Lee Spirits Company’s North American Blended Whiskey, Winston Lee, Earns Recognition at the 10th Annual New York International Spirit Competition
Colorado Springs, Colo. – May 30, 2019 – Lee Spirits Company, a leading distiller of gin, fine liqueurs and now award-winning North American Blended Whiskey is honored to announce its product Winston Lee, earned a coveted bronze medal at the 10th annual New York International Spirit Competition.
With over 600 product submissions from organizations representing 29 countries and covering over 60 spirit categories during this year’s competition, the New York International Spirits Competition is the first competition to be founded in the International Beverage Competition Series. All product grades were conducted by judging panels utilizing 100% blind taste testing.
“Our entire organization is honored to have earned a bronze medal for our wonderful blended whiskey Winston Lee,” said Ian Lee, Co-Founder. “This award is a testament to the countless hours of research and development we put into this product before we launched it to the public in early 2019. We designed Winston Lee to taste authentic, be priced at a level that meets the needs of both the industry and consumer and will use this recognition to drive our team to work even harder to ensure we uphold today’s recognition to the very highest professional level.”
Launched in March of 2019, Winston Lee North American Blended Whiskey utilizes the classic process used in pre-prohibition times, an age when most whiskies were manufactured in a blended format, Winston Lee, is comprised of four-year-old old Kentucky straight whiskey, rye, corn and is 94 proof.
Lee Spirits Company’s products are available throughout five states: Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas. Distributors who want more information about Lee Spirits Company’s offerings, click here.
About Lee Spirits Company:
Lee Spirits Company is an award-winning Colorado-based distillery whose mission is to create the finest gin, liqueurs and blended whiskey to empower spirit-lovers to make authentic pre-prohibition classic cocktails.
In 2013, Lee Spirits Company founders and cousins Ian and Nick Lee had an idea to develop and manufacture the finest Gin in Colorado and the United States along with accompanying liqueurs that would fit into classic cocktail recipes exactly as originally written. To connect with Lee Spirits, visit their website or social media page.
