1792 DISTILLERY BRANDS RECEIVE FIVE AWARDS AT THE LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL SPIRITS COMPETITION 

BARDSTOWN, kENTUCKY (July 26, 2018) – The Los Angeles International Spirits Competition results are in and brands from Barton 1792 Distillery sailed through  with all gold medals in every spirit entered in this competition. 1792 Sweet Wheat won Best of Category in the category of Small Batch Bourbon 10 years or less and Zackariah Harris won Best of Category (Bourbon.) Each of these spirits also received a gold medal.

Those awarded Gold include:

• 1792 Small Batch Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
• 1792 Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
• Very Old Barton 80 proof Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
• Very Old Barton 90 proof Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
• Kentucky Tavern Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey

This competition, in its 12th year, is judged by a panel of the spirit industry’s most renowned judges including award-winning authors, buyers, journalists, educators and bar owners, who rate each spirit on a 100-point scale.

Complete results for the 2018 Los Angeles International Spirits Competition can be found at https://fairplex.com/competitions/spirits-competition/awards-celebration.

About Barton 1792 Distillery

Barton 1792 Distillery is part of Barton Brands.  Barton Brands has facilities in Bardstown, Ky., Carson, Calif., and Baltimore, Md. Barton Brands is owned by the Sazerac Company, an American family-owned company based in New Orleans, La. Barton 1792 Distillery was established in 1879 and continues today as the oldest fully-operating Distillery in the “Bourbon Capital of the World.” The Distillery is located on 196 acres and includes 28 warehouses, 22 other buildings, the Morton Spring and the Tom Moore Spring.  Distilling, aging and bottling fine Bourbon whiskey are hallmarks of the historic Barton 1792 Distillery. 1792 Small Batch Bourbon Whiskey is produced at Barton 1792 Distillery. This whiskey is named for the year Kentucky became a state and is the recent gold medal winner at the 2017 Los Angeles International Spirits Competition. To learn more visit www.1792bourbon.com