Roundup: Every Whiskey That Won a Double Gold Medal at the 2024 San Francisco World Spirits Competition
Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Batch C923 is one of many whiskeys to win a Double Gold Medal at the 2024 San Francisco World Spirits Competition.
When it comes to awards competitions in the liquor industry, the San Francisco World Spirits Competition is the peak. Receiving a high-tier medal at SFWSC is something brands across the world strive for and proudly advertise.
The 2024 San Francisco World Spirits Competition medals were released, and we’re bringing you a rundown on which whiskeys earned the venerable Double Gold medal honor so that you’re up to speed on the top-rated whiskeys this year.
Why is the San Francisco World Spirits Competition so Prestigious?
There are enough competitions out there that just about any brand can brag about some medal it won somewhere. Here at Whiskey Raiders, we pride ourselves on taste, honesty and consistency when it comes to reviewing spirits for our audience. Part of that is knowing which accolades to take seriously and which to take with a grain of salt.
All of that to say, trust us: SFWSC is the competition cream of the crop. The judges are experienced, knowledgeable spirits critics. Each spirit is tasted blind, ensuring a lack of bias.
Still, given the enormous quantity of Double Gold Medals handed out each year, in our opinion, consumers are better served seeking out reviews from tough critics than they are grabbing a bottle strictly because it won a medal — even at SFWSC. If you haven’t yet, be sure to check out our recently upgraded archive of spirits reviews here.
What is a Double Gold Medal at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition?
SFSWC judges award spirits Bronze, Silver and Gold Medals. The description of a spirit earning a Gold medal is “Exceptional spirits that are near the pinnacle of achievement; these products set the standard for their categories.”
Double Gold is an even more prestigious honor than Gold. Double Gold spirits are those that received a Gold Medal rating by every member of the judging panel.
Is There Any Medal Better Than Double Gold?
There’s only one rating that exceeds Double Gold status: Platinum. Platinum medals are given to expressions that receive a Double Gold medal for three consecutive years.
Every Whiskey That Won a Double Gold Medal at the 2024 San Francisco World Spirits Competition
We’re going to start with the U.S. whiskeys and then move country by country, alphabetically.
California
Griffo Distillery Stout Barreled Whiskey
Pacific Coast Spirits American Single Malt
Rod & Hammer’s Cask Rye Whiskey
Sabbatical Blended American Whiskey: Table Blend No. 1
Savage & Cooke Bourbon Whiskey
Savage & Cooke Bloody Butcher Bourbon Whiskey Bottled in Bond
Storyhouse Spirits Straight Bourbon
Colorado
291 Colorado Whiskey Aspen Stave Finished, Barrel Proof Single Barrel
Art of the Spirits Cask Strength “Final Run” Straight Bourbon Whiskey finished in a Ruby Port Cask
Art of the Spirits Cask Strength “Airmen” Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Art of the Spirits Cask Strength “Final Run” BouRye Whiskey finished in Foursquare rum
Branch & Barrel Wheated Bourbon
Mile High Spirits Fireside Bottled in Bond
Old Elk Distillery Double Wheat
Old Elk Distillery Cognac Cask Finish Wheat
Old Elk Distillery Wheated Bourbon – 8 Year
Old Elk Distillery Straight Wheat
Smokey Hill Straight Bourbon Whiskey Barrel Proof
Stranahan’s Blue Peak
Talnua Distillery Bourbon Cask & Stave Series Single Pot Still
Talnua Distillery Olde Saint’s Keep 2024 Single Pot Still
Florida
The Jacksontucky Danneskjöld’s Gold
Von Payne Black Currant Whiskey
Georgia
Big Creek Single Barrel Bourbon
Illinois
FEW Bottled in Bond Bourbon
Maplewood Brewery & Distillery Fat Pug
The Beautiful and the Damned The Diplomat Straight Rye Whiskey
Indiana
BHAKTA Spirits 2013 Armagnac Cask Finish Bourbon
