2024 North American Bourbon and Whiskey Competition “Best of The Best”

2024 North American Bourbon and Whiskey Competition

“Best of The Best” Bourbon and Whiskey Experience

Monday, July 22, 2024, 5 to 8pm, Antoine’s Restaurant, Japanese Room,

713 St. Louis St, New Orleans, LA
Wine Country Network, Inc. is the leading global producer of professional beverage competitions. The 10th Annual North American Bourbon and Whiskey Competition is respected by master distillers and serious whiskey enthusiasts for its fair and accurate ratings.

This competition takes place in Denver in early July. After completing the competition, the judging panel selects the highest-scored Double Gold and Gold winners to be showcased at the "Best of The Best" Bourbon and Whiskey Experience in New Orleans.

Last year's tasting featured over thirty top winners with a combined retail value of over $6,000. Many of these products were allocated and were difficult to obtain.

While it's too early to know which brands and products will be entered this year, one thing is certain: NABWC is on a steady rise, historically growing by 10 to 15 percent annually.

Here is a list of products that were showcased at the 2023 tasting:"2023 Best of Show"-First Place (96 points/ Double Gold)

Northwest Spirits

Savor Spear Straight Bourbon Whiskey, Non-Kentucky Bourbon, Finished with a White Oak Stave. Aged 5 years, 51.5% AbV

"Best of Show”-Second Place (97 points/ Double Gold)

BHAKTA 2013 Bourbon, 2013 Vintage

9.5 years, 50.3% AbV

"Best of Show”-Third Place (96 points/ Double Gold)

Garrison Brothers Single Barrel Cask Strength Barrel

4 years, 70% AbV

2023 Double Gold Winners:

•Garrison Brothers Balmorhea (95 points)

•King’s Family Distillery Wheated Bourbon (95 points)

•Col. E.H. Taylor Jr. Barrel Proof Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (97 points)

•Col. E. H. Taylor, Jr. Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (96 points)

•Weller Full Proof (96 points)

2023 Gold Medal Winners:

•Brother Justus American Single Malt Cold-Peated Whiskey (94 points)

•Coors Five Trail Blended American Whiskey Blend 002 (91 points)

•Copper Cane Wines & Spirits Gryphon & Grain Straight Rye Whiskey (91 points)

•Copper Sky Distillery Copper Accord Fox Grove American Blended Whiskey (93 points)

•Fat Labrador Distillers Whiskey Town 3-Year-Old Straight Bourbon (91 points)

•FatHouse Bacon Fat Flavored Whiskey (92 points)

•Hinterhaus Distilling American Single Malt Whiskey “Discovery” (91 points)

•King’s Family Distillery Toasted Ryeconic (93 points)

•Lonely Oak Distillery Steeple Ridge Sweet Mash Rye Whiskey (94 points)

•Ole Smoky Whiskey Salty Watermelon (91 points)

•Ole Smoky Distillery James Ownby Reserve Straight Bourbon (91 points)

•Stranahan's Diamond Peak American Single Malt Whiskey (91 points)

•Great Jones-Great Jones Rye (92 points)

•RD1 Spirits Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (91 points)

•Robinson Hill USA-Good Trouble Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (92 points)

•A. Smith Bowman-Bowman Brothers Small Batch (93 points)

•Buffalo Trace Distillery Bourbon Cream Liqueur (92 points)

•Eagle Rare 17-Year-Old (92 points)

•Elmer T. Lee Single Barrel Bourbon (91 points)

•Seagram's VO Gold (92 points)

•Uncle Nearest 1884 Small Batch Whiskey (93 points)

•Uncle Nearest Uncut and Unfiltered Straight Rye Whiskey Batch 001(92 points)

•Virginia Distillery Company-Courage & Conviction Sherry Cask Whisky (92 points)

•Virginia Distillery Company-Courage & Conviction Cuvée Single Cask Whisky (93 points)

•Weldon Mills Distillery-Weldon Orchards Caramel Green Apple Flavored Whiskey

The North American Bourbon and Whiskey Competition (NABWC) was created in 2014 to identify and promote North America's best bourbons and whiskeys. Considering this is the only competition in North America laser-focused on whiskey, winning a medal in the NABWC is a big deal.

This exclusive VIP experience will include food stations of oysters, flatbreads, sliders, and chilled shrimp with sauces prepared by Antoine's chefs. Just 70 tickets are available.

Ticket price: $110

(Includes a Neat professional spirit’s glass)

Fine Print:

This event is a rain-or-shine event—no refunds are provided for no-shows. Only adults over twenty-one years old may attend.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Antoine's Restaurant, 713 Saint Louis Street, New Orleans, United States