FRANKFORT, Ky. — Buffalo Trace Distillery’s W. L. Weller Antique 107 Kentucky Straight Bourbon was named Best of Class: Straight Bourbon and awarded a Double Gold medal at the 2021 New York World Wine & Spirits Competition (NYWSC).
Also earning a Double Gold medal were Blanton’s Straight From the Barrel Bourbon and W. L. Weller Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon. In addition to these, 21 other spirits produced by Buffalo Trace Distillery received recognition in this year’s competition.
Gold medals:
- Blanton’s Original Single Barrel Bourbon
- Blanton’s Gold Edition Bourbon
- W. L. Weller Full Proof Kentucky Straight Bourbon
Silver medals:
- Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon
- Eagle Rare 10 Year Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon
- Colonel E.H. Taylor, Jr. Small Batch Kentucky Straight Bourbon
- Colonel E.H. Taylor, Jr. Barrel Proof Kentucky Straight Bourbon
- Colonel E.H. Taylor, Jr. Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey
- Stagg Jr. Kentucky Straight Bourbon
- W. L. Weller Special Reserve Kentucky Straight Bourbon
- W. L. Weller 12 Year Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon
- W. L. Weller CYPB Kentucky Straight Bourbon
- Elmer T. Lee Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon
- Benchmark Top Floor Kentucky Straight Bourbon
- Benchmark Bonded Kentucky Straight Bourbon
- Buffalo Trace Bourbon Cream Liqueur
Bronze medals:
- Colonel E.H. Taylor, Jr. Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon
- Benchmark Old No. 8 Kentucky Straight Bourbon
- Benchmark Small Batch Kentucky Straight Bourbon
- Benchmark Full Proof Kentucky Straight Bourbon
- Wheatley Vodka
The NYWSC is committed to three principles: legacy, integrity, and experience. Predicated on these principles, the spirits are judged by the industry’s most trusted authorities. Results from the 2021 NYWSC can be viewed at https://www.nywscomp.com/results.
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