{"id":650,"date":"2025-07-03T12:00:24","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T12:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.agencywebdesigners.com\/?p=650"},"modified":"2025-07-03T14:22:59","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T14:22:59","slug":"colorado-whiskeys-win-again-in-international-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.agencywebdesigners.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/03\/colorado-whiskeys-win-again-in-international-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Colorado whiskeys win again in international competition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Colorado whiskey continues to impress, earning numerous accolades at a recent spirits competition and sweeping the podium for the best American-made single malts.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/mandarin-kazoo-kz9n.squarespace.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">International Whisky Competition<\/a>, founded in 2010, announced the <a href=\"https:\/\/mandarin-kazoo-kz9n.squarespace.com\/results\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">winners<\/a> of its annual contest in late June and local distillers made an impressive showing while also keeping step with some of the country\u2019s most notable whiskey producers.<\/p>\n<p>Boulder\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hogbackdistillery.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hogback Distillery<\/a> won the third best American whiskey overall for its Peat Smoked Single Malt, coming in behind recipes from A. Smith Bowman Distillery and Jack Daniel\u2019s, which placed first and second, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>That specific Hogback spirit also earned a gold medal in the American single malt category, which Colorado makers swept. The silver went to the eponymous flagship single malt from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rootshootspirits.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Root Shoot Whiskey<\/a> in Loveland and bronze went to Diamond Peak from Denver\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/stranahans.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stranahan\u2019s<\/a> distillery.<\/p>\n<div style=\"font-style: italic;border-left: 7px solid #8e1024;margin-left: 15px;padding-left: 8px\"><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2025\/04\/14\/american-single-malt-whiskey-definition-colorado-ironton-distillery-denver\/\">There\u2019s a new kind of American whiskey, and Colorado distillers are buzzing about it<\/a><\/div>\n<aside class=\"related right\">\n<h2 class=\"widget-title\" data-curated-ids=\"\" data-relation-type=\"automatic-primary-tag\">Related Articles<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2025\/05\/29\/denver-events-whiskey-donut-fets-city-park-jazz-movies\/\" title=\"Whiskey and doughnut fest, City Park Jazz is back and more Denver things to do\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dfm-title metered\"><br \/>\n\t\t\tWhiskey and doughnut fest, City Park Jazz is back and more Denver things to do\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2025\/05\/25\/pbs-npr-trump-cuts-content-value-debated-letters\/\" title=\"With funding cuts looming, the pros and cons of PBS content is debated (Letters)\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dfm-title \"><br \/>\n\t\t\tWith funding cuts looming, the pros and cons of PBS content is debated (Letters)\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2025\/05\/14\/talnua-distillery-arvada-americas-greatest-whiskey-competition\/\" title=\"Colorado whiskey named \u2018America\u2019s greatest\u2019 at international spirits competition\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dfm-title metered\"><br \/>\n\t\t\tColorado whiskey named \u2018America\u2019s greatest\u2019 at international spirits competition\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2025\/05\/12\/dirt-colorado-josh-rosen-youtube-bosq-aspen-james-beard\/\" title=\"Snowboarder-turned-foodie nominated for James Beard award for Colorado episode of YouTube series\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dfm-title metered\"><br \/>\n\t\t\tSnowboarder-turned-foodie nominated for James Beard award for Colorado episode of YouTube series\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2025\/05\/07\/root-shoot-whiskey-best-american-single-malt\/\" title=\"This Colorado whiskey was just named America\u2019s best single malt\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dfm-title metered\"><br \/>\n\t\t\tThis Colorado whiskey was just named America\u2019s best single malt\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Stanahan\u2019s stood out for its aged blends, too, taking home gold and bronze in the \u201cbest single malt 10 year and older\u201d category. The winning recipes were the Mountain Angel 10 Year, which placed first, and the Mountain Angel 12 Year, which placed third.<\/p>\n<p>Fort Collins-based <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nocodistillery.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NOCO Distillery<\/a> also made an impressive showing, racking up three gold medals in the \u201cbest American small-batch bourbon,\u201d \u201cbest American rye whiskey,\u201d and \u201cbest American cask finish\u201d categories. The Roper Reserve, from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.laradowhiskey.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Larado Whiskey<\/a> in Windsor, nabbed silver in the rye category, as well.<\/p>\n<p>Lastly, the International Whisky Competition ranked the best Colorado spirits entered in 2025 based on their individual scores. Unsurprisingly, Hogback Distillery\u2019s Peat Smoked Single Malt garnered gold, followed by NOCO Distillery\u2019s RYE Whiskey, and Larado Whiskey\u2019s Larado Reserve.<\/p>\n<p>These recent accolades build on a stash that Colorado distilleries have amassed this year from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2025\/05\/07\/root-shoot-whiskey-best-american-single-malt\/\">London Spirits Competition<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2025\/05\/14\/talnua-distillery-arvada-americas-greatest-whiskey-competition\/\">American Distilling Institute\u2019s International Spirits Competition<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Thirsty for more? <a href=\"https:\/\/mandarin-kazoo-kz9n.squarespace.com\/results\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See the full list of International Whisky Competition winners here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/myaccount.denverpost.com\/dp\/preference\">Subscribe to our new food newsletter, Stuffed, to get Denver food and drink news sent straight to your inbox. <\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Colorado whiskey continues to impress, earning numerous accolades at a recent spirits competition and sweeping the podium for the best American-made single malts. 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