The San Francisco Spirits Competition is the largest and most influential spirits competition and is followed closely by consumers and trade. The competition’s judging panel is made up of the most respected, experienced experts in the spirits industry from James-Beard honored mixologists to best-selling liquor authors. The panel recognized Stoli’s rigor in quality and consistency across its entire line, as well as the brand’s pioneering history in flavored vodka. With a Double Gold Award, The San Francisco Spirits Competition honored Stoli® Premium as a classically styled, exceptionally smooth vodka with a clean, balanced taste. Additionally, Stoli® Vanil received accolades for its elegant aromas of vanilla pod, crème anglaise and chocolate, as well as its creamy sweet palette.

“It is an honor for ten of our Stoli® expressions to be awarded by the prestigious San Francisco Spirits Competition,” said Damien McKinney, CEO of Stoli® Group. “We’re thrilled that the uncompromised quality we pour into each bottle is being recognized by a premier judging panel.”

Stoli® Group uses only the purest high-quality ingredients. The spirit is first blended with artesian well water, then filtered through active birch charcoal and quartz sand to create a liquid with unsurpassed smoothness. Stoli® is distilled three times to produce a unique balance between character and smooth taste. All of Stoli® flavored vodka starts with the exceptional quality and original character of Stoli® Premium Vodka as its base.

About Stoli® Group
Stoli® Group was established in 2013 and is responsible for the production, management, and distribution of a global spirits and wines portfolio. Mainly known for the Stoli® Vodka brand, Stoli Group has expanded to appeal to luxury on-premise and more sophisticated global consumers. Signature brands are: Stoli® Vodka, elitVodka, Bayou® Rum, Kentucky Owl, Villa One, Gator Bite Rum Liquers, Cenote Tequila, Tulchan Gin, Se Busca Mezcal and Stoli Group’s wine division, Tenute del Mondo®. With a presence across a network of more than 176 markets, Stoli Group works with a passionate team of 200 distributors around the world. Headquartered in LuxembourgStoli has production facilities in Spain, Italy, Argentinaand the United States, some of which are steeped in history dating back to the early part of the last century. For more information, visit stoli-group.com.

SAVOR STOLI® RESPONSIBLY. STOLI® Premium Vodka and Flavored Premium Vodka. 37.5%-40% Alc./Vol. (75-80 proof). Distilled from Grain. US distributor: Stoli Group United StatesLLC, New York, NYUSA and/or Global Distributor: SPI Spirits (Cyprus) Limited, The Republic of Cyprus. and ® – trademarks or registered trademarks of, depending on the country, ZHS IP Americas Sàrl, ZHS IP Europe Sàrl, ZHS IP Worldwide Sàrl, or Spirits International BV © 2022. All rights reserved.

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MENLO PARK, Calif., April 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bespoken Spirits, a modern spirits company, announced today 19 total wins at the 2022 San Francisco World Spirits Competition, considered to be the most influential spirits competition in the world. The company won three double golds for its Straight Bourbon, Small Batch Bourbon and Bourbon Whiskey. Furthermore, it won gold for its American Light Whiskey, Dark Rum and Special Batch Whiskey.

The San Francisco World Spirits Competition is the oldest and largest spirit competition in the United States. Bespoken Spirits used its craft maturation process which allows the company to precisely tailor the aroma, color and taste of the spirit to take home the top marks against well-established brands that use traditional methods. Bespoken Spirits’ craft maturation process allows the company to create great tasting spirits with less than 3% of the wood, 1% of the energy and less water than traditional barrel aging.

Each of the three double golds represents a different aspect of Bespoken Spirits’s business. The Straight Bourbon is available under the Bespoken brand in retailers country-wide and online. Bespoken created the Bourbon Whiskey for its thriving services business which uses craft maturation to mature spirits for distillers, rectifiers and retailers. The Small Batch Bourbon is part of the Private Select program, which re-imagined single barrel programs to put more customization in the hands of buyers.

