Say cheers as we celebrate the 2021 winners of the West’s premier competition honoring the best whiskies, bourbons, gins, rums, and liqueurs.

Gold Winners of the 2021 Sunset International Spirits Competition
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Best of Class and Show | Double Gold Winners

BrandNameAwardExtra HonorsWebsite
Pendray's Amaro
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Gold/Best of ClassBest Liquerpasoportwine.com
Bundaberg Brewed DrinksBundaberg Ginger BeerGold/Best of ClassBest Non-Alcoholic Mixerbundaberg.com
Barrel Brothers Brewing CompanySonoma BrambleGold/Best of ClassBest RTD (Ready to Drink)barrelbrothersbrewing.com
High Bank Distillery Co.Whiskey War Double OakedGold/Best of Classhighbankco.com
ÖömrangRaspberry BrandyGold/Best of Classoomrang.com
Cierto TequilaReserve Collection - Extra AñejoGold/Best of Classciertotequila.com
Cierto TequilaPrivate Collection - BlancoGold/Best of Classciertotequila.com
RumHavenCoconut RumGold/Best of Classgallo.com
Remus Repeal Reserve Series VRemus Repeal Reserve Series VGold/Best of Classmgpingredients.com
KamikiKamiki WhiskyGold/Best of Classyoshinospirits.com
Dented Brick Distillery Moon's Best Bottled in Bond Straight Rye WhiskeyGolddentedbrick.com
Crater Lake SpiritsHazelnut Espresso VodkaGoldbendistillery.com
Bently Heritage Estate DistillerySource One Single Estate Vodka, Wheat & Oat Blend Goldbentlyheritage.com
Cutwater SpiritsCutwater Spicy Bloody Mary Goldcutwaterspirits.com
Cutwater SpiritsTiki Rum PunchGoldcutwaterspirits.com
Lightning SpiritsLightning VodkaGoldlightningspiritsco.com
Proud, Strong & NobleProud, Strong & Noble Premium GinGoldproudstrongandnoblegin.com
Green Hat Original Batch GinGreen Hat Original Batch GinGoldmgpingredients.com
Green Hat Citrus Floral GinGreen Hat Citrus Floral GinGoldmgpingredients.com
ÖömrangBartlett Pear BrandyGoldoomrang.com
ÖömrangDonut Peach BrandyGoldoomrang.com
Royal MashRoyal Mash Vintage 2020Goldroyalmash.com
Branson CognacVS PhantomGoldsirespirits.com
Barr HillBarr Hill VodkaGoldcaledoniaspirits.com
Cutwater SpiritsCutwater Mild Bloody Mary Goldcutwaterspirits.com
Cutwater SpiritsCutwater Mango MargaritaGoldcutwaterspirits.com
E&J DistillersXOGoldgallo.com
High Bank Distillery Co.Whiskey War Barrel ProofGoldhighbankco.com
Rossville Union Master Crafted (94 Proof)Rossville Union Master Crafted (94 Proof)Goldmgpingredients.com
Racquet Club SpiritsVodkaGoldracquetclubspirits.com
Red River Brewery and DistillerySilver King VodkaGoldredriverbrewing.com
ACCOMPANiSweet VermouthGoldstraightawaycocktails.com
Venus SpiritsVenus Spirits AquavitGoldvenusspirits.com
Casa CapistranoBlancoGoldcasacapistrano.com
Cierto TequilaHighland Collection - ReposadoGoldciertotequila.com
Cutwater SpiritsCutwater Strawberry MargaritaGoldcutwaterspirits.com
Doc Swinson'sBlender's Cut Thirty Six Twenty OneGolddocswhiskey.com
High NoonHard Seltzer MangoGoldgallo.com
Familia CamarenaTequila Silver/PlatoGoldgallo.com
Hinterhaus DistillingCalifornia BuckGoldhinterhausdistilling.com
VincenziLimoncello di TorinoGoldbiceriniusa.com
Spirit Works DistilleryStraight Rye WhiskeyGoldspiritworksdistillery.com
Barr HillBarr Hill GinGoldcaledoniaspirits.com
Misunderstood Whiskey CompanyGinger Spiced WhiskeyGoldmisunderstoodwhiskey.com
Cutwater SpiritsCutwater Bali Hai Tiki Dark RumGoldcutwaterspirits.com
Don VicenteExtra AñejoGold
Familia CamarenaTequila ReposadoGoldgallo.com
Gothic GinGothic GinGoldgothicgin.com
Lightning SpiritsAquila RumGoldlightningspiritsco.com
Redwood Empire Grizzly BeastGoldredwoodempirewhiskey.com
Shelter DistillingLittle Green MonsterGoldshelterdistilling.com
Spirit Works DistillerySloe GinGoldspiritworksdistillery.com
Cierto TequilaPrivate Collection -AñejoGoldciertotequila.com
Branson Cognac VSOP Grand ChampagneGoldsirespirits.com
Tiger GinTiger GinGoldtigergin.co.uk

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