MicroLiquor Spirit Awards is the World s Premier International Spirits Competition for Small and Emerging Brands. The 2017 MicroLiquor Spirit Awards attracted over 300 brands from around the world. The MicroLiquor Spirit Awards recognizes small and emerging brands for outstanding taste and package design. MicroLiquor Triple Gold Medal winners recognize the spirits showcasing extraordinary taste and the highest standard of quality and excellence. Triple Gold winners received the highest recommendations in the competition. Flowdesign, one of the world s preeminent agencies for alcohol beverage package design, judges the 2017 MicroLiquor Spirit Awards - Package Design Competition. The MicroLiquor Gold Medal for Package Design showcases the highest standard of quality and excellence in packaging design. Flowdesign looks at the brand concept, logo and brand identity, brand story, graphics, typography, style and legibility, structural, shelf impact, attention to detail, innovation, and overall design for price point. TRIPLE GOLD MEDAL WINNERS EXTRAORDINARY TASTE HIGHEST RECOMMENDATION Bar Napkin Spirits Almondaire Almond Based Crème Liqueur USA Casa Maestri Identity Tequila Mexico Dancing Goat Distillery Limousin Rye Whiskey USA El Jefe Tequila El Jefe Tequila Blanco Mexico IslandJon North America IslandJon Ultra Premium Vodka USA Kilimanjaro Distillery Xplorer Apple Pie Moonshine USA Leardini Liquori Artigianali Leardini Liquori Barruell Italy Lock 1 Distilling Company RYZE Vodka USA Maennerhobby Foerster s Heide Gin Germany Marauda Rum Marauda Rum Steelpan USA Motor City Gas Whiskey Stink Eye Rye Whiskey USA Old Dominick Distillery Honeybell Citrus Vodka USA Old Dominick Distillery Old Dominick Memphis Toddy Bourbon USA Old Dominick Distillery Memphis Vodka USA Old Forge Distillery Distiller s Select Peach Habanero USA Old Forge Distillery Haystack Cream USA Pestano Foods Toma Artisanal Bloody Mary Mix USA R.S. Lipman Company Old Hickory Straight Bourbon USA Saint Lawrence Spirits Blanche Absinthe USA Saint Lawrence Spirits Hard Water Moonshine USA Southern Champion Andrew John s Premium Gin USA Southern Champion Pelican Harbor Light Rum USA Spice Note Spice Note Cinnamon Infused Tequila Mexico/USA Sugarlands Distilling Co. Roaming Man Tennessee Straight Rye USA Thunder Road Distillery Cal F. Johnson Black Mountain Spiced Rum USA Thunder Road Distillery Dumplin Creek Gin USA Timber Creek Distillery Timber Creek Florida Whiskey USA Toledo Spirits Company Heart of Glass Strawberry Vodka USA Velo Squared Everest Chocolate Frost Vodka India Vermont Spirits Coppers Sugarwood Gin USA Waterview Distilling Unearthed Special Release Australia Weaver s Spirits Weaver s American Light Whiskey USA 2017 MicroLiquor Spirit Awards Page 1 of 5
GOLD MEDAL WINNERS EXTRAORDINARY TASTE Black Bear Distillery Irish Style Colorado Whiskey USA Cathead Distillery Cathead Vodka USA Cathead Distillery Hoodoo Legba Reserve Chicory Liqueur USA Coastal Promotions Taste of Florida Pina Colada USA Coastal Promotions Taste of Florida Spicy Bloody Mary USA El Jefe Tequila El Jefe Tequila Reposado Mexico Leardini Liquori Artigianali Leardini Liquori Ariminum Italy Moonrise Distillery James Henry Bourbon Whiskey USA Moonrise Distillery James Henry Rye Whiskey USA Motor City Gas Whiskey Barley Legal Whiskey USA Old Forge Distillery Banana Split Cream USA Old Forge Distillery Distiller s Select Mint USA Oma s Spirits Oma s Vodka Infused with Natural Cherries USA Tree of Life Tree of Life Arak Israel PCS Distilling Company Highlands Gin USA PCS Distilling Company Phoenix Hill Vodka USA R. Tremols and Sons Benjamin & Teddy s Bourbon USA R. Tremols and Sons Tremols Vermouth Maritselly Dominican Rep. R. Tremols and Sons Tremols Vodka Edwardoff Dominican Rep. Red Bordner Distillery Red Bordner SC Whiskey USA Red Bordner Distillery Red Bordner Silver Blue Agave USA Saint Lawrence Spirits Ryes In Shine Moonshine USA Saint Lawrence Spirits Saint Lawrence Spirits Vodka USA Southern Champion Crooked Fox Blended Whiskey Bourbon USA Southern Champion XIII Kings Vodka USA Southern Grace Distilleries Conviction Bourbon Whiskey USA Spice Note Spice Note Cumin Infused Tequila Mexico/USA Teaz Teaz Vodka USA Toledo Spirits Company Orange Tiger Liqueur USA Velo Squared Everest Lemon Glacier Vodka India Velo Squared Everest Raspberry Ridge Vodka India Waterview Distilling Interum Dark Australia 2017 MicroLiquor Spirit Awards Page 2 of 5
