SIX WHISKIES FROM SAZERAC COMPANY RECOGNIZED AT 2021 ULTIMATE SPIRITS CHALLENGE

Collingwood and Mister Sam Tribute Whiskey Finalists for Chairman’s Trophy

Montreal (Aug. 11, 2021) – Judges at the 2021 Ultimate Spirits Challenge (USC) named Collingwood Blended Canadian Whisky and Mister Sam Tribute Whiskey as finalists for the Chairman’s Trophy, an award bestowed to the highest scoring entry in each category. Both products were listed as “Excellent, Highly Recommended” during judging, which was held throughout May and June. Collingwood Whisky also received the Great Value Award, which highlights a favorable relationship between a product’s suggested retail price and its final score. Four other Canadian whiskies also received accolades in this year’s competition with a record-breaking number of entries.

Excellent, Highly Recommended

• Caribou Crossing Single Barrel Canadian Whisky
• Collingwood Blended Canadian Whisky
• Mister Sam Tribute Whiskey

Very Good, Strong Recommendation

• Royal Canadian Small Batch Blended Whisky

Good, Recommended

• Canadian Mist Blended Canadian Whisky
• High River Canadian Whisky

The highly rated Mister Sam Tribute Whiskey is a blend of Sazerac’s top-quality Canadian and American Whiskeys and was introduced as a limited-edition blended whiskey in 2019. The “Mister Sam” name was chosen to honor the legendary Sam Bronfman who is widely known as the founder of the modern-day distilled spirits industry. Collingwood Whisky is uniquely crafted at the Collingwood Distillery in Ontario. Collingwood is the only Canadian whisky to take the extra step of resting its mature blends with toasted maplewood staves before bottling to bring a new dimension of flavor to the product.

Each USC entry was rated after review by multiple panels comprised of the spirits industry’s most renowned judges. This year’s judges included buyers, journalists, educators, and bar owners. For more information on the Ultimate Spirits Challenge and a full list of results, visit www.ultimate-beverage.com.

About Sazerac

Sazerac is one of America’s oldest family owned, privately held distillers with operations in the United States in Louisiana, Kentucky, Indiana, Virginia, Tennessee, Maine, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Maryland, California, and global operations in the United Kingdom, Ireland, France, India, Australia and Canada. For more information on Sazerac, please visit www.sazerac.com.