BHAKTA SPIRITS 2013 Calvados Cask Finish Straight Rye Whiskey
Brother’s Bond Original Cask Strength Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Brother’s Bond Bottled-In-Bond Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Elements By Red Line The Hive Edition
Hugh Hamer Straight Bourbon Double Oak 103
Nashville Barrel Company Single Barrel Rye
O.K.I. Rye Whiskey Single Barrel (The Locals)
Old Hickory Straight Bourbon
Penelope Barrel Strength Straight Bourbon
Penelope Toasted Straight Rye Whiskey
Pinhook Vertical Series Bourbon 8 Year
River Roots Barrel Company Rye Whiskey Single Barrel
Southern Collective Spirit Company Last Alarm Josh Bischof & Tim Rodriguez ( Charity Barrel- Hemet-Ryan Air Attack Base)
Starlight Distillery Single Barrel Rye Whiskey
Starlight Distillery Single Barrel Indiana Straight Wheat Whiskey
Starlight Distillery Mizunara Reserve Finished Bourbon Whiskey
Tabby Road Single Barrel Rye #1B 116.2 proof
Tumblin’ Dice Curated Small Batch, Straight Rye Whiskey
Kansas
Union Horse Distilling Co. Rivalist
Kentucky
15 STARS First West Rye Batch 2-SSDD
15 STARS Triple Cask
1792 Single Barrel
1792 Small Batch
Angel’s Envy Cask Strength Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Finished in Port Wine Barrels
Bardstown Bourbon Company Origin Series Kentucky Straight Rye
Bardstown Bourbon Company Discovery Series #11
Benchmark Full Proof
Benchmark Single Barrel
Benchmark Small Batch
Blade and Bow Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Blanton’s Gold Edition Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Blanton’s Original Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Blanton’s Straight From the Barrel Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Blue Note Crossroads
Blue Note Trifecta
Bondstone Double Oak Bourbon
Bulleit Rye 12-Year-Old
Bushwood Long Ball – Bottled in Bond – Kentucky Gold
Bushwood Long Ball – Gold Label – Barrel Proof
Chicken Cock Garden & Gun Reserve Cask
Dark Arts Whiskey House Straight Rye Whiskey Finished with Toasted Amburana Oak Staves – Small Batch
Dark Arts Whiskey House Straight Bourbon Whiskey, Cask Strength, Single Barrel
Dark Arts Whiskey House Straight Bourbon Whiskey Finished in an Armagnac Cask
Dark Arts Whiskey House Straight Bourbon Whiskey Finished with Toasted Jupilles Fluer French Oak Staves – Small Batch
Dark Arts Whiskey House Straight Bourbon Whiskey, Cask Strength, Single Barrel
Elijah Craig Barrel Proof A124
Elijah Craig Barrel Proof C923
Elijah Craig 18 Year Old
Ezra Brooks Old Ezra 7 Year Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Four Gate Whiskey Company Split Stave by Kelvin
Four Roses Single Barrel Bourbon
Frank August CASE STUDY: 01 | MIZUNARA | JAPANESE OAK
Frank August Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey | Cask Strength | Barrel No: 0006
George T. Stagg Straight Bourbon
Heaven’s Door Revelation, Double Barrel Whiskey
Heaven’s Door Refuge, Straight Rye Whiskey
Henry McKenna Single Barrel 10 Year
Hirsch Single Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Double Oak
Jim Beam Black 7 Years Aged Bourbon
K.LUKE Whiskey Company Small Batch Barrel Strength Bourbon
K.LUKE Whiskey Company Small Batch Toasted Barrel, Barrel Strength Bourbon
Neeley Family Hidden Barn Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Series One Batch 23B
Never Say Die Rye Whiskey
New Riff 6-Year-Old Malted Rye Whiskey
O.H. Ingram River Aged Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Old Fitzgerald Bottled in Bond Fall 2023
Parker’s Heritage Collection 17th Edition Cask Strength Rye Whiskey
Pursuit United Small Batch Bourbon
Rabbit Hole Dareringer Finished in PX Sherry Casks Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Rare Character KBT Bourbon
Rittenhouse Straight Rye Whiskey Bottled in Bond
River Roots Barrel Company Founder’s Reserve – Batch: The Dawn
Shortbarrel Single Barrel Series
The Macklowe Kentucky Edition
Very Olde St. Nick Straight Outta Bardstown
W.L. Weller 12 Year Old Wheated Bourbon
