Thomas S. Moore Port Finished Kentucky Straight Bourbon Named Gold Medalist at 2021 New York World Wine & Spirits Competition

 1792 Distillery Products Claim 10 Total Medals

FRANKFORT, Franklin County, Ky (Nov 4, 2021) The 2021 installment of the New York World Wine & Spirits Competition (NYWSC) recognized 10 whiskeys produced at Barton 1792 Distillery in Bardstown, Kentucky. Its Thomas S. Moore Port Finished Kentucky Straight Bourbon earned a Gold medal in addition to the six Silver medals and three Bronze medals earned by other Barton 1792 brands. The complete list of Barton 1792 brands recognized this year are as follows:

Gold medals went to

• Thomas S. Moore Port Finished Kentucky Straight Bourbon

Silver medals went to

• 1792 Small Batch Kentucky Straight Bourbon
• 1792 Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon
• 1792 Bottled in Bond Kentucky Straight Bourbon
• Thomas S. Moore Cabernet Sauvignon Finished Kentucky Straight Bourbon
• Thomas S. Moore Chardonnay Finished Kentucky Straight Bourbon
• Early Times Bottled in Bond Kentucky Straight Bourbon

Bronze medals went to

• 1792 Aged 12 Years Kentucky Straight Bourbon
• 1792 Full Proof Kentucky Straight Bourbon
• Early Times Kentucky Whiskey

The NYWSC is committed to three principles: legacy, integrity and experience. Predicated on these principles, the spirits are judged by the industry’s most trusted authorities. Results from the 2021 NYWSC can be viewed at https://www.nywscomp.com/results.

For more information on the award-winning portfolio of brands produced at 1792 Distillery, visit https://www.1792distillery.com.

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, and is named for the year Kentucky became a state. The Distillery has garnered a number of prestigious awards for its whiskies, including its 1792 Full Proof, which was named the World Whiskey of the Year for 2020.  To learn more visit www.1792bourbon.com