ROCK TOWN’S ARKANSAS RYE WHISKEY SCORES A 95/100
AT THE 2020 INTERNATIONAL WINE AND SPIRITS CHALLENGE

Little Rock, AR – (August 11, 2020) – Rock Town Distillery is pleased to announce its Arkansas Straight Rye Whiskey has scored a 95/100 at the prestigious 2020 International Wine and Spirits Competition (IWSC) held in the UK.

The IWSC is one of the oldest and most respected tasting competitions in the world.The IWSC runs a tightly structured, rigorous tasting process. They use the ‘double-blind’ method, which means samples are tasted in pre-poured numbered glasses to ensure their experts never see a bottle. Each spirit is judged by a whole panel in sync, allowing for group discussions. All spirits scoring 90 and above were re-tasted by the Judging Committee for the final confirmation, and to ensure consistency across the tasting.

Rock Town’s Arkansas Straight Rye Whiskey is distilled from a mash of 56% Rye, 34% Corn and 10% Distillers Malt. and has been aged for over 2 years in 25 gallon new charred oak barrels.

“We’re very proud of our Arkansas Rye,” says distillery founder and head distiller, Phil Brandon. “It consistently scores among the top rye whiskeys in the world, having already garnered a 94/100 in the 2020 Whiskey Bible and a Gold Medal in San Francisco in 2019. To now score a 95/100 in the UK at the IWSC is an amazing feat and we’re over the moon with excitement about it”.

ABOUT THE IWSC

Joel Harrison, IWSC Chair Judge and member of the Spirits Judging Committee has released a summary of the tasting which can be found here  You can view the full results here: https://iwsc.net/results/search

ABOUT ROCK TOWN DISTILLERY

Rock Town Distillery produces the award winning Arkansas Bourbon, Arkansas Single Barrel Bourbon Whiskey, Arkansas Hickory Smoked Whiskey, Arkansas Rye Whiskey, Rock Town Vodka and more which are distributed to multiple states and Canada. Winner of the 2015 US Micro Whisky of the Year in the 2015 edition of Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible.

Rock Town Distillery, Arkansas’ first legal distillery since prohibition, is located in downtown Little Rock at 1201 Main Street, Little Rock, AR 72202.  The distillery is open for tours 6 days a week. To find out more please visit www.rocktowndistillery.com