Here are the top Whiskey and Spirits Distilleries:
Top 3 Whiskey Distilleries
1. Moylan’s Distilling – California
2. Gervasi Spirits – Ohio
3. Nearest Green Distillery – Tennessee

Top 3 Spirits Distilleries
1) Gervasi Spirits – Ohio
2) Waypoint Spirits – Connecticut
3) Papps Hilltop Distillery – Ohio

2025 U.S. Open Whiskey Championship Medal Results
Category: Straight Bourbon   
GOLD – Gervasi Spirits – Whiskey – Straight Bourbon Whiskey – Ohio
SILVER – Barrel House Distilling – Barrel House Select Cask Strength Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey – Kentucky
BRONZE – Nearest Green Distillery – Nearest Green Tennessee Whiskey – Tennessee

Category: Small Batch Bourbon 1-3 Years Under 100 proof  
GOLD – Incendiary Brewing Company – Old Shallow Ford Wheated Bourbon – North Carolina
SILVER – Three Crosses Distilling – 10-42: End of Watch Bourbon – Virginia
BRONZE – Moylan’s Distilling – Moylan’s Bourbon 3 year – California

Category: Small Batch Bourbon 1-3 Years 100 proof or over  
GOLD – Moylan’s Distilling – Moylan’s Cask Strength Bourbon 3 year – California
SILVER – Wild Hare Distillery – Red Headed Hare – Arizona
BRONZE – Weldon Mills Distillery – Weldon Mills Reserve Bourbon Whiskey – North Carolina

Category: Small Batch Bourbon 4-10 Years Under 100 proof 
GOLD – Moylan’s Distilling – Moylan’s Sanctioned Bourbon – California
SILVER – SpringWater Spirits – Astoria Bourbon Red – Florida
BRONZE – SpringWater Spirits – Astoria Bourbon Green – Florida
BRONZE – Gervasi Spirits – Straight Bourbon Whiskey – Ohio

Category: Small Batch Bourbon 4-10 Years Over 100 proof 
GOLD – Karrikin Spirits – Orion’s Reserve – Ohio
SILVER – Northern Row Brewery & Distillery – Northern Liberties Whiskey Co. – Ohio
BRONZE – SpringWater Spirits – Astoria Bourbon Red – Florida

Category: Single Barrel Whiskey 
GOLD – Knox Joseph Distillery – Knox Joseph Straight Bourbon Whiskey – Ohio
SILVER – Nearest Green Distillery – Uncle Nearest Single Barrel Whiskey – Batch 905 – Tennessee
BRONZE – Azalea & Appel Larado Whiskey – Larado Whiskey Wheated Whiskey – Colorado

Category: American Single Malt Whiskey  
GOLD – Moylan’s Distilling – American Single Malt Whisky – California
SILVER – Kupu Spirits – Kupu Whiskey – Limited Release – Hawaii
BRONZE – SanTan Spirits – J.W. Powell – Arizona

Category: Rye Whiskey – Under 100 Proof
GOLD – Moylan’s Distilling – Moylan’s Resistance Rye Whisky – California
SILVER – Karrikin Spirit – Rye Whiskey – Ohio
BRONZE – Barrel House Distilling – Licking River Rye Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey – Kentucky

Category: Rye Whiskey – 100 or Over Proof
GOLD – Nearest Green Distillery – Uncle Nearest Uncut & Unfiltered Straight Rye Whiskey – Batch 009 – Tennessee
SILVER – Moylan’s Distilling – Moylan’s Cask Strength Rye Whisky – California
SILVER – Azalea & Appel Larado Whiskey – Larado Whiskey Rye Whiskey – Colorado
BRONZE – SanTan Spirits – Butcher Jones – Arizona

Category: Blended Whiskey  
GOLD – Nearest Green Distillery – Uncle Nearest Master Blend Edition – Batch 032 – Tennessee
SILVER – Common Ritual – Altar and Bloom – Missouri
BRONZE – Kupu Spirits – Kupu Whiskey – Hawaii

