AWARDED SPIRITS 

Industry recognition for excellence in whiskey distillation, innovation, and leadership in American spirits.

Personal Awards

Distiller of the Year

🏅 Artisan Spirit Magazine 2020 - First Ever Recipient

Spirit Brand of the Year 2023

🏅 Spirit Brand of the Year” in 2023 - Wine Enthusiast

Kings County Bourbon 

🏅 American Craft Spirits Association: Bronze (2014) 

🏅 American Craft Spirits Association: Silver (2016) 

🏅 San Francisco World Spirits Competition: Bronze (2015) 

Kings County Straight Bourbon Whiskey 

🏅 American Craft Spirits Association: Best in Category (2016)  

Kings County Peated Bourbon 

🏅 San Francisco World Spirits Competition: Double Gold (2016) 

🏅 American Craft Spirits Association: Bronze (2016) 

George Dickel Bottled-in-Bond (Fall 2005) 

🏅 Whisky Advocate: 94, Whiskey of the Year (2019) 

🏅 Wine Enthusiast: 95, Best Buy (2019) 

🏅 San Francisco World Spirits Competition: Gold (2019) 

🏅 Ultimate Spirits Challenge: 88 George Dickel Bottled-in-Bond (Fall 2008) 

🏅 Whisky Advocate: 95 (2020, 2021), Whisky of the Year (2019) 

🏅 Ultimate Spirits Challenge: 94, Finalist, Great Value (2021) 

🏅 World Whiskies Awards: World’s Best Tennessee Whiskey (2021) 

🏅 San Francisco World Spirits Competition; Double Gold (2021)

Cascade Moon Edition 2 

🏅 Whisky Advocate: 92 (2021) 

🏅 Ultimate Spirits Challenge: 92 (2021) 

🏅 San Francisco World Spirits Competition: Gold 

🏅 2022 Wine Enthusiast Rating: Score of 98 points 

Dickel Bourbon 

🏅 Ultimate Spirits Challenge: 92, Finalist (2022) 

🏅 San Diego Spirits Festival International Spirits Competition: Gold (2021) 

🏅 2022 San Francisco World Spirits Comp: Silver 

🏅 2023 San Francisco World Spirits Comp: Double Gold 

🏅 2022 New York World Wine & Spirits: Gold 

Kings County Bourbon Batch 81 

🏅 American Craft Spirits Association: Bronze (2014) 

Kings Country Rye Whiskey 

🏅 San Francisco World Spirits Competition: Double Gold (2015) 

Kings County Single Malt 

🏅 San Francisco World Spirits Competition: Bronze (2016) 

🏅 American Craft Spirits Association: Gold (2016)  

Kings County Barrel Strength Straight Bourbon 

🏅 San Francisco World Spirits Competition: Bronze (2016) 

George Dickel Bottled-in-Bond (Spring 2007) 

🏅 San Francisco World Spirits Competition: Double Gold (2022) 

🏅 Ultimate Spirits Challenge: 95, Finalist (2022) 

🏅 George Dickel Single Barrel Aged at least 15 Years 

🏅 ASCOT Awards: Best Tennessee Whiskey 

🏅 Whisky Advocate: 95 

🏅 Ultimate Spirits Challenge: 94, 2021 Finalist, Top 100 spirits 

🏅 San Francisco World Spirits Competition: Gold 

Social Hour Harvest Whiskey Sour: 

🏅 2023 Ultimate Spirits Challenge: 95 points, Top 100 Spirits, Chairman’s Trophy 

Cascade Moon 13-Year-Old Rye 

🏅 San Francisco World Spirits Competition: Double Gold (2022) 

🏅 Ultimate Spirits Challenge: 92 (2022) 

🏅 Wine Enthusiast 

🏅 2022 Ultimate Spirits Challenge: 92 points 

🏅 2022 San Francisco World Spirits Comp: Double Gold 

Dickel 17YO Reserve: 

🏅 2023 Ultimate Spirits Challenge: 95 points 

🏅 Additional Accolades: Extraordinary, Ultimate Recommendation, Chairman’s Trophy, Top 100 Spirits 

🏅 2023 San Francisco World Spirits Comp: Silver 

Dickel Bourbon 18YO: 

🏅 2024 San Francisco World Spirits Comp: Double Gold  

Kings County Rye 

🏅 American Craft Spirits Association:: Gold (2015) 

Kings County Distillery and Brooklyn Winery Brandy 

🏅 American Craft Spirits Association: Gold, Best in Category (2015) 

Kings County Wine Cask Finished Bourbon 

🏅 San Francisco World Spirits Competition: Silver (2016) 

George Dickel Barrel Select 

🏅 Wine Enthusiast: 95, Best Buy (2019) 

🏅 Ultimate Beverage Challenge: 92 (2019) 

🏅 San Francisco World Spirits Competition: Silver (2019) 

George Dickel Bottled in Bond Fall 2008, Aged 13 Yrs 

🏅 2023 Ultimate Spirits Challenge: 91 points, Great Value Accolade  

🏅 2023 San Francisco World Spirits Comp: Gold 

🏅 2022 Ultimate Spirits Challenge: 95 PTS, Finalist 

Cascade Moon Edition 1 

🏅 Whisky Advocate: 88 (2021) 

🏅 Ultimate Spirits Challenge: 87 (2021) 

🏅 Wine Enthusiast: 92 

🏅 San Francisco World Spirits Competition: Bronze 

Cascade Moon 15YO Barrel Proof: 

🏅 2022 Wine Enthusiast Rating: Score of 93 points 

🏅 2022 Whisky Advocate Rating: Score of 90 points 

George Dickel x Leopold Bros. Collaboration Blend 

🏅 San Francisco World Spirits Competition: Double Gold (2022) 

🏅 Ultimate Spirits Challenge: 95, Finalist (2022) 

🏅 2022 Whisky Advocate Rating: Score of 89 points