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American whiskey dominated the whiskey categories at the SIP Awards 2026. Covering everything from bourbon and rye to Tennessee whiskey, American single malt, and flavored whiskey, the U.S. accounted for the largest share of whiskey medal winners in this year’s consumer-judged competition. That reflects both the sheer size of the American whiskey industry and the breadth of styles now being produced across the country.
Unlike most spirits competitions, the SIP Awards are judged entirely by consumers in blind tastings rather than industry experts. The goal is to recognize the bottles that resonate most with everyday drinkers, giving established names and emerging distilleries an equal opportunity to stand out.
To make the results easier to browse, we’ve extracted every American whiskey winner from the SIP Awards 2026 and compiled them into the table below. From household bourbon brands to craft producers and everything in between, this is the complete list of American winners.
| Whiskey | Subcategory | Medal |
| Bubba’s Marshmallow Chocolate Whiskey | Flavored/Infused Whiskey/Moonshine | Best of Class |
| General Thomas Kentucky Bourbon – Barrel Strength | Single Barrel American Whiskey (Up to 10 Yrs) | Best of Class |
| Elijah Craig Small Batch | Small Batch Bourbon (Up to 10 Yrs) | Best of Class |
| Heaven Hill Grain to Glass Specialty Barrel Series – Kentucky Straight Wheated Bourbon | Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Best of Class |
| Angel’s Envy 2025 Cellar Collection Series Vol 5 | American Straight Rye Whiskey | Best of Class |
| Stranahan’s Mountain Angel 12 year | American Single Malt Whiskey | Best of Class |
| SirDavis Original Recipe | Other American Whiskey | Best of Class |
| Uncle Nearest 1884 Small Batch Whiskey | Tennessee Whiskey | Best of Class |
| Wenzel Distillery Honey Cask Finish | Special Barrel Finished Bourbon | Best of Class |
| Henry Clarke Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Platinum |
| Augusta Wheated Single Barrel Kentucky Bourbon | Single Barrel American Whiskey (Up to 10 Yrs) | Platinum |
| Cedar Ridge Barrel Proof Bourbon | Small Batch Bourbon (Up to 10 Yrs) | Platinum |
| Cedar Ridge Bottled-in-Bond Rye | American Straight Rye Whiskey | Platinum |
| Copperfield Distilling Blue Truck Bourbon | Small Batch Bourbon (Up to 10 Yrs) | Platinum |
| Wood Duck High Wheat Bourbon | Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Platinum |
| Four Branches Bourbon Founders Reserve | Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Platinum |
| Four Roses Small Batch Select | Small Batch Bourbon (Up to 10 Yrs) | Platinum |
| Garrison Brothers Lady Bird | Small Batch Bourbon (Up to 10 Yrs) | Platinum |
| Garrison Brothers HoneyDew | Small Batch Bourbon (Up to 10 Yrs) | Platinum |
| Northern Reserve | Canadian Blended Whisky | Platinum |
| Trouble In Blues | Small Batch Bourbon (Up to 10 Yrs) | Platinum |
| Bernheim Original Kentucky Straight Wheat Whiskey | Other American Whiskey | Platinum |
| Elijah Craig Rye | American Straight Rye Whiskey | Platinum |
| Evan Williams Bottled-in-Bond | Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Platinum |
| Henry McKenna Single Barrel | Single Barrel American Whiskey (Up to 10 Yrs) | Platinum |
| FEW Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Platinum |
| Widow Jane Apple Wood Rye Whiskey | American Straight Rye Whiskey | Platinum |
| Solera Aged Bourbon | Small Batch Bourbon (Up to 10 Yrs) | Platinum |
| Jim Beam Black | Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Platinum |
| Las Vegas Distillery Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Platinum |
| Founder’s Select Colorado Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Small Batch Bourbon (Up to 10 Yrs) | Platinum |
| Bronze Bull Bourbon #6 – Cognac and Moscatel Casks | Special Barrel Finished Bourbon | Platinum |
| Angel’s Envy Triple Oak | Special Barrel Finished Bourbon | Platinum |
| Ole Smoky Salty Caramel Whiskey | Flavored/Infused Whiskey/Moonshine | Platinum |
| Jacob Waltz 4yr Bourbon | Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Platinum |
| Slate Fork (Dingleberry) | Flavored/Infused Whiskey/Moonshine | Platinum |
| Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Platinum |
