The Best Texas Whiskey

The Best Texas Whiskey

TEXAS WHISKEY AWARDS

Best in Show

  1. Giant Texas Distillery - Tejas Collaboration - Sweet Vermouth Finnished.

  2. Ranger Creek Brewing and Distilling - 306 Tequlia Finished Single Malt

  3. Still Austin Whiskey Co. - Cask Strength Bourbon

Best Texas Bourbon

  1. Still Austin Whiskey Co. - Cask Strength Bourbon

  2. Garrison Brothers - Balmorehea Bourbon

  3. Milam & Greene Whiskey - Unabridged Volume 3*

    1. *Blend of Tennesse, Kentucky and Texas Whiskey.

Best Texas Rye

  1. Devils River Whiskey - 5 YR Rye Whiskey

  2. IronRoot Republic - Slight of Hand Rye/blend of sourced and Texas Made.

  3. 1693 Elevation - Rye Whiskey

Cask-Finished Whiskey

  1. Giant Texas Distillery - Tejas Collaboration - Sweet Vermouth Finnished.

  2. Ranger Creek Brewing and Distilling - 306 Tequlia Finished Single Malt

  3. Real Spirits Distilling Phoenixx Rising Batch 4 French Oak Finished.

Best Texas Malt

  1. Ranger Creek Brewing & Distilling Landmark Single Malt

  2. Bendt Distilling UnBendt Bottled in Bond Single Malt

  3. Spirit of Texas Brewstillery - Pythagoras

Light Whiskey

  1. Austin Craft Spirits - Austin 111

  2. Texas Heartland Distilling

  3. Andalusia Whiskey Co. - Lighten Up Jake!

Flavored Whiskey

  1. Mossy Horn Whiskey - Pecan Whiskey

  2. Iron Wolf Ranch & Distillery - Iron Hot Cinnamon Whiskey

  3. Andalusia Whiskey Co. - Peach Whiskey

Best Texas Whiskey of 2025

Peoples Choice Award

  1. Mossy Horn Whiskey

  2. Andalusia Whiskey Co.

  3. Milam & Greene Whiskey

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Best in Show

  1. Ranger Creek Brewing & Distilling 305 Single Malt

  2. Still Austin Whiskey Co. Bottled in Bond Rye

  3. Garrison Brothers Lady Bird Straight Bourbon

Best Texas Bourbon

  1. Garrison Brothers Lady Bird Straight Bourbon

  2. Devils River Whiskey Barrel Strength Small Batch Bourbon

  3. Shire Distilling - Percheron Straight Bourbon

Best Texas Rye

  1. Still Austin Whiskey Co. Bottled in Bond Rye Whiskey

  2. Shire Distilling Tejas Collaboration Rye finished in a rum barrel

  3. Devils River Whiskey Rye aged 5 years

Best Texas Malt

  1. Ranger Creek Brewing & Distilling 305 Single Malt

  2. Bendt Distilling UnBendt Bottled in Bond Single Malt

  3. Balcones Distilling Cataleja Single Malt

Flavored Whiskey

  1. Iron Wolf Ranch & Distillery Hotscotch

  2. Sixth Street Spirits Rock and Rye

  3. Silver Star Spirits Ranch Style Coffee Honey Liqueur

Best Texas Whiskey of 2024

Peoples Choice Award

  1. Silver Star Spirits

  2. Iron Wolf Ranch & Distillery

  3. Austin Craft Spirits (Austin 101)

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Grain to Glass Bourbon

  1. Silver Star Spirits 1849 Straight Bourbon Whiskey

  2. Balcones Blue Corn Bourbon Finished in Wine Casks

  3. Yellow Rose Harris County Bourbon

Bottled/Aged in Texas Bourbon

  1. Treaty Oak 16 yr Tennessee Whiskey

  2. Oak and Eden Anthro Series: Forrie J Smith

  3. Dime Box Distilling - Single Barrel 6yr Sixth Street Bourbon

Grain to Glass Rye

  1. Balcones Distilling Texas Rye Bottled in Bond

  2. Giant Texas Distillers Cask Strength Rye

  3. Shire Distilling Rye Whiskey

Bottled/Aged in Texas Rye

  1. Blackland Distilling Rye Whiskey

  2. Old Humble Distilling Double OakStraight Rye Whiskey

  3. Yellow Rose Distilling Rye Whiskey

Grain to Glass Malt Whiskey

  1. Crowded Barrel Whiskey Co. Single Mom Single Malt

  2. Andalusia Whiskey Co. Bottled in Bond Single Malt

  3. William Price Distilling Single Malt Sherry Finished

Flavored Whiskey

  1. Blackland Distilling Texas Pecan Brown Sugar Bourbon

  2. Treaty Oak Distilling Old Fashioned Cocktail

  3. Silver Star Spirits Texas Honey

Best Texas Whiskey of 2023

Peoples Choice Award

  1. Silver Star Spirits

  2. Ironroot Republic Distilling

  3. Texas Tail Distilling

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Grain to Glass Bourbon

  1. Still Austin Whiskey Co. Cask Strength Straight Bourbon

  2. Shire Distilling Co. Cask Strength Percheron Straight Bourbon

  3. Ironroot Republic Distilling Harbinger 115 Straight Bourbon

Bottled/Aged in Texas Bourbon

