Ein wenig suchen muss man vielleicht, aber er ist auch bei uns in Fachgeschäften und deren Onlineshops zu finden: Der William Larue Weller 12yo der Buffalo Trace Distillery hat bei der diesjährigen 2018 Los Angeles International Spirits Competition nicht nur den Preis für den besten Straight Bourbon über 6 Jahre und eine Goldmedaille gewonnen, sondern wurde auch zum „Best of Show“ gekürt, wie uns Buffalo Trace in einer englischsprachigen Pressemitteilung wissen ließ. Hier der Text, der auch deren andere Gewinner bei der Prämierung auflistet – und wer tiefer in die Materie eindringen will, findet eine Verlinkung zur Liste aller Preisträger dieses Awards am Ende der Pressemitteilung:
W.L. WELLER 12 YEAR OLD WINS BEST IN SHOW AT 2018 LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL SPIRITS COMPETITION
Fourteen spirits from Buffalo Trace Distillery receive top honors
FRANKFORT, Franklin County, Ky(July 25, 2018) W.L. Weller 12 year old bourbon was awarded Best in Show, Best in Category (Straight Bourbon 6 years or older) and a Gold medal. A total of 14 spirits from Buffalo Trace Distillery were awarded top honors at the 2018 Los Angeles International Spirits Competition. Two whiskies from Buffalo Trace were also named Best of Category. Stagg Jr. was named Best of Category and E.H. Taylor Rye was named Best of Category in American Straight Rye.
Those awarded Gold include:
- Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon
- Eagle Rare 10 Year Kentucky Straight Bourbon
- W.L. Weller 12 Year Kentucky Straight Bourbon
- Weller Special Reserve Kentucky Straight Bourbon
- Old Weller Antique 107 Kentucky Straight Bourbon
- Sazerac Straight Rye
- George T. Stagg Kentucky Straight Bourbon
- Stagg Jr. Kentucky Straight Bourbon
- Colonel E.H. Taylor Small Batch Kentucky Straight Bourbon
- Colonel E.H. Taylor Straight Rye
- Elmer T. Lee Kentucky Straight Bourbon
- Blanton’s Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon (no age)
- Benchmark Kentucky Straight Bourbon
Silver Medal was awarded to:
- Colonel E.H. Taylor Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon
This competition, in its 12th year, is judged by a panel of the spirit industry’s most renowned judges including award-winning authors, buyers, journalists, educators and bar owners, who rate each spirit on a 100-point scale.
Complete results for the 2018 Los Angeles International Spirits Competition can be found at https://fairplex.com/competitions/spirits-competition/awards-celebration.
