Two Sazerac Canadian Whiskies win medals at

2015 Los Angeles International Wine & Spirits Competition 

NEW ORLEANS, lA.  (Aug. 13, 2015) – Two of Sazerac’s Canadian Whiskies were awarded medals for demonstrating superior quality and taste at the 2015 Los Angeles International Wine & Spirits Competition. Legacy Canadian Whisky received a silver medal and Caribou Crossing Single Barrel Canadian Whisky received a bronze medal.

These whiskies were ranked among 365 spirits that were submitted from a total of 34 countries.

“To receive these medals among so many highly revered spirits across the world is a true honor,” Kevin Richards, marketing director of whiskeys and specialty brands, said. “We are very pleased with our results.”

 The Los Angeles International Wine & Spirits Competition was formed in 2007, with an esteemed panel of judges using a blind-tasting method to award medals to the best distilled spirits from around the world.  The award-winning entries will be displayed during the Los Angeles County Fair, Sept. 4 – 27, in “The Wine, Beer & Spirits Marketplace.”

Complete results of the 2015 LAIWSC are available at www.laspiritscomp.com.

About The Sazerac Company

Sazerac is one of New Orleans’ oldest family owned, privately held companies and has operations in New Orleans, Louisiana; Frankfort, Bardstown, Louisville and Owensboro, Kentucky; Fredericksburg, Virginia; Carson, California; Baltimore, Maryland; Lewiston, Maine; Londonderry, New Hampshire; and Montreal, Canada.  For more information, please visit www.sazerac.com.