| 77 Local Rye and Corn Whiskey | Other American Whiskey | Platinum |
| Stray Oak Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Small Batch Bourbon (Up to 10 Yrs) | Platinum |
| Broken Antler Cold Brew Coffee | Flavored/Infused Whiskey/Moonshine | Platinum |
| Warfield Sun Valley Whiskey | American Single Malt Whiskey | Platinum |
| Land of the Sky Straight Bourbon Finished with Oak | Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Platinum |
| Uncle Nearest 1856 Premium Aged Whiskey | Tennessee Whiskey | Platinum |
| Uncle Nearest Single Barrel Whiskey – Batch 3633 | Single Barrel American Whiskey (Up to 10 Yrs) | Platinum |
| Uncle Nearest Toasted Single Barrel- 3964 | Tennessee Whiskey | Platinum |
| Nearest Green Tennessee Whiskey | Tennessee Whiskey | Platinum |
| The All Malt Bourbon Whiskey | Small Batch Bourbon (Up to 10 Yrs) | Platinum |
| Norman’s 53 Single Barrel Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Single Barrel American Whiskey (Up to 10 Yrs) | Platinum |
| Weldon Mills Straight Soldier’s Cut Bourbon Whiskey | Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Platinum |
| Wakeman Tennessee Small Batch Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Tennessee Whiskey | Double Gold |
| Ampersand Vinea | Special Barrel Finished Bourbon | Double Gold |
| Belle Meade Reserve Bourbon | Small Batch Bourbon (Up to 10 Yrs) | Double Gold |
| Bobby Garg’s Bourbon | Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Double Gold |
| Bradshaw Bourbon Flagship | Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Double Gold |
| Made in the Shade II | Single Barrel American Whiskey (Up to 10 Yrs) | Double Gold |
| Bushwood Back 9 – 11-Year-Old | Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Double Gold |
| Chattanooga Whiskey Cask 111 Batch 25L29R | Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Double Gold |
| Clyde May’s Wheated Bourbon | Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Double Gold |
| Firefighter’s Reserve | Small Batch Bourbon (Up to 10 Yrs) | Double Gold |
| Stafford’s Reserve Bourbon | Small Batch Bourbon (Up to 10 Yrs) | Double Gold |
| Bulleit Rye – Straight American Rye Whiskey | American Rye Malt Whiskey | Double Gold |
| Fathertime Bourbon: Fourth & Long – Empty Nester Strength | Small Batch Bourbon (Up to 10 Yrs) | Double Gold |
| Four Roses Single Barrel | Single Barrel American Whiskey (Up to 10 Yrs) | Double Gold |
| Gambit No. 6 | Other American Whiskey | Double Gold |
| Garrison Brothers Cowboy Bourbon | Small Batch Bourbon (Up to 10 Yrs) | Double Gold |
| Garrison Brothers Balmorhea | Small Batch Bourbon (Up to 10 Yrs) | Double Gold |
| Garrison Brothers Small Batch | Small Batch Bourbon (Up to 10 Yrs) | Double Gold |
| Garrison Brothers Sonora | Small Batch Bourbon (Up to 10 Yrs) | Double Gold |
| Logan Pass American Single Malt | American Single Malt Whiskey | Double Gold |
| 10yr Reserve Edition Single Barrel Bourbon | Single Barrel American Whiskey (Up to 10 Yrs) | Double Gold |
| Founder’s Edition Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Double Gold |
| Elijah Craig Toasted Barrel | Special Barrel Finished Bourbon | Double Gold |
| Evan Williams 1783 | Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Double Gold |
| Evan Williams Apple | Flavored/Infused Whiskey/Moonshine | Double Gold |
| Evan Williams Fire | Flavored/Infused Whiskey/Moonshine | Double Gold |
| Evan Williams Peach | Flavored/Infused Whiskey/Moonshine | Double Gold |
| Evan Williams Single Barrel Vintage 2017 | Single Barrel American Whiskey (Up to 10 Yrs) | Double Gold |
| Heaven Hill Heritage Collection 2025 Release 19 Year Old Wheat Whiskey | Other American Whiskey | Double Gold |
| Heaven Hill Grain to Glass Specialty Barrel Series – Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey | American Straight Rye Whiskey | Double Gold |
| Heaven Hill Grain to Glass Traditional Barrel Series Kentucky Straight Wheated Bourbon Whiskey | Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Double Gold |
| Heaven Hill Grain to Glass Traditional Barrel Series Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Double Gold |
| Larceny Small Batch | Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Double Gold |
