Sagamore Spirit Honored With Double Gold From San Francisco World Spirits Competition
Sagamore Spirit, a Baltimore-based whiskey company, today announced that it has won a double gold medal for its Cask Strength Rye Whiskey
Sagamore Spirit, a Baltimore-based whiskey company, today announced that it has won a double gold medal for its Cask Strength Rye Whiskey from the San Francisco World Spirits Competition, right on the heels of the opening of its new distillery in Port Covington on April 21.The double gold medal is the fourteenth award Sagamore Spirit’s Rye Whiskeys have won since they hit the market in May 2016.
The San Francisco World Spirits Competition judged record 2,100 spirits this year. Out of these entries, double gold medals are awarded to the rare entries that receive a gold medal rating by all members of the judging panel.
“We are thrilled to be awarded a double gold medal from the San Francisco World Spirits Competition,” said Brian Treacy, President of Sagamore Spirit. “Being recognized so early in our entry as a part of the national whiskey scene is something we’re very proud of as we continue to introduce more people to Sagamore Spirit.”
The San Francisco World Spirits Competition is one of the most respected and influential spirits competitions in the world. It takes great pride in emphasizing integrity and impartiality by ensuring all entries are treated with equal care and consideration by its panels of carefully selected spirits-industry judges.
Sagamore Spirit Cask Strength Rye Whiskey is an American straight rye whiskey with a unique mash bill and proofing process. Sagamore Spirit ages two different rye mash bills – a high rye and a low rye – and then blends them to make their proprietary recipe. Each barrel ages to a slightly different proof, which means every bottle will have a unique proof, close to 111 or 112. A ladle of Sagamore Farm spring-fed water is added for a touch of smoothness. 100 percent of both Sagamore’s 83-proof rye and Cask Strength Rye uses this distinct water.
Sagamore Spirit opened its new distillery in Port Covington on April 21. The Sagamore Spirit Distillery campus sits on five acres of waterfront property on the banks of the Patapsco River in Baltimore City. The 22,000 square-foot Distillery Building houses the world’s only handmade 40-foot mirrored finished copper column still, made by Vendome Copper in Louisville, Kentucky. The still took twelve people 1,200 hours to make and is “continuous,” maintaining a constant state of distillation. The distillery features a 250-gallon copper pot still, used for research and development, seasonal releases, and new spirit expressions. The Distillery Building also holds nine 6,500-gallon fermenting tanks, an 8,000-gallon beer well, and a 6,000-gallon mash cooker – all made in the United States.
Sagamore Spirit Straight Rye Whiskey is an American whiskey made with pure spring-fed Maryland water. Sagamore Spirit Rye has a unique mash bill and proofing process. The distilling team blends two different straight rye whiskeys – a high rye and a low rye – and then adds pure limestone-filtered spring water transported 22 miles from Sagamore Farm, to create an 83 proof Maryland-style rye whiskey. 100 percent of Sagamore Rye is cut to proof with this distinct water. Sagamore recently released a Cask Strength whiskey that is 112 proof. Sagamore Spirit is committed to putting Maryland back on the map as the premier distiller of rye whiskey.
Source: City Biz List
