Posted February 7, 2018
Results in from first Canadian Artisan Spirit Competition
Vancouver – Results from the inaugural Canadian Artisan Spirit Competition (CASC) – a national awards competition for independent Canadian distillers – are now available.
All spirits entered are awarded gold, silver, or bronze based on nose, palate, balance, and finish in a blind judging.
Ontario distilleries awarded:
Gin
Gold: Last Straw Distillery – Gin Twenty-One
Infused Vodka
Silver: Kinsip House of Fine Spirits – Woodlands Whisper Pine Infused Vodka
Liqueur
Silver: Junction 56 Distillery – Eclipse – Moonshine Anisette
Silver: Rheault Distillery – Sinful Cherry
Bronze: Junction 56 Distillery – Fireshine – Cinnamon Moonshine
Bronze: Junction 56 Distillery – Sugarshack – Maple Moonshine
Rum
Bronze: Last Straw Distillery – Blackstrap
Vodka
Gold: Junction 56 Distillery – Junction 56 Vodka • Best in Class
Silver: Beatties Distillers – Beatties Farm Crafted Vodka
Silver: Nickel9 Distillery – Northern Temple
Silver: Rheault Distillery – Loon Vodka
Bronze: King’s Lock Craft Distillery – Von Schoultz Vodka
Bronze: Polonée Distillery Inc. – Kannuk
Whisky
Silver: Kinsip House of Fine Spirits – Kinsip Maple Whisky
White Spirits
Bronze: Junction 56 Distillery – Junction 56 Moonshine
Bronze: Top Shelf Craft Distillers – Reunion 100 Proof Moonshine
Young Whisky (<3 years)
Gold: King’s Lock Craft Distillery – Canada’s Whiskyjack Rye
Silver: King’s Lock Craft Distillery – Prescott White Rye
For full results, visit CASC.