SILVER MEDAL WINNERS Al Von Arak Al Von Arak Lebanon BT Spirits Blue Turtle Vodka Chile Fortitude Spirits Fortitude Premium Vodka China Fortitude Spirits Fortitude Cream Liqueur China Foff Company Foff White Rum USA Foff Company Foff Over-proofed Rum USA Li Na Company Li Na s Gin Thailand Tree of Life Fig Flavored Vodka Israel Three Roosters Co. Silver Agave Spirit USA Three Roosters Co. Fresh Pineapple Infused Vodka USA Tranton Distillery Ex Small Batch Bourbon Whiskey USA Tranton Distillery Ex Small Batch Habanero Bourbon Whiskey USA R. Tremols and Sons Tremols Gin Queen May Dominican Rep. R. Tremols and Sons Tremols Royal Raymond Blended Whiskey Scotland Southern Champion Pelican Harbor Black Rum USA Thunder Road Distillery Cal F. Johnson Black Mountain Rum USA Toledo Spirits Company Maumee Moonshine USA Z Brands Habanero Infused Tequila Reposado Mexico Z Brands S Mezcal Mexico Zhang Wei Wei Blended Whiskey China BRONZE MEDAL WINNERS BT Spirits Blue Turtle Pisco Chile Fortitude Spirits Co. Fortitude Baiju China Fortitude Spirits Co. Fortitude Brandy China Foff Company Foff Aged Rum USA Haa Spirits Co. Haa Vodka England Haa Spirits Co. Haa Strawberry Whiskey England PCS Distilling Company Baxter s Rum USA R. Tremols and Sons Tremols Tequila Don Rafael de Jesus Mexico Red Bordner Distillery Red Bordner Gold Blue Agave USA Saint Lawrence Spirits Anchored American Gin USA Saint Lawrence Spirits New York Dry Gin USA Three Roosters Co. Gold Agave Spirit USA Three Roosters Co. Early Morning Moonshine USA Z Brands Habanero Infused Mezcal Mexico Velo Squared Everest Original Freeze Vodka India 2017 MicroLiquor Spirit Awards Page 3 of 5
GOLD MEDAL WINNERS PACKAGE DESIGN Casa Maestri Identity Tequila Mexico Cathead Distillery Cathead Vodka USA Dancing Goat Distillery Dancing Goat Limousin Rye Whiskey USA El Jefe Tequila El Jefe Tequila Blanco Mexico El Jefe Tequila El Jefe Tequila Reposado Mexico IslandJon North America IslandJon Ultra Premium Vodka USA Maennerhobby Foerster s Heide Gin Germany Old Dominick Distillery Honeybell Citrus Vodka USA Old Dominick Distillery Old Dominick Memphis Toddy Bourbon USA Old Dominick Distillery Memphis Vodka USA Old Forge Distillery Banana Split Cream USA Old Forge Distillery Distiller s Select Mint USA Old Forge Distillery Distiller s Select Peach Habanero USA Old Forge Distillery Haystack Cream USA Southern Champion Andrew John s Gin USA Spice Note Spice Note Cinnamon Infused Tequila Mexico/USA Spice Note Spice Note Cumin Infused Tequila Mexico/USA Sugarlands Distilling Co. Roaming Man Tennessee Straight Rye USA Teaz Teaz Vodka USA Timber Creek Distillery Timber Creek Florida Whiskey USA SILVER MEDAL WINNERS PACKAGE DESIGN Lock 1 Distilling Company RYZE Vodka USA Marauda Rum Marauda Rum Steelpan USA Oma s Spirits Oma s Vodka Infused with Natural Cherries USA PCS Distilling Company Baxter s Rum USA Pestano Foods Toma Artisanal Bloody Mary Mix USA Saint Lawrence Spirits Blanche Absinthe USA Southern Champion XIII Kings Vodka USA Southern Grace Distilleries Conviction Small Batch Bourbon Whiskey USA Toledo Spirits Company Heart of Glass Strawberry Vodka USA Toledo Spirits Company Orange Tiger Liqueur USA Vermont Spirits Coppers Sugarwood Gin USA Waterview Distilling Interum Dark Australia Waterview Distilling Unearthed Special Release Australia 2017 MicroLiquor Spirit Awards Page 4 of 5
BRONZE MEDAL WINNERS PACKAGE DESIGN Black Bear Distillery Irish Style Colorado Whiskey USA Cathead Distillery Hoodoo Legba Reserve Chicory Liqueur USA Motor City Gas Whiskey Barley Legal Whiskey USA Motor City Gas Whiskey Stink Eye Rye Whiskey USA PCS Distilling Company Highlands Gin USA PCS Distilling Company Phoenix Hill Vodka USA R.S. Lipman Company Old Hickory Straight Bourbon USA Saint Lawrence Spirits Hard Water Moonshine USA Saint Lawrence Spirits Ryes In Shine Moonshine USA Saint Lawrence Spirits St Lawrence Spirits Vodka USA Southern Champion Crooked Fox Blended Whiskey Bourbon USA Southern Champion Pelican Harbor Black Rum USA Southern Champion Pelican Harborn Light Rum USA Thunder Road Distillery Dumplin Creek Gin USA Velo Squared Everest Chocolate Frost Vodka India Velo Squared Everest Lemon GlacierVodka India Velo Squared Everest Original Freeze Vodka India Velo Squared Everest Raspberry Ridge Vodka India 2017 MicroLiquor Spirit Awards Page 5 of 5