W.L. Weller Full Proof Wheated Bourbon
William Heavenhill 10th Edition Bourbon
William Larue Weller Wheated Bourbon
Yellowstone Special Finishes: Toasted
Massachusetts
Triple Eight Distillery The Notch Nantucket Island Single Malt Whisky
Michigan
Detroit City Homegrown Rye
Fox & Oden Double Oaked Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Highline Spirits Bourbon
Minnesota
10,000 Drops Craft Distillers Single Barrel Bourbon
Brother Justus Whiskey Company Founder’s Reserve American Single Malt Whiskey
Keeper’s Heart Irish + American Whiskey
Keeper’s Heart Irish + Bourbon Cask Strength
Lost Woods 110
Montana
Birdie Brown Plain Hooch
Ghostwood Blended Bourbon
Nevada
Frey Ranch Farm Strength Uncut, Batch #12
Frey Ranch 100% Wheat Whiskey Single Barrel, Barrel #1209
New Hampshire
New England Barrel Co. Single Barrel Select: Bourbon (Wheated Mashbill)
New England Barrel Co. Small Batch: Bourbon
New England Barrel Co. Small Batch: Rye
New England Barrel Co. Small Batch Select: Bourbon
New Jersey
Fenwick’s Single Barrel Straight Rye Whiskey
The Newfoundland Distillery Company Whisky
New York
Hillrock Estate Distillery Solera Aged Bourbon Cathy’s Cuvee
Ironweed Straight Bourbon Finished in Rum Barrels
Tenmile Distillery Little Rest Double Matured American Single Malt Whisky
Widow Jane 10 Year Old Bourbon
Widow Jane Apple Wood Rye
North Carolina
Mystic Broken Oak
Southern Star Paragon
Ohio
1st Round Whiskey Boom Boom Bourbon Reserve
High Bank Distillery Midnight Cask Barrel Proof
High Bank Distillery Whiskey War Barrel Proof
High Bank Distillery Whiskey War Cigar Cask
High Bank Distillery Whiskey War Double Double Oaked
High Bank Distillery Whiskey War Double Oaked
Leather & Oak Spirits Bourbon Whiskey
Watershed Distillery Uncut Unfiltered Bourbon
Oregon
Bird Creek Distillery Small Batch Baronesse/Full Pint Barley
Oregon Spirit Distillers Bottled in Bond Wheat Whiskey
South Carolina
High Wire Distilling Co. Jimmy Red Bourbon Whiskey
Tennessee
Brush Creek “Cognac” Cask-Finished 15Yr Old Straight Bourbon Whiskey
George Dickel Bourbon Aged 18 Years
George Dickel Bottled in Bond, Spring 2011 Aged 12 Years
Heaven’s Door Revival, Tennessee Straight Bourbon
Heaven’s Door Decade Series 10yr Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Jack Daniel’s 12-Year-Old Tennessee Whiskey Batch 2
Jack Daniel’s 10-Year-Old Tennessee Whiskey Batch 3
King’s Family Distillery Tennessee Standard
Peg Leg Porker Tennessee Straight Bourbon Whiskey White Label
Peg Leg Porker Straight Tennessee Bourbon Whiskey 8 year old Grey Label
Pure Antique 20 Year Straight Bourbon
Uncle Nearest Master Blend Edition – Batch 032
Texas
1845 Distilling Co. Preemption Texas Straight Bourbon Whiskey
1845 Distilling Co. Preemption Reverence Texas Straight Four Grain Bourbon Whiskey
Balcones Distilling Texas 1 Single Malt
Coastline Whiskey Coastline Cask Bourbon
Garrison Brothers Lady Bird Bourbon
Garrison Brothers Guadalupe Bourbon
Old Hansford Cask Strength Bourbon
Still Austin Cask Strength Rye Whiskey
Virginia
Ragged Branch Cowboy Cut Barrel Proof Wheated Bourbon
Wood Duck High Rye Bourbon
Washington
Bainbridge Battle Point Barrel Proof
Bainbridge Whiskey Forty Saloon
Bainbridge Yama Mizunara Cask Whiskey
Doc Swinson’s Bottled in Bond Rye
Doc Swinson’s Exploratory Cask French Toasted
Doc Swinson’s Exploratory Cask Moscatel
Doc Swinson’s Exploratory Cask Golden Hour
Westland Solum Edition 2 American Single Malt Whiskey
Woodinville Whiskey Straight Bourbon Whiskey Aged 8 years
Wisconsin
J Henry & Sons Patton Road Reserve
Two Souls Spirits 6-Year Wisconsin Straight Bourbon Whiskey Featuring J. Henry & Sons
Argentina
MADOC Mild Peated Single Malt
Australia
Callington Mill Distillery El Sol
Callington Mill Distillery Quagmire
Headlands Distilling Company Muscat Cask Whisky
Hellyers Road Distillery The Voyager Cask
MORRIS Australian Single Malt Whisky Muscat Barrel 46%
MORRIS Australian Single Malt Whisky Muscat Barrel 48%