| Larceny Barrel Proof C925 | Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Double Gold |
| Rittenhouse Rye Bottled-In-Bond | American Straight Rye Whiskey | Double Gold |
| Square 6 High Rye Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Double Gold |
| FEW Straight Rye Whiskey | American Straight Rye Whiskey | Double Gold |
| FEW Bottled-In-Bond Rye Whiskey | American Straight Rye Whiskey | Double Gold |
| Widow Jane Lucky 13 Bourbon | Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Double Gold |
| Widow Jane Baby Jane Bourbon | Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Double Gold |
| Widow Jane Decadence Bourbon | Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Double Gold |
| Hidden Ships Rye Whiskey | American Straight Rye Whiskey | Double Gold |
| Drunken Bean Coffee Whiskey | Flavored/Infused Whiskey/Moonshine | Double Gold |
| Jim Beam Pineapple | Flavored/Infused Whiskey/Moonshine | Double Gold |
| Jim Beam Pin Bottle | Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Double Gold |
| Xplorer Peanut Butter Whiskey | Flavored/Infused Whiskey/Moonshine | Double Gold |
| San Luis Valley Straight Rye Whiskey- Bottled in Bond 10 yr | American Straight Rye Whiskey | Double Gold |
| Leiper’s Fork Bottled-In-Bond Tennessee Whiskey | Tennessee Whiskey | Double Gold |
| Leiper’s Fork Bottled-In-Bond Bourbon | Small Batch Bourbon (Up to 10 Yrs) | Double Gold |
| Lythgoe Bourbon Pauline’s Victory | Small Batch Bourbon (Up to 10 Yrs) | Double Gold |
| Bootjack Rye Whiskey | American Straight Rye Whiskey | Double Gold |
| Angel’s Envy 10 Cask Strength | Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Double Gold |
| Old Dominick Cask Strength Bourbon Whiskey | Small Batch Bourbon (Up to 10 Yrs) | Double Gold |
| Old Dominick Bonded Tennessee Whiskey | Tennessee Whiskey | Double Gold |
| Old Dominick Mocha Stave Finished Bourbon | Special Barrel Finished Bourbon | Double Gold |
| Peg Leg Porker Tennessee Straight Bourbon Whiskey Full Proof | Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Double Gold |
| Stranahan’s Mountain Angel 10 year | American Single Malt Whiskey | Double Gold |
| Stranahan’s Diamond Peak Locals Brewer’s Cask | American Single Malt Whiskey | Double Gold |
| Stranahan’s Blue Peak | American Single Malt Whiskey | Double Gold |
| ROW 94 Broken Branches | Small Batch Bourbon (Up to 10 Yrs) | Double Gold |
| Saint Cloud 8 Year | American Blended Whiskey | Double Gold |
| Shucked Straight Bourbon: Lulu’s Mash | Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Double Gold |
| Turby’s Rye | Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Double Gold |
| Black Tea Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Flavored/Infused Whiskey/Moonshine | Double Gold |
| The Original Santa Fe Whiskey – Original Mesquite | American Single Malt Whiskey | Double Gold |
| Roaming Man | American Straight Rye Whiskey | Double Gold |
| Warfield Gently Peated Whiskey | American Single Malt Whiskey | Double Gold |
| Taffer’s Browned Butter Bourbon | Flavored/Infused Whiskey/Moonshine | Double Gold |
| Little Rest: Classic V | American Single Malt Whiskey | Double Gold |
| The Difference Bourbon – Dividend | American Straight Rye Whiskey | Double Gold |
| The Difference Bourbon – Bottle-Is-Bond | Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Double Gold |
| The Difference Bourbon – The Foundation | Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Double Gold |
| The Difference Bourbon – Double Down | Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Double Gold |
| Uncharted | Small Batch Bourbon (Up to 10 Yrs) | Double Gold |
| The Whiskey Cartel Strawberry | Flavored/Infused Whiskey/Moonshine | Double Gold |
| The Whiskey Cartel Raspberry | Flavored/Infused Whiskey/Moonshine | Double Gold |
| The Whiskey Cartel Executive | Flavored/Infused Whiskey/Moonshine | Double Gold |
| The Whiskey Cartel Banana | Flavored/Infused Whiskey/Moonshine | Double Gold |
| VDC Blue Ridge Toasted Barrel Finish | American Single Malt Whiskey | Double Gold |
| Weldon Mills Straight Select Bourbon Whiskey | Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Double Gold |
| Barrel Proof Rye | American Straight Rye Whiskey | Double Gold |
| Tribute Double Barreled Bourbon | Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Double Gold |
