Wildcat Distilling Co.’s Tillmans Small Batch Whiskey Earns International Recognition

ADI 2023 Bronze Award for Tillmans Small Batch Whiskey

“Our Tillmans, named after Grandpa Al Isakson, the original Wildcat Tillman, is a true example of our pride in creating high-quality spirits with grain grown on our family farm,” states Brad Lemke, Master Distiller.

FORT DODGE, Iowa (PRWEB)
May 17, 2023

Wildcat Distilling Co. proudly announces that its Tillmans Small Batch Whiskey has been awarded a bronze medal from the American Distilling Institute’s International Spirits Competition (ADI ISC)! The judging panel described the whiskey as having “an engaging aroma, good balance, with some inviting fruity and vanilla elements”. This is a huge accomplishment for Wildcat Distilling Co., demonstrating its commitment to creating superior products. Along with this recognition, they continue to provide an experience that customers will want to return to again and again. #ADIISC

Accepting the award on August 23rd at the ADI’s 2023 Conference in Las Vegas will be the Wildcat Distilling Co. team comprised of owners Brad and Amanda Lemke and Tony and Alissa Nelson.

Every spirit entered in the American Distilling Institute’s International Spirits Competition (ADI ISC) is tasted and evaluated blindly by an expert panel of spirit judges who are only given enough information to correctly judge the spirit without identifying the producer or the specific spirit. Individual judges make a medal or no medal recommendation with their score. When the panel has completed its evaluation, its anchor judge tallies the scores and begins discussing what medal, if any, should be awarded. The panel uses the numerical average as the starting point in their medal conversation. ADI allows the panel to adjust the award up or down to reflect the group’s consensus best. ADI believes this gives a more holistic reflection of the quality of the spirit that is not always captured by a cold numerical average.

Tillmans is a three-grain whiskey made from a traditional recipe blend of corn, wheat and rye that captures the proud, yet spicy nature of rye tempered by the earthy sweet notes of wheat. These perfectly balanced flavors are brought together by aging in new oak barrels.

“Our Tillmans, named after Grandpa Al Isakson, the original Wildcat Tillman, is a true example of our pride in creating high-quality spirits with grain grown on our family farm,” states Brad Lemke, Master Distiller. “Grandpa Al always believed that when things are done with care and done right, they can stand the test of time. That is exactly what Tillmans is all about, and this award demonstrates that.”

Other spirits created at Wildcat Distilling Co. include Harvest Moon, Honey Moon, Woodshed Red, and Plow Point. The Planter’s Pride is a precisely crafted individual whiskey that can be commissioned by farmers, businesses, or anyone that just wants to call a whiskey their own. Here the grains can be grown and provided for the distilling of the whiskey while continuing the “Till, Mill, Distill” trademark of all whiskeys produced at Wildcat Distilling Co.

The Wildcat Distilling Co. Tasting Room in Webster City is open for the community and visitors to stop and try out the whiskeys and signature drinks. For an experience of learning more about whiskey, they host Guided Tasting on the first Saturday of every month, and tickets can be purchased on their website. Events can also be scheduled at the Tasting Room. #ADIISC

Wildcat Distilling Co Tasting Room is at 626 2nd St., Webster City, IA 50595. To learn more, visit http://www.wildcatdistillery.com, call 515-524-6018, or email [email protected]. Follow along on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.

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