Meet the First Landing Cup Medalists

Meet the Top Winners 

Topping the competition was Virginia Distillery Company’s Courage & Conviction Signature Malt, which earned Best in Show honors, distinguishing it as the highest-scoring spirit across all categories. Five other distilleries earned “Best in Class” honors in their respective categories, while judges awarded 13 gold, 48 silver and 40 bronze medals overall.

Meet the Medalists

Gold

CAISEAL BEER & SPIRITS CO. – Caiseal Peated American Single Malt Whiskey

CATOCTIN CREEK – Catoctin Creek Hot Honey Rye

HIGHLANDS DISTILLING CO. – Dragon Navy Strength Gin

KO DISTILLING – KO Distiller’s Reserve Bottled-in-Bond Straight Rye Whiskey, KO Distiller’s Reserve Bottled-in-Bond Straight Bourbon Whiskey 

MT. DEFIANCE DISTILLERY – Mt. Defiance Absinthe Supérieure

MURLARKEY DISTILLED SPIRITS – Papi’s Salsa Borracha Vodka, MurLarkey ImaGination Gin

OLD HOUSE VINEYARDS – Estate Brandy XO

RAGGED BRANCH DISTILLERY – Ragged Branch Rye Whiskey

THREE CROSSES DISTILLING CO. – Crossed Rifles Spiced Rum

VIRAGO SPIRITS – Modern Gin with Oolong Tea

VIRGINIA DISTILLERY COMPANY – Courage & Conviction Signature Malt

Silver

BELMONT FARM DISTILLERY – Kopper Kettle Rye Whiskey Bonded, Special Reserve Virginia Whiskey, Kopper Kettle Whiskey Bonded, Kopper Kettle Golden Gin, Kopper Kettle Bourbon Whiskey, Kopper Kettle Vodka

CAISEAL BEER & SPIRITS CO. – Caiseal Vintage Gin, Caiseal Virginia Straight Bourbon, Caiseal Vodka, Caiseal Gin

CATOCTIN CREEK – Rabble Rouser BIB Rye Whisky, Roundstone Rye Cask Proof

COPPER FOX DISTILLERY – 10 Squared Vodka, Copper Fox Dawson’s Reserve Bourbon

DEVILS BACKBONE DISTILLING CO. – Fox Field Gin

HIGHLANDS DISTILLING CO. – Revelations Virginia Smoked Whisky, War Horn Virginia Rye Whisky

HILL TOP DISTILLERY – Gooch Hooch Lemon Drop Moonshine

IRONCLAD DISTILLERY – Betrayal Straight Rye, Bottled In Bond Bourbon, Old Kernel Straight Bourbon

JH BARDS SPIRIT CO. – Skipper’s Select Toasted Barrel Bourbon Whiskey

KARAHIYO SPIRITS – KARAHIYO Espresso Martini

KO DISTILLING – Battle Standard 142 Gin (Navy Strength), Bare Knuckle American White Whiskey

LAIRD & COMPANY – Laird’s Tenth Generation Apple Brandy, Laird’s Rare 12 Years Apple Brandy

LOST WHISKEY CLUB – Lost Whiskey Club Single Barrel High Rye Straight Bourbon

MT. DEFIANCE DISTILLERY – Mt. Defiance Gin Nouveau

MURLARKEY DISTILLED SPIRITS – MurLarkey Divine Clarity Vodka

RAGGED BRANCH DISTILLERY – Ragged Branch Cowboy Cut Bourbon

RESERVOIR DISTILLERY – Reservoir Distillery Rye, Reservoir Distillery Wheat, Reservoir Distillery Hunter and Scott Bourbon

SPIRIT LAB DISTILLING – Aass Single Malt Whiskey, Esprit Joyeux Virginia Brandy

SPRINGFIELD DISTILLERY – 1799, Springfield Straight Bourbon

THREE CROSSES DISTILLING – 10-42 End of Watch

TRIAL & ERROR – Ginger Liqueur, Retake

VIRAGO SPIRITS – Virago 151 ‘High Proof’ Rum, Virago Premium White Rum

VIRGINIA BEACH DISTILLING – Beach Vodka

VIRGINIA DISTILLERY COMPANY – VDC Cabernet Cask Select

VITAE SPIRITS DISTILLERY – Golden Rum

WATERMAN SPIRITS – Waterman Spirits Orange Liqueur, Waterman Spirits Organic Vodka

Bronze

AXE HANDLE DISTILLING – Smoothbore Bottled-in-Bond, Marine Strength Gin

BELMONT FARM DISTILLERY – Kopper Kettle Butterscotch Whiskey, Kopper Kettle Single Malt Whiskey, Belmont Virginia Lightning Corn Whiskey, Kopper Kettle Spiced Rum, Kopper Kettle Apple Whiskey

BLUE SHEPHERD SPIRITS – Blue Shepherd Agave

BLUE SKY DISTILLERY – Blackbeard’s Point Rum, Flying Dragon Spiced Rum

CAISEAL BEER & SPIRITS CO. – Caiseal Single Malt Whiskey

CHESAPEAKE BAY DISTILLERY – Chic’s Beach Rum

COPPER FOX DISTILLERY – Copper Fox Peachwood American Single Malt, Copper Fox Chestnut American Whisky, Copper Fox Port Barrel Finished Rye Whisky

DEVILS BACKBONE DISTILLING CO. – Raptor Dark Rum

HIGHLANDS DISTILLING COMPANY – CAVU

HILL TOP DISTILLERY – Hill Top Straight Bourbon Barrel Proof

JH BARDS SPIRIT CO. – Toasted Barrel Single Malt Whiskey, Maple Whiskey

KARAHIYO – KARAHIYO Bourbon Whiskey Espresso Martini

LINCOLN RIDGE – Lincoln Ridge Premium Vodka

MT. DEFIANCE DISTILLERY – Mt. Defiance Cassis Liqueur, Mt. Defiance Amaretto Liqueur

MURLARKEY DISTILLED SPIRITS – MurLarkey Three Tea Whiskey

OLD HOUSE VINEYARDS – Culpeper’s Own

R D WILHELM – Reverend Spirits Gin

RAGGED BRANCH DISTILLERY – Ragged Branch Signature Bourbon

RESERVOIR DISTILLERY – Reservoir Distillery Hazmat Bourbon

SPIRIT LAB DISTILLING – Virginia Dram, Old Tom Gin

SPRINGFIELD DISTILLERY – Scratch Brown Sugar Cinnamon Whiskey, Scratch Blackberry Whiskey

VIRAGO SPIRITS – Reverie Rum, Bottled-in-Bond; Coffee Liqueur

VIRGINIA DISTILLERY COMPANY – VDC Port Cask Reserve, VDC Blue Ridge Toasted Oak Finish

VITAE SPIRITS DISTILLERY – Modern Gin, Barrel Aged Rum

WATERMAN SPIRITS – Waterman Spirits Perfect Crush