PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Eastside Distilling, Inc. (NASDAQ: EAST), makers of craft spirits, today announced that its craft spirits won 21 medals at the 2018 Los Angeles World Spirits Competition. Of these 21 medals, 14 were won by Eastside directly and 7 in the Big Bottom Distilling (“BBD”) division.
Since introducing the spirits category in 2007, the Los Angeles International Spirits Competition has set a high standard for judging distilled beverages. Each year an esteemed panel of judges use a blind-tasting method to award medals to the best spirits from around the world, maintaining the highest standards of integrity and professionalism set 78 years ago by its partner wine competition.
Mel Heim, Master Distiller of Eastside Distilling, said, “It is a singular achievement to compete with the best spirits producers in the world, both craft and major international brands, and take home 21 medals at the Los Angeles International Spirits Competition, adding to the 14 medals won at the San Francisco International Spirits Competition, including several ‘best of category.’ We have already seen that the Double Gold we won at San Francisco for our Rye has really boosted sales at its launch. The American Single Malt produced by my fellow distiller at BBD, Travis Shoney, continues to shine. That bodes well for the future as American Single Malt is a brand new category.”
Ms. Heim added, “These medals, added to the trove won over the last ten years by Eastside and BBD, give Eastside claim to the title of most decorated craft spirits distiller in the northwestern United States. We look forward to the rest of 2018 with great enthusiasm and are even now gearing up some new releases that we think will really kill at the New York World Spirits Competition.”
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2018 Medals at the Los Angeles International Spirits Competition: |
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| Spirit | Medal | Category | Points | |||||||||
| Hue-Hue Coffee Rum | Best Rum |
Rum (Cane Spirits) |
93 | |||||||||
| Hue-Hue Coffee Rum |
Best of Category |
Rum (Flavored) | 93 | |||||||||
| Portland Potato Vodka |
Best of Category |
Potato Vodka | 93 | |||||||||
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Big Bottom Distilling |
Best of Category |
American Single Malt Whiskey | 93 | |||||||||
| Burnside Rye Oregon Oaked |
Best of Category |
American Rye Whiskey | 93 | |||||||||
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Big Bottom Distilling |
Best of Category |
American Blended Whiskey | 92 | |||||||||
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Big Bottom Distilling |
Gold Medal - Gin |
Gin (Unflavored i.e., Botanicals added prior to or during distillation) | 90 | |||||||||
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Big Bottom Distilling |
Gold Medal - Gin |
Gin (Unflavored i.e., Botanicals added prior to or during distillation) | 90 | |||||||||
| Hue-Hue Coffee Rum |
Gold Medal - |
Rum (Cane Spirits), Rum (Flavored) | 93 | |||||||||
| Portland Potato Vodka |
Gold Medal - |
Vodka, Potato (Unflavored) | 93 | |||||||||
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Big Bottom Distilling |
Gold Medal - |
Whiskey/Whisky, American Single Malt | 93 | |||||||||
| Burnside Rye Oregon Oaked |
Gold Medal - |
Whiskey/Whisky, American Rye | 93 | |||||||||
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Big Bottom Distilling |
Gold Medal - |
Whiskey/Whisky, American Blended | 92 | |||||||||
| Redneck Riviera Whiskey |
Gold Medal - |
Whiskey/Whisky, American Blended | 91 | |||||||||
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Big Bottom Distilling |
Gold Medal - |
Whiskey/Whisky, American Rye | 90 | |||||||||
| Burnside Goose Hollow RSV |
Gold Medal - |
Whiskey/Whisky, Bourbon with Unique Finish | 90 | |||||||||
| Burnside Oregon Oaked Bourbon |
Gold Medal - |
Whiskey/Whisky, Bourbon with Unique Finish | 90 | |||||||||
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Big Bottom Distilling |
Silver Medal - |
Gin (Unflavored i.e., Botanicals added prior to or during distillation) | ||||||||||
| Barrel Hitch American Whiskey |
Silver Medal - |
Whiskey/Whisky, American Whiskey | ||||||||||
| Cherry Bomb Whiskey |
Silver Medal - |
Whiskey/Whisky, Flavored Whiskey/Whisky, Bourbon | ||||||||||
| Oregon Marionberry Whiskey |
Silver Medal - |
Whiskey/Whisky, Flavored Whiskey/Whisky, Bourbon | ||||||||||
About Eastside Distilling
Eastside Distilling, Inc. (NASDAQ: EAST) has been producing high-quality, award-winning craft spirits in Portland, Oregon since 2008. The company is distinguished by its highly decorated product lineup that includes Burnside Bourbon, West End American Whiskey, Goose Hollow Reserve, Below Deck Rums, Portland Potato Vodka, Hue-Hue Coffee Rum and a distinctive line of fruit infused spirits. Eastside Distilling is majority owner of Big Bottom Distilling (makers of The Ninety One Gin, Navy Strength Gin and Delta Rye whiskey) and the Redneck Riviera Whiskey Co. All Eastside, Big Bottom and Redneck Riviera spirits are crafted from natural ingredients for quality and taste. Eastside’s MotherLode Bottling subsidiary is one of the Northwest’s leading independent spirit bottlers and ready-to-drink canners. For more information visit: www.eastsidedistilling.com or follow the company on Twitter and Facebook.
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