Category: Craft Whiskey 
GOLD – Oxford Oaks Distillery – Double Barrel Aged Whiskey – North Carolina
SILVER – Barrel House Distilling – King Solomon Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey – Kentucky
BRONZE – Dayton Barrel Works Artisan Distillery – Rubicon Creek Myth – Ohio

Category: Whiskey finished in wine or other spirits barrels
GOLD – James Bay Distillers – Galloping Goose Canadian Whisky, Finished in Amontillado Sherry Casks – Washington
GOLD – Gervasi Spirits – Wine Barrel Bourbon – Ohio
SILVER – Gervasi Spirits – Rum Barrel Bourbon – Ohio
BRONZE – Untold Spirits – Edmond’s Honor – Georgia

Category: Flavored Whiskey  
GOLD – Barley Creek Distilling – Peanut Butter Whiskey – Pennsylvania
SILVER – Three Crosses Distilling – Three Crosses Coffee Whiskey – North Carolina
BRONZE – Gervasi Spirits – Honey Heat Whiskey – Ohio

Category: Whiskey in Non-Traditional Barrel Aging    
GOLD – SpringWater Spirits – Astoria Bourbon Gold Blend – Florida
SILVER – Gervasi Spirits – Whiskey – Maple Cask Bourbon – Ohio
BRONZE – Four Sons Distilling – Barrel Finished – Vanilla – California

Category: Anything Goes 
GOLD – Iron Vault Distillery – FrankenBlend – Ohio
SILVER – Moylan’s Distilling – Moylan’s Bier Schnapps – California
BRONZE – Weldon Mills Distillery – Rockfish Whiskey – North Carolina

2025 U.S. Open Spirits Championship
Category: Traditional Moonshine  
GOLD – Paps Hilltop Distillery – Copperas Mountain Corn – Ohio
SILVER – Flatrock Distilling Company – Flatrock Sweet Corn Moonshine – Ohio
BRONZE – DropZone Distilling – Smokey Mtn Squatch Shine – Ohio

Category: Aged Moonshine/Corn Whiskey  
GOLD – Moylan’s Distilling – Moylan’s Wiley Howell Moonshine – California
SILVER – Barrel House Distilling – Devil John Dark ‘Shine – Kentucky
SILVER – Roaring River Distillery – Single Barrel Aged Moonshine – Tennessee

Category: Flavored Moonshine    
GOLD – Paps Hilltop Distillery – Caramel Apple Pie Moonshine – Ohio
SILVER – South Mountain Distilling Company – Elvis Presley’s Peanut Butter Banana Moonshine – North Carolina
BRONZE – Roaring River Distillery – Ghost Hunt Weekend Apparition Apple – Tennessee
BRONZE – Gervasi Spirits – Winter White Whiskey – Ohio

Category: Non-Aged Whiskey
GOLD – Waypoint Spirits – Waypoint Spirits Bourbon Distillate – Connecticut
SILVER – Springfield Distillery – Scratch Corn Whiskey- Virginia
BRONZE – Moylan’s Distilling – Moylan’s Fuego Chicken – California

Category: Gin     
GOLD – Chatham Imports – Farmer’s Reserve Strength Gin – New York
GOLD – Gervasi Spirits – Small Batch Gin – Ohio
SILVER – Waypoint Spirits – Waypoint Spirits Gin – California
BRONZE – New Realm Distilling – New Realm Gin – Georgia

Category: Barrel-Aged Gin    
GOLD – New Realm Distilling – New Realm Barrel-Rested Gin – Georgia
SILVER – Kupu Spirits – Kupu Barrel-Aged Gin – Hawaii
BRONZE – Dayton Barrel Works Artisan Distillery – Harpers Armagnac Gin – Ohio

