PA Distillers Bring Home Hardware from ACSA 2026
Four Pennsylvania Distillers combined for 14 medals at the 2026 American Craft Spirits Association Awards.
Guild members Horse Hollow and Wigle Whiskey led the way for Pennsylvania with thirteen wins between them. Wigle’s Reserve Single Barrel Straight Rye won a Double-Gold in Whiskey. Mercersburg’s Cold Spring Hollow Distillery takes home a Gold Medal for its Founders Reserve Straight Bourbon Whiskey.
The fourteen medals won by Pennsylvania are more than any other state won. Texas was second with eight, and California had seven.
The American Craft Spirits Association is the only national registered non-profit trade association representing the U.S. craft spirits industry. Its mission is to elevate and advocate for the community of craft spirits producers. Its annual awards competition is made up of hundreds of spirits. This year, the judging panel awarded 5 Double-Gold, 11 Gold, 33 Silver, and 56 Bronze medals.
2026 Pennsylvania Distiller Medals
Double Gold Medal
- Wigle Reserve Single Barrel Straight Rye
Gold Medal
- Cold Spring Spirits Founders Reserve Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Silver Medals
- Horse Hollow Distillery Jimmy Juice The Pink Flamingo Tropical Fizzy
- Horse Hollow Distillery Jimmy Juice Blanco Ginger Fizzy
- Horse Hollow Distillery Jimmy Juice The Big Jim
- Wigle American Rye Kilted Cask
- Wigle Limoncello
- Wigle Reserve Mezcal & Sherry Finished Rye
- Wigle Rye Old Fashioned
Bronze Medals
- Horse Hollow Distillery Jimmy Juice Classic Orange Fizzy
- Mason Dixon Distillery Long Island Iced Tea
- Wigle Bourbon Old Fashioned
- Wigle Coffee Liqueur
- Wigle Dutch Style Gin