Columbus brand takes home more gold medals than any distillery in the country at world’s largest spirits contest

The Columbus-based High Bank Distillery Co. returned to central Ohio from the San Francisco World Spirits Competition with a whole lot of new hardware.

According to a press release, High Bank won eight total awards, six of which were Double Gold, the contest’s highest mark. According to High Banks, the distillery’s six double golds were the most of any other distillery based in the United States, and the second-most of any in the world.

The contest, which was held April 13-15, features more than 100 categories, and is billed as the largest and most impactful spirits competition in the entire world, fielding more than 6,000 entries every year.

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Here’s a list of every award High Bank received:

Double Gold for: Whiskey War Barrel Proof, Whiskey War Double Oaked, Whiskey War Double Double Oaked, Whiskey War Barrel Select Double Double

Silver for: Whiskey War

Bronze for: Statehouse Gin

The distillery is no stranger to success at the contest, either. Variants of its Whiskey War were named the top blended whiskey in America at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition in 2021 and 2022.

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