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High West Rendezvous Rye Whiskey Rated Top Rye Whiskey At 2020 International Wine & Spirits Competition

High West Rendezvous Rye Whiskey Rated Top Rye Whiskey At 2020 International Wine & Spirits Competition

High West Rendezvous Rye Whiskey was rated the top Rye Whiskey at the 2020 International Wine & Spirits Competition (IWSC). The Utah-based distillery’s high end Rye was awarded an Outstanding Gold and scored 99/100.

“An expressively classic rye nose through a sweet outlook, imparting buttery ghee characteristics. Bold and peppery with complex dark chocolate, chilli and baking spice aromatics lifted by herbal high notes. Elegantly balanced with a lingeringly spicy, dry finish,” wrote the judges about the winning Whiskey.

Here is the complete list of medal winning Rye Whiskey expression at the 2020 International Wine & Spirits Competition:

NameCountryProducerMedal
Rendezvous Rye WhiskeyUSAHigh West Distillery of Constellation BrandsOutstanding Gold
Malt Rye WhiskeyFinlandKyrö Distillery CompanyOutstanding Gold
Rye WhiskyUSAOld Forester Distilling CompanyGold
Barrel Proof Straight Rye WhiskeyUSAJames E Pepper DistillingGold
Stork Club Straight Rye Full Proof WhiskeyGermanySpreewood DistillersGold
The Westfalian 5 YO Single Rye WhiskyGermanyUnique LiquidsGold
Bottled-In-Bond Rye WhiskeyUSAOld OverholtGold
Rye Whisky Double Dip March 2019DenmarkStauning WhiskySIlver
Arkansas Straight Rye WhiskeyUSARock Town DistillerySIlver
Redemption Rye WhiskeyUSADeutsch Family Wine and SpiritsSIlver
Pikesville Straight Rye WhiskeyUSAHeaven Hill DistillerySIlver
Rye WhiskeyUSAYellow RoseSIlver
Rittenhouse Straight Rye WhiskeyUSAHeaven Hill DistillerySIlver
Straight Rye WhiskeyUSAOld OverholtSIlver
Hudson Back Room Deal Peated Rye WhiskeyUSAWilliam Grant & Sons Distillers LtdSIlver
Rye 92 Proof Straight Rye WhiskeyUSAJames E Pepper DistillingSIlver
Arizona Straight Rye WhiskeyUSAArizona Craft Beverage, IncSIlver
Rye Malt WhiskyEnglandAdnams Copper House DistillerySIlver
Buckley’s Rye WhiskyUSACrafty BuggersSIlver
Rye Malt Islay Malt Finish WhiskeyFinlandThe Helsinki Distilling CompanySIlver
Dual Cask Straight Rye WhiskeyUSAFillibusterSIlver
Alberta Premium Canadian Rye WhiskyCanadaBeam SuntorySIlver
Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Kentucky Straight Rye WhiskeyUSABuffalo Trace DistilleryBronze
Basil Hayden’s Dark Rye WhiskeyUSAKentucky Springs Distilling CompanyBronze
Bavarian Rye WhiskyGermanySLYRS DistilleryBronze
Rye Malt Rum Finish WhiskeyFinlandThe Helsinki Distilling CompanyBronze
Masterson’s 10 YO Straight Rye WhiskeyCanadaDeutsch Family Wine and SpiritsBronze
Black Skimmer American Rye WhiskeyUSACutwater SpiritsBronze
Hudson Do The Rye Thing WhiskeyUSAWilliam Grant & Sons Distillers LtdBronze
Muteman Rye WhiskeyFinlandThe Helsinki Distilling CompanyBronze
Hudson Short Stack Maple Cask Rye WhiskeyUSAWilliam Grant & Sons Distillers LtdBronze
Redemption High Rye Bourbon WhiskeyUSADeutsch Family Wine and SpiritsBronze
Elijah Craig Kentucky Straight Rye WhiskeyUSAHeaven Hill DistilleryBronze
Colonel E. H. Taylor Jr. Kentucky Straight Rye WhiskeyUSABuffalo Trace DistilleryBronze
Rye Malt WhiskyAustraliaArchie Rose DistillingBronze
California Straight Rye WhiskeyUSABlinking OwlBronze
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