Seattle distillery wins big prize at the World Spirits Awards
In one of the distilling’s highest honors, Copperworks’ Cask Finished Gin was named the “best barrel-aged gin” at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition.
Seattle’s Copperworks Distilling Co. may be the whiskey, but some connoisseurs think those guys make an even better gin.
In one of the distilling’s highest honors, Copperworks’ Cask Finished Gin was named the “best barrel-aged gin” at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition. These spirits awards — results will officially be announced on May 15 — are coveted by both the big wigs who make bourbon in Kentucky and the craft industry.
Seattle’s Copperworks Distilling Co. may be the whiskey, but some connoisseurs think those guys make an even better gin.
In one of the distilling’s highest honors, Copperworks’ Cask Finished Gin was named the “best barrel-aged gin” at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition. These spirits awards — results will officially be announced on May 15 — are coveted by both the big wigs who make bourbon in Kentucky and the craft industry.
“We were surprised. This was a very prestigious award,” Jason Parker, co-owner, and distiller. “Of course, we celebrated by drinking cocktails from that gin.”
Fred Minnick, one of the judges, said the aged gin from Seattle “was spectacular. Very bright, very flavorful. It was a great representation of a barrel-aged gin.”
Parker and his business partner/distiller Micah Nutt are brewers who decided to become whiskey makers. The aged gin was made, partly, because they had barrels lying around from their whiskey production.
Read more at Source: Seattle Times
