Best Texas Whiskeys of 2020 | Must-Try Bottles from the Texas Whiskey Festival

Momentum builds. The 2021 awards showed a clear step forward in both consistency and identity, with distilleries refining their approach while still pushing the boundaries of what Texas whiskey could be. The gap between experimentation and execution continued to close, resulting in more complete, confident expressions across categories.

Grain to Glass Bourbon

  • Garrison Brothers 2020 Small Batch Bourbon

  • Ironroot Republic Harbinger

  • Treaty Oak Ghost Hill Bourbon

Bottled/Aged in Texas Bourbon

  • Kooper Family Whiskey Sweetheart of the Rodeo

  • Milam & Greene Triple Cask Bourbon

  • Iron Wolf Ranch and Distillery Select Bourbon

Grain to Glass Rye

  • Tahwahkaro Malted Rye

  • Balcones Texas Rye 100

  • Ranger Creek .44 Rye

Bottled/Aged in Texas Rye

  • Kooper Family Whiskey Rye

  • Treaty Oak Red Handed Rye

  • Milam & Greene Rye Finished in Port Casks

Grain to Glass Single Malt

  • Spirit of Texas Pfluger Single Malt

  • Andalusia Whiskey Co. Stryker

  • Balcones Texas ‘1’ Single Malt

Grain to Glass Other

  • Lone Elm

  • True Blue 100

  • Dripping Springs Distilling Republic Whiskey

Bottled/Aged in Texas Other

  • Austonian Whiskey

  • Texas Ranger

  • Rebecca Creek Whiskey

People’s Choice Award

  • Iron Wolf Ranch and Distillery

  • Austin Craft Spirits (Austin 101)

  • Lone Elm