Awards and Accolades
2023 New York International Spirits Competition
Minnesota Whiskey Distillery of the Year
2023 International Whisky Competition Best Minnesota Whiskey Brother Justus Cold-Peated®
American Single Malt Whiskey
2023 DISCUS Innovation Awards,
2nd Place
Brother Justus Cold-Peated®
American Single Malt Whiskey and
the Aitkin County Process®
2025 Fred Minnick 2025 Top 100 American Whiskey Ranking, #4
Brother Justus 2025 Founder’s Reserve
American Single Malt Whiskey
By Product
2023 ASCOT Awards, Platinum Medal, American Whiskey
2023 ASCOT Awards, Platinum Medal, American Single Malt
2023 Las Vegas Global Spirit Awards, Gold Medal, American Single Malt
2024 The Fifty Best, Gold Medal, American Single Malt Whiskey
2024 San Francisco World Spirits Competition, Silver Medal
2023 San Francisco World Spirits Competition, Silver Medal
2023 Bartender Spirits Awards, Silver Medal
2023 North American Bourbon & Whiskey Competition, Silver Medal
2023 Craft Competition International Awards, Silver Medal
2023 Beverage Testing Institute, Silver Medal
2023 New York World Wine & Spirits Competition, Silver Medal
2025 American Craft Spirits Competition, Bronze Medal, Whiskey
2023 New York International Spirits Competition, Bronze Medal
2023 SIP Awards, Bronze Medal; Innovation Award
Top 50 Innovative Spirits of 2023, The Spirits Business, #4
2023 International Whisky Competition, 1st Place, Best Minnesota Whiskey
2023 International Whisky Competition, 3rd Place, Best American Single Malt Whiskey
2023 SIP Awards, Double Gold Medal
2023 New York International Spirits Competition, Gold Medal
2023 ASCOT Awards, Gold Medal
2023 North American Bourbon & Whiskey Competition, Gold Medal
2023 Craft Competition International Awards, Gold Medal
2023 Beverage Testing Institute, Gold Medal, Innovative & Experimental Spirits
2025 American Craft Spirits Competition, Silver Medal, Whiskey
2024 San Francisco World Spirits Competition, Silver Medal
2023 San Francisco World Spirits Competition, Silver Medal
2023 Bartender Spirits Awards, Silver Medal
2023 Beverage Testing Institute, Silver Medal
2023 Las Vegas Global Spirit Awards, Silver Medal, American Single Malt
2023 New York World Wine & Spirits Competition, Bronze Medal
2025 American Craft Spirits Competition, Gold Medal, Whiskey
2023 International Whisky Competition, 3rd Place, Best Minnesota Whiskey
2024 San Francisco World Spirits Competition, Double Gold Medal and Best in Class finalist
2023 Craft Competition International Awards, Gold Medal
2023 Beverage Testing Institute, Gold Medal
2023 New York World Wine & Spirits Competition, Silver Medal
2023 North American Bourbon & Whiskey Competition, Bronze Medal
2023 Las Vegas Global Spirit Awards, Bronze Medal, American Single Malt
2025 San Francisco World Spirits Competition, Silver Medal
Ranked #4 on Fred Minnick’s 2025 Top 100 American Whiskey Ranking