MORRIS Australian Single Malt Whisky Signature 40%
MORRIS Australian Single Malt Whisky Signature 44%
MORRIS Inaugural Aged Port Barrel
NED Green Sash Reserve
Starward 100 Proof Australian Whisky
Starward Hungarian Oak Australian Whisky
Starward Left-Field Australian Whisky
Starward Nova Australian Whisky
Starward Octave Barrels Australian Whisky
Starward Sticky Toffee Apple Australian Whisky
Starward Vitalis Australian Whisky
Starward Yering Station x Pinot Noir Cask Australian Whisky
Starward Single Barrel #3278 Australian Whisky
Starward Single Barrel #684 Australian Whisky
Starward Single Barrel #8193 Australian Whisky
Starward Stout Cask Australian Whisky
Starward Tawny #2 Australian Whisky
Westernport Single Malt Whisky Muscat Cask Finish
Canada
BEARFACE Triple Oak
Eau Claire Distillery Rupert’s Exceptional Canadian Whisky
Last Straw Sledgehammer D3
Mister Sam Canadian Whisky
Rich & Rare Reserve
Seagram’s VO
WhistlePig The Boss Hog X: The Commandments
Ireland
Ahascragh Distillery Clan Colla 13
Ahascragh Distillery Clan Colla 11
Bealtaine Single Pot Still
Bunratty Premium Blend with Peated Malt
Bushmills Irish Whiskey Original
Bushmills The Causeway Collection 2010 Double Moscatel
Cairlinn Bay Oak & Coast Irish Whiskey
Dunbrody Irish Whiskey Madeira Cask
Dunville’s 1808
Fercullen Single Malt 21 year old
Jameson Bow Street 18 Years
Kinsale Spirit Company Wild Atlantic Irish Whiskey IPA
Kinsale Spirit Company Spanish Earl Irish Whiskey
Knappogue Castle 21
METHOD AND MADNESS Rye and Malt
Natterjack Blend No.1
Old Comber Irish Whiskey
Outwalker Irish Whiskeyc
Powers John’s Lane Cask Strength
Powers John’s Lane 12 Years Old
Roe & Co 106 Blend
Spot Whiskey Green Spot Chateau Montelena
Spot Whiskey Green Spot Leoville Barton
Spot Whiskey Red Spot
Spot Whiskey Yellow Spot
Teeling Small Batch Blended Irish Whiskey
Teeling Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey
Teeling Wonders of Wood Single Pot Still #3 Release, Swedish Oak
The Craft Irish Whiskey Co. The Taoscán
Waterford Whisky Cuvée Koffi
Waterford Whiskey Organic Cuvée Gaia
Waterford Whisky Peated Cuvée Fumo
Glendalough Distillery 7yo Irish Single Malt Mizunara Finish
West Virginia
MannCave Straight Bourbon 4 Year Cask Strength Distillers Reserve
Israel
M&H Elements — Peated
M&H Elements — Sherry
France
BELLEVOYE PRUNE
Japan
Fukano Blonde
Kaiyo Whisky 5 Wood
Maen Japanese Whisky 12 Year Old
Matsui Pure Malt Whisky The Kurayoshi 18 Years
Matsui Single M1alt Whisky The Matsui Sakura Cask
Matsui Single Malt Whisky The Matsui Sakura Single Cask 5 Years
Single Malt KANOSUKE 2023 Limited Edition
TOGOUCHI 9 Year Japanese Whisky
TOGOUCHI MISTY STILLMAN’S SELECTION Single Malt Japanese Whisky
Netherlands
Sculte Twentse Whisky 9
Sculte Twentse Whisky Peated 5
New Zealand
Pokeno Exploration Series Triple Distilled New Zealand Single Malt
Pokeno Exploration Series Winter Malt New Zealand Single Malt
Romania
Carpathian Single Malt Whisky Vradiano Cask Finish
Scotland
Aberfeldy 12 Years Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Aberfeldy 21 Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Aberfeldy Madeira Cask 16 Years Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Aberfeldy Madeira Cask 21 Years Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Aberlour 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Aberlour 2010 Vintage Double Cask
Alexander Murray & Co. Bothan Lowland Single Malt Sherry Cask
anCnoc 12 Year Old
Arran Single Malt 10 Years Old
Arran Sinlge Malt Sherry Cask Finish
Arran Single Malt Quarter Cask
Benriach The Smoky Twelve
Benriach The Twenty Five
Benriach The Thirty
Benromach 21 Years Old
Black & White Blended Scotch
Black Bull 12 Year Old
Bruichladdich The Classic Laddie
Bruichladdich Islay Barley 2014
Buchanan’s Two Souls
Craigellachie 17 Years Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Craigellachie 19 Years Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Cù Bòcan 15 Year Old
Deanston 12 Year Old