“Bespoken Spirits winning 19 awards at the most prestigious spirit competition in the United States proves that premium spirits can be made with craft maturation,” said Martin Janousek, CEO of Bespoken Spirits. “In only two years of production, we’ve received more than 100 awards. We’ve proven we can create spirits for both whiskey enthusiasts and the whiskey curious without having to spend years in the barrel.”

The win comes just weeks after Bespoken Spirits announced four World Whiskeys Awards and 11 TAG Global Spirits Awards, including a World Whiskeys best in category for the company’s Special Batch Whiskey With these accolades, the company has won 104 awards in just over two years.

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ABOUT BESPOKEN SPIRITS Bespoken Spirits, a modern spirits company, transforms source spirits into a high quality, matured spirit by re-imagining and replacing the antiquated, expensive, and wasteful barrel aging process with sustainable science and technology. At the heart of this is Bespoken’s proprietary ACTivation technology that makes it possible to extract the key elements of the barrel that enhance aroma, color and taste (ACT) using the same all-natural elements, but with precision, control, and speed, enabling billions of bespoken recipes. By leveraging 21st century technology and data science, Bespoken Spirits enables companies to design and deliver custom profiles for color, aroma, and taste in days, rather than decades.

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CLEVELAND, May 6, 2021 / PRNewswire / – Cleveland Whiskey’s Black Cherry Wood-refined Underground Bourbon Whiskey was awarded a rare double gold medal, and the Black Cherry Wood-refined Underground Rye Whiskey was awarded a gold medal at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition (SFWSC) 2021. A competition , whose awards are considered to be one of the most reliable indicators of excellent spirits worldwide. Wheat Penny Bourbon® was awarded a silver medal.

Cleveland Underground (R) black cherry wood bourbon and rye

Wheat Penny Bourbon (R)

The competition ensures equal consideration through strictly controlled blind tastings. The judges do not receive any information about the manufacturer or the price. Based on the tasting alone, you determine which entries deserve a gold, silver or bronze medal. Only those entries that receive a gold medal from all judges on a jury will receive a double gold award.

In 2009, Tom Lix, founder and CEO, set out to make bourbon and whiskey differently with technology. The first bottles of Cleveland whiskey hit the shelves in 2013 and the Cleveland Underground® series was born in 2015. “Accelerating the aging process was just the first step in using technology to make whiskey differently.” Tom Lix said: “Bigger and better ways are to make whiskeys with woods other than oak and the underground whiskeys finished with black cherry wood and wheat Penny bourbon are good examples of this. ”

Today Cleveland Whiskey is moving to a larger facility in the heart of Cleveland. The new space on the Cuyahoga River in the southern apartments is ten times larger than the current space and allows them to significantly increase production. Best of all, the expansion plans include a branded distillery experience that will be a must-see in the area City of Cleveland.

“Our mission is simple: make good whiskey every day and do the right thing. We lived that last year by making hand sanitizer and donating it to the frontline workers in our community, including 51,000 healthcare workers Cleveland Clinic, Nursing Homes, Cuyahoga County Police, fire and rescue services and more. The awards show that we have fulfilled the other part of our promise. We also made good whiskey every day, “he said Tom Lix, Founder and CEO of the company.

About Cleveland Whiskey

Cleveland Whiskey was founded in 2009 and makes bourbon and rye whiskeys. Cleveland Whiskey was named “Whiskey Distillery Innovator of the Year” and has won more than 100 medals and ranks in competitions around the world. Unique surfaces with woods such as black cherry, sugar maple and apple, limited amounts of coffee infusions and local craft beer and honey barrel-aged bourbons. We always hit the traditional limits of whiskey. Visit us at www.clevelandwhiskey.com. Follow us on Instagram and Facebook @clevelandwhiskey.

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Rebecca Harmon
Cleveland whiskey
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