 45th Parallel Vodka, USA ($29) 45TH PARALLEL SPIRITS Abner Double Day Double Play Vodka, USA ($45) COOPERSTOWN DISTILLERY ARKHI Vodka, Mongolia ($20) APU JOINT STOCK COMPANY Blue Duck Vodka, New Zealand ($43) CUESTION SPIRITS CO. Door County Luminous Vodka, USA ($30) DOOR COUNTY DISTILLERY Famous Handcrafted Vodka, USA ($30) FAMOUS VODKA LTD Grand Teton Potato Vodka, USA ($20) GRAND TETON ID Black Onyx Vodka, Egypt ($24) AL AHRAM BEVERAGES COMPANY LEAF Vodka – Alaskan Glacial Water, USA ($18) MEGAPOLIS USA, LLC Russian Caliber Vodka, Russia ($13) CALIBRE BRANDS LLC Snova Vodka, USA ($25) SNOVA LLC Soft Tail Vodka, USA ($32) SOFT TAIL SPIRITS, LLC Stalinskaya Vodka, Romania PARK STREET IMPORTS, LLC THE TASTING PANEL MAGAZINE DISTILLER OF THE YEAR – Midleton Distillery, Ireland IMPORTER OF THE YEAR – Pernod Ricard USA, New York, NY DIRECTOR'S AWARD – Campari America, San Francisco, CA BEST IN SHOW AGED WHITE SPIRIT and BEST OVER-PROOF RUM/BEST RUM – Bounty Overproof Rum, Fiji ($47) PARK STREET IMPORTS, LLC BEST IN SHOW WHISKY and BEST DISTILLERS SINGLE MALT SCOTCH 20+ YEARS/ BEST SINGLE MALT SCOTCH – Glencadam 21 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Scotland CAMUS WINES & SPIRITS BEST IN SHOW BRANDY and BEST CALVADOS – LeCompte 25 Year Old Calvados, France ($279) WINE WAREHOUSE BEST IN SHOW UNAGED WHITE SPIRIT and BEST PISCO – WAQAR Pisco, Chile ($36) BRAZOS WINE IMPORTS BEST IN SHOW LIQUEUR and BEST FRUIT LIQUEUR – Grand Marnier Cuvée du Centenaire 100th Anniversary Liqueur, France ($200) MARNIER LAPOSTOLLE, INC DOUBLE GOLD SWEEPSTAKES WINNERS TP0614_102-128.indd 110 5/23/14 9:51 PM