The Texas Distillery Also Received Double Gold
and Gold Awards Across Its Entire American Single Malt Portfolio at
the New Orleans Spirits Competition.
WACO,
Texas, Aug. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Balcones
Distilling's Texas 1 Single Malt
was awarded the highest honor of Whiskey of the Year at the New
Orleans Spirits Competition presented by Tales of the Cocktail
Foundation, which unveiled the 2023 award winners on Tuesday, July 25th. In addition to this
recognition, Balcones Distilling received category Double Gold for
Balcones Texas 1 Single Malt,
which means it was named Best American Single Malt, as well as Best
Single Malt overall. To add to the list, Balcones Lineage Texas
Single Malt also won Gold in the Whiskey category.
"Tales of the Cocktail is a fantastic event and it's a huge
honor to take home any medal in The New Orleans Spirits
Competition," said Jared Himstedt,
head distiller at Balcones Distilling. "To be recognized for both
of our American Single Malts is a testament to our team who
pioneers the category every day, showing great whiskies can come
from the state of Texas."
The New Orleans Spirits Competition is an international spirits
judging competition, bringing wider recognition to fine beverages
and spirits from top-flight producers across the globe. Presented
by the Tales of the Cocktail Foundation, each spirit is tasted
blind by a panel of industry experts, without identification, to
ensure integrity and secrecy. The judging panels include preeminent
industry professionals, including award winning bartenders and
distillers, decorated beverage writers, and industry
luminaries.
These awards come on the heels of Balcones being named American Single Malt
Distillery of the Year at 2023 New York International Spirits
Competition, as well as Double Gold for Texas 1 Single Malt, and Gold for Lineage
Texas Single Malt and Pilgrimage Single Malt respectively.
About Balcones Distilling
Balcones Distilling
pioneered a new landscape for whisky by combining centuries of
single malt distilling tradition with the unique flavors of
Texas. Synonymous with quality and
innovation, Balcones Distilling is an award-winning distillery that
is changing the state of whisky through its high-quality
ingredients and unique processes to create layers of flavor in
every expression.
Creator of the original Texas
whisky, Balcones Distilling distills all of its beloved spirits
inside the historic Texas Fireproof Storage Company building in
downtown Waco. Guests can visit
the distillery for tours, tastings and events to discover the new
state of whisky with Balcones.
Visit BalconesDistilling.com for more information.
About Diageo North America
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One vodkas, Casamigos, DeLeon and Don
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Guinness.
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