Virginia Distillery Company’s Courage & Conviction Line Brings Home More Awards
The distillery was recently recognized by Ultimate Spirits Challenge, L.A. Spirits Awards and Tasting Panel Magazine
Lovingston, Va. (July XX, 2021) – Virginia Distillery Company’s four whiskies in the Courage & Conviction product line recently took home top awards and ratings at Ultimate Spirits Challenge, L.A. Spirits Awards and Tasting Panel Magazine.
The Ultimate Spirits challenge is a New York based competition that provides expert evaluation of spirits. Virginia Distillery Company’s Courage & Conviction and Courage & Conviction Cuvée Cask were recognized as finalists for the Chairman’s Trophy, and Courage & Conviction was chosen as one of the top 100 products of the year.
Courage & Conviction – 94 points, finalist and top 100
Courage & Conviction Cuvée Cask – 92 points and finalist
Courage & Conviction Sherry Cask – 91 points
Courage & Conviction Bourbon Cask – 91 points
The L.A. Spirits Awards was created by individuals in the competition business, judging spirits from around the world in Los Angeles. Virginia Distillery Company’s Courage & Conviction and Courage & Conviction Cuvée Cask both received medals based on the judges’ tasting scores.
Courage & Conviction – Gold
Courage & Conviction Cuvée Cask – Platinum
Virginia Distillery Company’s Courage & Conviction Cuvée Cask, Courage & Conviction Sherry Cask and Courage & Conviction Bourbon Cask were given top ratings by Tasting Panel Magazine’s team of experts.
Courage & Conviction Cuvée Cask – 94 points
Courage & Conviction Sherry Cask – 92 points
Courage & Conviction Bourbon Cask – 93 points
“The response to our Courage & Conviction product lineup by notable industry awards has been incredible,” Virginia Distillery Company CEO Gareth H. Moore said. “I’m very proud of our team, the work they put into these awards and for the guidance of our mentors who have helped to shape our whisky. The positive reception of our new whiskies is the biggest compliment we could receive.”
Courage & Conviction Bourbon Cask, Courage & Conviction Cuvée Cask and Courage & Conviction Sherry Cask were released in March 2021 to highlight the core trio of casks – bourbon, sherry and cuvée – that make up the flagship offering of Courage & Conviction, which was released in 2020.
Each expression is an American Single Malt whisky, aged a minimum of three years and available in 750ml bottles at 46% ABV. The whiskies are available to purchase through direct-to-consumer shipping and at retail locations across the country.
For more information about Virginia Distillery Company or American Single Malt whisky, visit the distillery’s website and complete guide to American Single Malt whisky.
About Virginia Distillery Company
Staffed by a local Virginia team mentored by Scottish consultants with decades of experience, Virginia Distillery Company is the largest dedicated American Single Malt whisky distillery in the U.S. The distillery has a current annual production volume of 80,000 4.5L cases and growing. At full capacity, the distillery can produce over 8,000 casks yielding 350,000 4.5L cases annually. The distillery produces Courage & Conviction American Single Malt on-site using malted barley from North America and water from Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains. In addition, the distillery offers the award-winning VHW series, made with 100% malted barley. Showcasing both Old and New World whisky-making, the award-winning line marries whisky made on-site in Virginia with whisky from Scotland.