John J. Bowman Single Barrel Virginia Straight Bourbon Awarded

Double Gold Medal at 2021 San Francisco World Spirits Competition

Distillery Spirits Receive Six Medals in Total

FREDERICKSBURG, VIRGINIA (June 1, 2021) – A. Smith Bowman Distillery’s John J. Bowman Single Barrel Virginia Straight Bourbon received the prestigious Double Gold medal at the 2021 San Francisco World Spirits Competition. Each entry was subject to rounds of blind tastings and individual evaluation on both taste and design by judges, and a Double Gold medal indicates the recipient spirit received Gold medal ratings from every member on the judging panel during the judging process. Additionally, one spirit from the Distillery was awarded a Gold medal, three were awarded Silver medals, and one was awarded a Bronze medal.

Double Gold

• John J. Bowman Single Barrel Virginia Straight Bourbon

Silver

• Isaac Bowman Port Finished Virginia Straight Bourbon
• Bowman Brothers Small Batch Virginia Straight Bourbon

Spirits entered into the San Francisco World Spirits Competition are judged over four days of highly controlled blind tastings by a panel of 25 judges made up of respected, experienced industry experts. Complete results and more information on the 2021 San Francisco World Spirits Competition can be found at sfspiritscomp.com

About A. Smith Bowman

A. Smith Bowman’s distilling roots date back to the years before Prohibition when the Bowman family had a granary and dairy farm in Sunset Hills, Virginia. They used excess grain from the family estate to distill spirits. In 1934, after the Repeal of Prohibition, Abram Smith Bowman and his sons continued the family tradition and built a more modern distillery in Fairfax County, Virginia called Sunset Hills Farm.  The Distillery was moved in 1988 and is now nestled in Spotsylvania County near the city of Fredericksburg, 60 miles away from the original location.

As a small and privately owned company, A. Smith Bowman Distillery continues the time-honored traditions on which it was founded. Considered a micro-distillery by today’s standards, A. Smith Bowman produces an assortment of hand-crafted spirits distilled from only the finest natural ingredients and using the latest technology. This micro-distillery focuses on the production of premium spirits honoring the legacy of Virginia’s first settlers. As Virginia’s oldest and most award-winning distillery, its various brands have earned numerous prestigious awards over the years, including John J. Bowman Single Barrel, which received a double gold medal at the 2021 San Francisco World Spirits Competition. For more information on A. Smith Bowman, please visit www.asmithbowman.com.