Dewar’s and Sons New 12 Years Old
Dewar’s and Sons Double Double 32 Years Old
Dewar’s and Sons 19 Years Old
Dewar’s and Sons Double Double 21 Years Old
Dewar’s and Sons Double Double 21 Years Old Mizunara
Dewar’s and Sons Double Double 37 Years Old
Duncan Taylor Rare Auld Grain Caledonian 1987, 31 year old
Elements of Islay Cask Edit
Elements of Islay Bourbon Cask
Ferg & Harris Highland Park 18 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky Oloroso Cask Finish
Glen Grant 15 Year Old
Glen Grant 18 Year Old
Glen Moray 18 Year Old
Glen Scotia 18 Year Old
Glen Scotia 25 Year Old
Glen Scotia Victoriana
Glencadam Distillery 10 Years Old
Glencadam Distillery 15 Years Old
Glenfiddich 23 Year Old Grand Cru
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old Sherry Cask Finish
Glenglassaugh Sandend
Glengoyne 25yo Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Glengoyne 30yo Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Highland Park 15 Year Old Single Malt Scotch
Highland Park 18 Year Old Single Malt Scotch
Highland Park 21 Year Old Single Malt Scotch
Isle of Skye 12 Year Scotch Whisky
Johnnie Walker High Rye
Johnnie Walker Gold Label Reserve
Johnnie Walker Double Black Label
Lagavulin Offerman Caribbean Rum Cask Finish
Laphroaig 10 Year Old Sherry Oak Finish Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Laphroaig 10 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Laphroaig Select Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Levenside 10YO Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Loch Lomond Classic
Loch Lomond 12 Year Old — Inchmoan
Loch Lomond 10 Year Old
Loch Lomond Peated Single Grain Scotch Whisky
Loch Lomond 18 Year Old
Loch Lomond Open Course Collection 2024 Royal Troon
Loch Lomond Cask 21/546-6 Exclusive Cask — 1st Fill Bordeaux Hogshead
Longmorn 18 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Meikle Tòir The Sherry One
Mortlach 16 Year Old
Naked Malt Blended Malt Scotch Whiskey
Nobel Rebel Smoke Symphony
Nobel Rebel Orchard Outburst
Old Parr 12 Year Old
Port Askaig Aged 8 Years
Royal Brackla Oloroso Palo Cortado & Pedro Ximenez 21 Years Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Singleton 40 Year Old
Smokehead Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Talisker 30 Year Old
Talisker 45 Year Old
Tamdhu Distinction III Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky
The GlenAllachie Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky 15-Year-Old
The GlenAllachie Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky 12-Year-Old
The Glendronach Forgue 10 Year Old
The Glenrothes The 18 Year Old
The Glenrothes The 25
The Perfect Fifth-Oran Blend No. 1
The Perfect Fifth-Oran Blend No. 2
The Sassenach Blended Scotch
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society Cask No. 4.379 Cliffside harbour
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society Cask No. 59.75 Walk down memory lane
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society Cask No. G15.28 Contrast and balance
The Singleton of Dufftown 12 Year Old
The Singleton of Glendullan 12 Year Old
Tomatin 12 Year Old
Tomatin 45 Year Old
Tomintoul 21 Year Old
South Korea
KI ONE Smoked Korean Single Malt Whisky
KI ONE Oloroso Sherry Korean Single Malt Whisky
Sweden
Seven Seals The Age of Virgo
Taiwan
Bunnyville-Single Grain Whisky Cask Stength-Lychee Wine Barrel
Kavalan Classic Single Malt Whisky
Kavalan Solist Amontillado Sherry Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky
Kavalan Solist Fino Sherry Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky
Kavalan Solist ex-Bourbon Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky
Kavalan Solist Moscatel Sherry Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky
Kavalan Solist Oloroso Sherry Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky
Kavalan Triple Sherry Cask Single Malt Whisky
OMAR Single Malt Whisky Cask Strength-Sherry Cask
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