| Kentucke County 12yr | American Blended Whiskey | Gold |
| Augusta Small Batch Cask Strength Kentucky Bourbon | Small Batch Bourbon (Up to 10 Yrs) | Gold |
| Belle Meade Classic Bourbon | Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Gold |
| The First Millionaire American Malted Barley Whisky | Other Whiskey | Gold |
| Sergeants Valor Bourbon | Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Gold |
| Bradshaw Bourbon 6 Year | Single Barrel American Whiskey (Up to 10 Yrs) | Gold |
| High Rye Bourbon | Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Gold |
| Carlton Rye | American Straight Rye Whiskey | Gold |
| St Hubertus | Small Batch Bourbon (Up to 10 Yrs) | Gold |
| Bushwood Long Ball – Wheated – Bottled in Bond | Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Gold |
| Bushwood Stillwater – Perennial – Cask Strength | Single Barrel American Whiskey (Up to 10 Yrs) | Gold |
| Bushwood Wheated Bourbon | Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Gold |
| Bubba’s Burnt Sugar Whiskey | Flavored/Infused Whiskey/Moonshine | Gold |
| Chattanooga Whiskey 91 | Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Gold |
| Chattanooga Whiskey 99 Rye | American Rye Malt Whiskey | Gold |
| Chattermark Single Barrel Cask Strength Straight Bourbon | Single Barrel American Whiskey (Up to 10 Yrs) | Gold |
| Bulleit Bourbon – Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Gold |
| Bulleit Bourbon Mesquite Smoked Malt Whiskey | Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Gold |
| Four Roses Small Batch | Small Batch Bourbon (Up to 10 Yrs) | Gold |
| Garrison Brothers Guadalupe | Small Batch Bourbon (Up to 10 Yrs) | Gold |
| Garrison Brothers Bottled in Bond | Small Batch Bourbon (Up to 10 Yrs) | Gold |
| Bernheim Original Kentucky Straight Wheat Whiskey Barrel Pro | Other American Whiskey | Gold |
| Bernheim 20th Anniversary | Other American Whiskey | Gold |
| Elijah Craig Single Barrel 18-Year Kentucky Straight Bourbon | Single Barrel American Whiskey (11 Yrs & Older) | Gold |
| Elijah Craig Single Barrel 15-Year Kentucky Straight Bourbon | Single Barrel American Whiskey (11 Yrs & Older) | Gold |
| Elijah Craig Barrel Proof C925 | Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Gold |
| Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Rye A925 | American Straight Rye Whiskey | Gold |
| Elijah Craig Toasted Rye | American Straight Rye Whiskey | Gold |
| Evan Williams Black | Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Gold |
| Evan Williams Cherry | Flavored/Infused Whiskey/Moonshine | Gold |
| Evan Williams Blackberry | Flavored/Infused Whiskey/Moonshine | Gold |
| Heaven Hill Bottled-In-Bond | Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Gold |
| Heaven Hill Grain to Glass Specialty Barrel Series – Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Gold |
| Heaven Hill Grain to Glass Traditional Barrel Series Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey | American Straight Rye Whiskey | Gold |
| Mellow Corn Bottled-In-Bond | Other American Whiskey | Gold |
| Old Fitzgerald 7 Year Old Bottled-In-Bond | Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Gold |
| Old Fitzgerald Bottled-in-Bond – Fall 2025 | Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Gold |
| Parker’s Heritage Collection 19th Edition 14 Year Old Malt | American Single Malt Whiskey | Gold |
| Pikesville Straight Rye Whiskey | American Straight Rye Whiskey | Gold |
| Square 6 Wheated Bourbon | Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Gold |
| William Heavenhill 12th Edition | Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Gold |
| Bluff Springs Reserve | Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Gold |
| Kentucky Beau | Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Gold |
| FEW American Straight Whiskey | Other American Whiskey | Gold |
| Widow Jane 10Y Bourbon | Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Gold |
| Widow Jane The Vaults Bourbon | Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Gold |
| Double Cask Bourbon Bottled in Bond | Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Gold |
| Solera Aged Bourbon Cathy’s Cuvee | Special Barrel Finished Bourbon | Gold |
| Hooten Young Rye Whiskey | American Straight Rye Whiskey | Gold |