  1. Iron Wolf Ranch and Distillery 6-year Single Barrel Bourbon

  2. Oak and Eden Bourbon & Vine

  3. Luckenbach Road Whiskey Straight Bourbon

Grain to Glass Rye

  1. Tahwahkaro Distilling Co. Rye Malt Whiskey.

  2. Maverick Rye Whiskey

  3. Devils River Rye Whiskey

Bottled/Aged in Texas Rye

  1. William Price Distilling Rye finished in a bourbon barrel.

  2. Oak and Eden Rye & Rumba

  3. Old Humble Distilling Co. Double Oak Rye

Grain to Glass Malt Whiskey

  1. Andalusia Whiskey Co. Stryker Smoked Single Malt

  2. Acre Distilling Co. Texas Single Malt

  3. Spirit of Texas Pfluger Single Malt

Other Whiskey

  1. Austin Craft Spirits Austin 85

  2. Maverick Straight Triticale

  3. Dripping Springs Distilling Republic Whiskey

Best Texas Whiskey of 2022

Peoples Choice Award

  1. Garage Oil Spirits

  2. Ironroot Republic

  3. Iron Wolf Ranch & Distillery

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Grain to Glass Bourbon

  1. Garrison Brothers Balmorhea Texas Straight Bourbon

  2. Silver Star Spirits 1849 Straight Bourbon

  3. Balcones Distilling Texas Pot Still Bourbon

Bottled/Aged in Texas Bourbon

  1. Rebecca Creek 10 year Straight Bourbon

  2. Milam and Greene Triple Cask Straight Bourbon

  3. Iron Wolf Ranch and Distillery Select Bourbon

Grain to Glass Rye

  1. Balcones Distilling Texas Rye 100

  2. Gulf Coast Distilling Giant Rye 100

  3. Ranger Creek Distilling .44 Texas Rye

Bottled/Aged in Texas Rye

  1. Treaty Oak Distilling Schenley Reserve Rye

  2. Yellow Rose Distilling Rye

  3. Oak & Eden Rye & Spire

Grain to Glass Malt Whiskey

  1. Ranger Creek Distilling Rimfire Mesquite Smoked Single Malt

  2. Andalusia Whiskey Co. Stryker Smoked Single Malt

  3. Balcones Distilling Lineage Single Malt

Other Whiskey

  1. Austin 101 Light Whiskey (made grain to glass in Texas)

  2. Remington Family Distillers Remington Revival

  3. Rebecca Creek Small Batch

Best Texas Whiskey of 2021

Peoples Choice Award

  1. Milam & Greene Whiskey

  2. Garrison Brothers Distillery

  3. Iron Wolf Ranch & Distillery

Grain to Glass Bourbon

  1. Garrison Brothers 2020 Small Batch Bourbon

  2. Ironroot Republic Harbinger

  3. Treaty Oak Ghost Hill Bourbon

Bottled/Aged in Texas Bourbon

  1. Kooper Family Whiskey Sweetheart of the Rodeo

  2. Milam & Greene Triple Cask Bourbon

  3. Iron Wolf Ranch and Distillery Select Bourbon

Grain to Glass Rye

  1. Tahwahkaro Malted Rye

  2. Balcones Texas Rye 100

  3. Ranger Creek .44 Rye

Bottled/Aged in Texas Rye

  1. Kooper Family Whiskey Rye

  2. Treaty Oak Red Handed Rye

  3. Milam & Greened Rye Finished in Port Casks

Grain to Glass Single Malt

  1. Spirit of Texas Pfluger Single Malt

  2. Andalusia Whiskey Co. Stryker

  3. Balcones Texas ‘1’ Single Malt

Grain to Glass Other

  1. Lone Elm

  2. True Blue 100

  3. Dripping Springs Distilling Republic Whiskey

Best Texas Whiskey of 2020

Bottled/Aged in Texas Other

  1. Austonian Whiskey

  2. Texas Ranger

  3. Rebecca Creek Whiskey

Peoples Choice Award

  1. Iron Wolf Ranch and Distillery

  2. Austin Craft Spirits (Austin 101)

  3. Lone Elm

Grain to Glass Bourbon

  1. Ironroot Republic Harbinger

  2. Garrison Brothers Balmorhea

  3. Ranger Creek .36 Bourbon

Bottled/Aged in Texas Bourbon

  1. Oak and Eden Bourbon & Spire

  2. Ben Milam Single Barrel Bourbon

    Treaty Oak Red Handed Bourbon

Grain to Glass Rye

  1. Balcones Texas Rye 100 (Grain to Glass)

  2. Ben Milam Rye Whiskey (Bottled in Texas)

  3. Yellow Rose Distilling Rye Whiskey (Bottled in Texas)

Whiskey Distilled Grain to Glass in Texas

  1. Balcones True Blue 100

  2. Andalusia Whiskey Co. Stryker

  3. Real Spirits Distilling Double Barrel Whiskey

Malt Whiskey

  1. Spirit of Texas Pfluger Single Malt

  2. Balcones Texas ‘1’ Single Malt

  3. Real Spirits Distilling Signature Whiskey

Whiskey Bottled in Texas

  1. Oak and Eden Cabernet Steeped

  2. Dripping Springs Distilling Republic Whiskey

  3. Austonian Spirits Austonian Whiske

Best Texas Whiskey of 2019

Peoples Choice Award

  1. Garrison Brothers Distillery

  2. Ironroot Republic Distilling

  3. Iron Wolf Ranch and Distillery