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THE TASTING PANEL MAGAZINE DISTILLER OF THE YEAR — Burn Stewart DISTILLERS LTD., GLASGOW, SCOTLAND IMPORTER OF THE YEAR — Beam Inc., Deerfield, IL DIRECTOR'S AWARD — William Grant & Sons, New York, NY BEST UNAGED WHITE SPIRIT & Best Silver Tequila – Avión Silver Tequila Mexico $40 PERNOD RICARD USA BEST AGED WHITE SPIRIT & Best Aged Rum – Vizcaya Rum VXOP Cask 21 Year Solera Dominican Republic $38 DUGGANS DISTILLERS BEST WHISKY & Best Single Malt Scotch – Isle of Jura Single Malt Scotch 1976 Scotland $750 WHYTE & MACKAY AMERICAS BEST BRANDY & Best Calvados – Boulard Calvados XO France $110 PALM BAY INTERNATIONAL BEST LIQUEUR & Best Fruit Liqueur – Grand Marnier Quintessence France $799 MARNIER LAPOSTOLLE, INC. DOUBLE GOLD SWEEPSTAKES WINNERS Best Vodka – Platinka Original Vodka Belarus $25 WORLD ELITE SPIRITS LLC Best Flavored Vodka – Effen Cucumber Vodka Holland $30 BEAM INC. Best Aquavit – Krogstad Aquavit USA $25 HOUSE SPIRITS DISTILLERY Best Gin – Tanqueray London Dry Gin United Kingdom $20 DIAGEO NORTH AMERICA Best White Rum – Kinkylux White Rum Trinidad & Tobago $18 ASM LIQUOR Best Gold Rum – Cockspur Fine Rum Barbados $18 COCKSPUR USA Best Rhum Agricole – Rhum J. M. Rhum Agricole Millésimé 2001 Martinique $120 DOMAINE SELECT 86 / the tasting panel / may 2012 Best Cachaça – Leblon Maison Leblon Cachaça Reserve Especial Brazil $30 MHW LTD. Best Reposado Tequila – Alquímia Organic Reposado Tequila Mexico $54 TIERRA MADRE Best Añejo Tequila – Don Celso Añejo Tequila Mexico $47 INTEGRAS DESIGN Best Ultra-Aged Añejo Tequila – El Tesoro Extra- Aged Añejo Tequila Paradiso Mexico $110 BEAM INC. Best Mezcal – Real Matlatl Tobalá Mezcal Mexico $125 ZAPOTEC DISTRIBUTION LTD. Best Bourbon – Old Forester Birthday Bourbon 2011 $50 BROWN-FORMAN Best Rye – Knob Creek Rye 40 BROWN-FORMAN Best Canadian Whisky – Canadian Mist Black Diamond Canadian Whisky Canada $15 BROWN-FORMAN Best Irish Whiskey – Bushmills 21 Year Old Single Malt Irish Whiskey Ireland $125 DIAGEO NORTH AMERICA Best Other Whisky – Suntory Yamazaki 18 Year Old Single Malt Whisky Japan $120 CAMPARI AMERICA Best Blended Scotch – Whyte & Mackay 30 Year Old Scotch Supreme Scotland $290 WHYTE & MACKAY AMERICAS Best Cognac – Hennessy Cognac Richard Hennessy France $3500 MOËT HENNESSY USA DOUBLE GOLD MEDALISTS VODKA, AQUAVIT AND GIN Altan Turuu Vodka Mongolia APU JOINT STOCK COMPANY American Harvest Organic Vodka USA $24 SIDNEY FRANK IMPORTING CO. Exclusiv Vodka Moldova $10 SERGE IMPORT, LLC Khar Suvd Vodka Mongolia APU JOINT STOCK COMPANY Mernaya Ancient Kiev Vodka Ukraine $5 CRIMEAN VODKA COMPANY Nemiroff Distinct Vodka Ukraine MEDCO ATLANTIC INC. Platinka Original Vodka Belarus $25 WORLD ELITE SPIRITS, LLC Sun Liquor UNXLD Vodka USA $29 SUN LIQUOR MFG. Twenty 2 Micro Distilled Vodka USA $27 THE NORTHERN MAINE DISTILLING COMPANY 2 Nite Sicilian Blood Orange Vodka Italy $22 UN SOGNO, LLC Effen Cucumber Vodka Holland $30 BEAM INC. Naked Jay Big Dill Flavored Vodka USA $9 SAZERAC COMPANY Stolichnaya Razberi Vodka Latvia $24 WILLIAM GRANT & SONS