| Jim Beam Lineage | Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Gold |
| Jim Beam Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Gold |
| Ole Henry IV | Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Gold |
| Four Grain Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Small Batch Bourbon (Up to 10 Yrs) | Gold |
| Bronze Bull Bourbon #7 – Armagnac and Orange Liqueur Casks | Special Barrel Finished Bourbon | Gold |
| Old Dominick Toasted Stave Finished Bourbon | Special Barrel Finished Bourbon | Gold |
| Old Dominick 8 Years Old Reserve Bourbon | Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Gold |
| Peg Leg Porker 15 year old Pitmaster Reserve Release #2 | Canadian Rye Whisky | Gold |
| Peg Leg Porker Tennessee Straight Bourbon Whiskey White Labe | Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Gold |
| Lone Wolf Bourbon Single Barrel | Special Barrel Finished Bourbon | Gold |
| Stranahan’s Sherry Cask | American Single Malt Whiskey | Gold |
| Stranahan’s Original | American Single Malt Whiskey | Gold |
| Pendleton 1910 Bourbon | Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Gold |
| Redemption Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Gold |
| ROW 94 | Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Gold |
| ROW 94 Full Proof | Small Batch Bourbon (Up to 10 Yrs) | Gold |
| Saint Cloud Small Batch | Small Batch Bourbon (Up to 10 Yrs) | Gold |
| Saint Cloud Full Proof | American Blended Whiskey | Gold |
| Jacob Waltz 4yr American Single Malt | American Single Malt Whiskey | Gold |
| SirDavis Cask Strength | Other American Whiskey | Gold |
| Broken Antler Blackberry | Flavored/Infused Whiskey/Moonshine | Gold |
| Broken Antler Hot Honey | Flavored/Infused Whiskey/Moonshine | Gold |
| Warfield Idaho Highlands Whiskey | American Single Malt Whiskey | Gold |
| Little Rest: Export Cask | American Single Malt Whiskey | Gold |
| The Tennessee Collective | American Blended Whiskey | Gold |
| The Difference Bourbon – Second Toast | Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Gold |
| The Difference Bourbon – Anchor Point | Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Gold |
| The Whiskey Cartel Peach | Flavored/Infused Whiskey/Moonshine | Gold |
| Two Trees Wood Crafted Bourbon | Small Batch Bourbon (Up to 10 Yrs) | Gold |
| Uncle Nearest Cognac Cask-Batch 006 | Tennessee Whiskey | Gold |
| Uncle Nearest Master Blend Edition – 072 | Tennessee Whiskey | Gold |
| VDC Cigar Blend First Cut | American Single Malt Whiskey | Gold |
| Courage & Conviction Signature Malt | American Single Malt Whiskey | Gold |
| Weldon Mills Wheated Bourbon Whiskey | Small Batch Bourbon (Up to 10 Yrs) | Gold |
| Wenzel Double Oak | Small Batch Bourbon (Up to 10 Yrs) | Gold |
| Legacy Batch 003 The Declaration | Other Whiskey | Gold |
| Explorer 6YO Bourbon | American Blended Whiskey | Gold |
| Wooler Whiskey | Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Gold |
| Wyoming Whiskey Small Batch | Small Batch Bourbon (Up to 10 Yrs) | Gold |
| Ampersand Opimus | Special Barrel Finished Bourbon | Silver |
| Old Poindexter | Small Batch Bourbon (Up to 10 Yrs) | Silver |
| Chattanooga Whiskey Cask 111 Batch 26B16R | Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Silver |
| Four Roses Straight Bourbon | Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Silver |
| General Thomas Kentucky Bourbon – Very Small Batch | Small Batch Bourbon (Up to 10 Yrs) | Silver |
| Evan Williams Honey | Flavored/Infused Whiskey/Moonshine | Silver |
| Square 6 – High Rye Whiskey | American Straight Rye Whiskey | Silver |
| FEW Bottled-In-Bond Bourbon Whiskey | Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Silver |
| Widow Jane Paradigm Rye Whiskey | American Straight Rye Whiskey | Silver |
| Peg Leg Porker Tennessee Straight Bourbon Whiskey Grey Label | Small Batch Bourbon (Up to 10 Yrs) | Silver |
| Revolutionary Series: General Washington | American Single Malt Whiskey | Silver |
| The Difference Bourbon – Coach Pete’s The Dominator | Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Silver |
| Weldon Mills Straight Reserve Bourbon Whiskey | Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Silver |
Read the full article at All American Whiskey Winners From The SIP Awards 2026