Category: Vodka 
GOLD – Chatham Imports – Crop Green Additive Free – New York
SILVER – Royal Mash – Royal Mash Vintage Vodka – United Kingdom
BRONZE – Barrel House Distilling – Pure Blue Vodka – Kentucky
BRONZE – Oxford Oaks Distillery – Vodka – North Carolina

Category: Flavored Vodka   
GOLD – Waypoint Spirits – Waypoint Spirits Raspberry Vodka – Connecticut
SILVER – Weldon Mills Distillery – WMD – North Carolina
BRONZE – Red Horse Distillery – Jungle Joe’s Bamboo Vodka – Florida

Category: White Rum   
GOLD – Red Horse Distillery – Jungle Joe’s Bamboo Rum – Florida
SILVER – SpringWater Spirits – Bayport White Rum – Florida
BRONZE – Red Horse Distillery – Everglades White Lightning Rum – Florida

Category: Dark/GOLD/Barrel-Aged Rum 
GOLD – Barrel House Distilling – Oak Rum – Kentucky
SILVER – Wild Hare Distillery – The OBJECTIVE – Arizona
BRONZE – 3 Horses Distillery ( 3H Brand ) – BVL Barrel Reserve Rum – Florida

Category: Spiced/Flavored Rum 
GOLD – Gervasi Spirits – Spiced Rum – Ohio
SILVER – Three Crosses Distilling – Crossed Rifles Spiced Rum – North Carolina
BRONZE – Niagara College Teaching Distillery – Canadian Rum – Ontario

Category: Specialty Spirits   
GOLD – Niagara College Teaching Distillery – Absinthe – Ontario
GOLD – Dayton Barrel Works Artisan Distillery – Gypsy Queen – Ohio
SILVER – Gervasi Spirits – Giava – Ohio
BRONZE – Red Horse Distillery – Jungle Joes Bamboo Spirits – Florida

Category: Other Spirits     
GOLD-AGAVE – SpringWater Spirits – Casa de Sirenas – Florida
SILVER-AGAVE – Weldon Mills Distillery – Rey Coyote Reposado Tequila – North Carolina
BRONZE-AGAVE – Karrikin Spirits – Blaze – Ohio
GOLD-OTHER – BODEGA EL PARAISO IQUENO – PISCO TORONTEL – Peru
GOLD-OKOLEAO – Ola Brew – Ocean Aged Okolehao – Hawaii

2025 U.S. Open Coctail Championship
Category: CLASSIC Canned Cocktail  
GOLD – Alaskan Distilling Company – Rainforest Gin and Tonic – Alaskan
SILVER – Oxford Oaks Distillery – Blackberry Rum Daquiri – North Carolina
BRONZE – Right Coast Spirits-FX Matt – Right Coast Margarita Whips – Lime – New York

Category: Citrus Canned Cocktail 
GOLD – Alaskan Distilling – Camp Fuel: Citrus Breeze – Alaskan
SILVER – Alaskan Distilling – Solstice Vodka Lemonade – Alaskan
BRONZE – Four Sons Distilling – The Purple One – California

Category: FRUIT & BERRY Canned Cocktail 
GOLD – New Realm Distilling – New Realm Vodka Cranberry – Georgia
SILVER – Barley Creek Distilling – Transfusion Cocktail – Pennsylvania
BRONZE – Right Coast Spirits – FX Matt – Right Coast Italian Ice – Blue Raspberry Frost – New York

Category: Whiskey Canned Cocktail    
GOLD – Springfield Distillery – Scratch Strawberry Whiskey Smash – Virginia
SILVER – Oxford Oaks Distillery – Whiskey Smash – North Carolina
BRONZE – Springfield Distillery – Scratch Blackberry Whiskey Sour – Virginia

Category: Bottled Cocktails 
GOLD – Niagara College Teaching Distillery – Spiced Old Fashion – Ontario
SILVER – New Realm Distilling – New Realm Old Fashioned – Georgia
BRONZE – SanTan Spirits – Espresso Martini – Arizona