Sons of Liberty Spirits Co. Notches Double Gold Honors at 2016 San Francisco World Spirits Comp

Sons of Liberty Spirits Co. is proud to announce its True Born Gin has been unanimously awarded Double Gold honors at the 2016 San Francisco World Spirits Competition (SFWSC).

Less than a year after releasing its revolutionary, True Born Gin – The Belgian Wheat Act, part of the first-ever gin line distilled from craft style beers, Sons of Liberty was awarded Double Gold by a panel of judges at this year’s San Francisco World Spirits Competition. The Double Gold award, which is recognized as the competition’s highest medal honor, signifies an “outstanding” review; earning top marks from all judges comprising a blind tasting panel.

“When we launched True Born we sought to prove that there is much more to gin than neutral spirits infused with a myriad of botanicals,” said Sons of Liberty Founder, Mike Reppucci. “We are equally thrilled and humbled to win our first Double Gold, especially with a product that doesn’t follow the traditional processes, as this was a Belgian Wheat beer distilled into a Gin. How cool is that?”

Winning a coveted SFWSC medal is no easy feat. This year’s Double Gold win marks the first time Sons of Liberty accomplished the feat at the esteemed blind tasting competition. Medal winners are chosen after being put through a rigorous judging process - a highly controlled operation held over four days of precise blind tastings by a panel of judges that are understood around the world to be the best the industry has to offer.

Sons of Liberty launched True Born Gin in the summer of 2015, following years of establishing a distillery reputation for producing some of the finest, and most unique craft whiskies on the planet. Their seasonal flavored and single malt whiskies have been awarded more than 45 blind tasting honors since 2009.

Similar to the innovative distillation process that earned Sons of Liberty countless blind tasting awards in the whiskey category, the craft distillery started their True Born Gin with beer. They brewed a Belgian Wheat beer for The Belgian Wheat Act, which is composed of barley, wheat and oats and infused that mash with coriander, sweet orange peel, lemongrass, cascade and chinook hops. In the gin basket, the same botanicals present in the mash are infused with the spirit in addition to juniper berries (a requirement for gin).

Since its introduction in 2000, the San Francisco World Spirits Competition has become one of the most respected and influential spirits competitions in the world. And over the course of 16 years, award wins at the SFWSC have come to be the known as an industry standard as a reliable indication of a spirit’s excellence and integrity.

About Sons of Liberty Spirits Co.
The Sons of Liberty (www.solspirits.com) believe that being American means taking a stand without compromise and fearlessly pursuing your dreams no matter what stands in your way. Sons of Liberty Spirits was founded to revolutionize and redefine American Spirits, and they are doing so using a beer into spirit methodology. Challenging century old traditions, Sons of Liberty produces two American Single Malt Whiskies born from distinctly flavorful beers (UPRISING and BATTLE CRY) and the first-ever seasonal line of whiskies (Sons of Liberty Seasonals). Proving their passion has now bounds, the whiskies are accompanied by True Born Gin – Belgian Wheat Act, a Genever Style Gin distilled from a Belgian Wheat Beer. The Sons of Liberty distillery is located in South Kingstown, Rhode Island and their products are distributed throughout Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Connecticut. Please visit www.solspirits.com/where-to-buy to find locations carrying Sons of Liberty products.