Stranahan’s®, the nation’s main American single malt whiskey, has as soon as once more taken high honors on the 2025 San Francisco World Spirits Competitors, incomes Finest in Class American Single Malt Whiskey for its limited-edition Snowflake Redcloud Peak.
The win marks the second 12 months in a row the model has claimed the class’s highest accolade, following final 12 months’s victory with Stranahan’s Unique—additional cementing its place because the most-awarded American single malt.
A cult-favorite winter launch since 2011, Snowflake is thought for its uncommon, globally sourced cask finishes and its fiercely loyal fanbase, lots of whom camp outdoors the Denver distillery every December to safe one of many few bottles obtainable. True to its philosophy that no two Snowflakes are alike, Redcloud Peak delivers a completely new expression crafted by Head Blender Justin Aden. Influenced by casks from Spain, Hungary, and the American bourbon belt, the 94-proof launch affords layers of toffee, candied nectarine, smoked honey, praline, raspberries, and maraschino, ending spherical and subtly candy.
This newest accolade additionally arrives at a pivotal second for the class: American single malt was not too long ago acknowledged by the U.S. authorities as an official, legally outlined whiskey model—the primary new class classification in additional than half a century.
“To be named Finest American Single Malt by among the most discerning palates within the business is a unprecedented honor. This recognition affirms not solely the work we do at Stranahan’s, but in addition the promise and rising presence of the American single malt class on the world stage,” stated Stranahan’s Head Blender, Justin Aden.
“I’ve had the privilege of constructing on Stranahan’s singular recipe, perfected over greater than 21 years, and exploring its potential by longer maturation and an expanded repertoire of cask finishes. Our Snowflake expressions invite daring exploration within the service of making distinctive and splendidly expressive whiskeys that may problem the best single malts from around the globe.”
Stranahan’s Snowflake Redcloud Peak leads a 12 months of outstanding wins for the model. Acknowledged on the San Francisco World Spirits Competitors, it was a part of a portfolio sweep, with each Stranahan’s core and limited-release whiskey incomes Gold or Double Gold medals. This milestone provides to greater than 100 awards the model has collected in 2025 alone, solidifying its management in American single malt because the #1 most awarded. Different notable wins this 12 months embody:
- Finest American Single Malt Whiskey by the Beverage Testing Institute – Stranahan’s American Single Malt Whiskey: Mountain Angel 10-12 months-Previous
- Better of Present on the Denver Worldwide Spirits Competitors – Stranahan’s American Single Malt Whiskey: Blue Peak
- 1st Place Finest Single Malt 10 12 months and Older Whiskey on the Worldwide Whiskey Competitors – Stranahan’s American Single Malt Whiskey: Mountain Angel 10-12 months-Previous
- American Single Malt Whiskey of the 12 months on the Bartender Spirit Awards – Stranahan’s American Single Malt Whiskey: Unique
- Finest American Single Malt Whiskey on the ADI Competitors – Stranahan’s American Single Malt Whiskey: Mountain Angel 10-12 months-Previous
- Finest Single Malt Whiskey on the 2025 Los Angeles Invitational Wine and Spirits Problem – Stranahan’s American Single Malt Whiskey: Mountain Angel 10-12 months-Previous
Stranahan’s is gearing as much as launch its subsequent Snowflake Launch this 12 months on December 6. Followers can signal as much as study extra at stranahans.com/occasions/snowflake.
About Stranahan’s American Single Malt Whiskey
Stranahan’s American Single Malt Whiskey is the primary and most-awarded American single malt. Based greater than 20 years in the past as a class pioneer, its American single malt whiskey consists of 100% malted barley and minimize with Eldorado Spring water, aged in new American white oak barrels. From grain to glass, Stranahan’s whiskey is distilled and bottled at its Colorado distillery, the state’s first authorized distillery since Prohibition. The model opened Stranahan’s Whiskey Lodge in Aspen in 2024, close to the place its founders met greater than twenty years in the past and first made their whiskey.
Lodge visitors can take pleasure in progressive cocktails, elevated alpine-inspired bites, and pours of uncommon American single malt whiskey amongst majestic mountain views. Stranahan’s expressions embody Unique, Blue Peak, Sherry Cask, Diamond Peak, Mountain Angel 10-12 months-Previous, Mountain Angel 12-12 months-Previous, Aspen Unique Calvados Cask, the ultra-limited-edition annual launch, Snowflake, and a collection of distillery and experimental exclusives. As one of many first American single malts, Stranahan’s is dedicated to constructing recognition and admiration for the class globally. To study extra, go to Stranahans.com.
Stranahan’s® Colorado Whiskey. 47% Alc./Vol. (94 proof). ©2025 Stranahan’s Colorado Whiskey, stranahans.com. Please drink Stranahan’s® Colorado Whiskey responsibly.
