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The air is getting colder, our blankets are piling up, and we've officially declared it "Hot Toddy season." And while we know there are lots of ways to celebrate the season of giving, we're humbled to be included in a number of gift guides and "Best-of Lists" from Chicago Magazine to Entertainment Weekly to the Huffington Post UK. As Mark Twain once said, "Too much of anything is bad, but too much whiskey is barely enough." Cheers!

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KOVAL Distillery
5121 N. Ravenswood Ave | Chicago, IL 60640 | USA
+1 312 878 7988 
www.kovaldistillery.com

       

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Awards


PRODUCT AWARDS
Bourbon Whiskey - Best World Whisky - Roma Whisky Festival 2022
Dry Gin - Excellence Spirit - Roma Bar Show 2020
Rye Whiskey - Excellence Spirit - Roma Bar Show 
Cranberry Gin Liqueur - Best American Gin Liqueur - World Liqueur Awards 2019
KOVAL Gin line - Best Label Series - International Review of Spirits Packaging Competition 2019
Barreled Gin - Special Prize, Best American Craft Gin - Tokyo Whisky & Spirits Competition 2019
Four Grain Whiskey - Best World Whisky - Roma Whisky Festival 2019
Cranberry Gin Liqueur - GDUSA American Graphic Design Awards
Four Grain Whiskey - Wine Enthusiast Top Spirits of 2017
Susan for President Prune Brandy - 2017 GDUSA American Graphic Design Awards
Four Grain Whiskey - Jim Murray's Whisky Bible 2017: US Micro Whisky of the Year (Finalist) 
Barreled Gin - World Drinks Awards: Best Standard; Best Duty Free 2017
Susan for President Peach Barreled Brandy - GDUSA American Graphic Design Awards 2017 
Vodka - Print Regional Design Annual 2016
Dry Gin -  GDUSA American Graphic Design Awards 2016
Millet Whiskey - Best of 2014 - Flaviar Spirits Community Award
Rye Whiskey - Best International Whisky
KOVAL Whiskey -InterWhisky Competition 2013
KOVAL Liqueur - Gold Medal Series Package Design - 2013 SIP Awards
KOVAL Whiskey - Bronze Medal Series Package Design - 2013 SIP Awards
Asian Pear Liqueur - Los Angeles International Spirits Award 2013
Ginger Liqueur - Los Angeles International Spirits Award 2013
Orange Blossom Liqueur - Los Angeles International Spirits Award 2013 
KOVAL Whiskey - Best Local Spirit -  - Chicago Reader 2012
 
DISTILLERY RECOGNITION
Best Local Distillery (2020) - Chicago Reader 
Best Local Distillery (2019) - Chicago Reader 
Best Local Distillery (2014) - Chicago Reader 
Best Local Distillery (2012)- Chicago Reader 
100 Best Distilleries to Visit in the World - Whisky Magazine 
"America's Coolest Distilleries" - Travel + Leisure
Top 10 Most Influential Craft Whiskey Makers - Whisky Advocate 
Best of Green Award - Best Distillery (2011) - Treehugger 
Good Eating Award (2011) - Chicago Tribune 
 

BEST OF SHOW
Dry Gin - Los Angeles International Spirits Competition 2015

PLATINUM
Susan for President Prune Brandy - International Review of Spirits Packaging Awards 2018
Rose Hip Liqueur - Spirits International Prestige Awards 2012

GOLD
Rye Whiskey - Whiskey and Barrel Consumer Choice Awards 2020
Four Grain Whiskey - International Taste Awards 2020
Bourbon Whiskey - Women's Wine and Spirits Awards 2020
Dry Gin (Double Gold) - Women's Wine and Spirits Awards 2020
Cranberry Gin Liqueur - SIP Awards, Individual Bottle Design 2019
Cranberry Gin Liqueur - Beverage Tasting Institute New and Innovative Spirit Awards 2018
Barreled Gin - World Drinks Awards 2017
Barreled Gin - New York World Wine and Spirits Competition 2016
Barreled Gin - Los Angeles International Spirits Competition 2016
Barreled Gin - Spirits International Prestige Awards 2016
Dry Gin (Double Gold) - San Francisco World Spirits Competition2015
Dry Gin - Spirits International Prestige Awards 2015
Bourbon Whiskey - International Whisky Competition 2014
Four Grain Whiskey - International Whisky Competition 2012 
Ginger Liqueur - Spirits International Prestige Awards 2011
White Oat Whiskey - American Distilling Institute 2011
White Rye Whiskey - American Distilling Institute 2010 
White Rye Whiskey - Destillata 2010 

SILVER  
Four Grain Whiskey - Tokyo Whisky & Spirits Competition 2021
Dry Gin - Tokyo Whisky & Spirits Competition 2021
Cranberry Gin Liqueur - London Spirits Competition 2021
Millet Whiskey - London Spirits Competition 2021
Barreled Gin - Tokyo Whisky & Spirits Competition 2020
Rye Whiskey - San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2020
Cranberry Gin Liqueur - International Taste Awards 2020
Bourbon Whiskey - International Taste Awards 2020
Cranberry Gin Liqueur - Los Angeles International Spirits Competition 2019
Cranberry Gin Liqueur - SIP Awards 2019
Cranberry Gin Liqueur - American Craft Spirits Association 2019
Bourbon Whiskey - Tokyo Whisky & Spirits Competition 2019
Dry Gin - Tokyo Whisky & Spirits Competition 2019
Barreled Gin - Tokyo Whisky & Spirits Competition 2019
Four Grain Whiskey - American Distilling Institute 2012 
White Oat Whiskey - International Whisky Competition 2012
White Oat Whiskey - Destillata  2010
Ginger Liqueur - Beverage Tasting Institute (89)
Chrysanthemum & Honey Liqueur - Beverage Tasting Institute (89)
Rose Hip Liqueur - Beverage Tasting Institute (88)
Pear Brandy - Great Lakes International Cider & Perry Competition

BRONZE
Oat Whiskey - LA Spirits Awards 2021
Dry Gin - Tokyo Whisky & Spirits Competition 2020
Bourbon Whiskey - Tokyo Whisky & Spirits Competition 2020
Rye Whiskey - Tokyo Whisky & Spirits Competition 2020
Cranberry Gin Liqueur - London Spirits Competition 2019
Dry Gin - Class Magazine Bartender's Choice Awards 2019
Bourbon Whiskey - Class Magazine Bartender's Choice Awards 2019
Cranberry Gin Liqueur - Design - World Liqueur Awards 2019
Bourbon Whiskey - American Craft Spirits Association 2019
Four Grain -  Tokyo Whisky & Spirits Competition 2019
Susan for President Peach Barreled Brandy - GDUSA American Graphic Design Awards 2017
Susan for President Peach Barreled Brandy - Berlin International Spirits Competition: USA Peach Brandy of the Year
Four Grain Whiskey - International Wine & Spirit Competition 2014
White Rye Whiskey - International Whisky Competition 2012
Millet Whiskey - American Distilling Institute 2011
Chrysanthemum & Honey Liqueur - Destillata 2010
Ginger Liqueur - Destillata 2010
White Wheat Whiskey - Destillata2010
White Millet Whiskey - Destillata2010

From the natural and locally derived ingredients we use in all of our organic spirits, to the businesses and friends who buy, sell, and enjoy our product, we are committed to our community. Our Andersonville location, one of Chicago’s charming Northside neighborhoods, is home to dozens of locally owned and operated independent businesses, both old and new. Our city is a booming epicenter of art, culture, food, entertainment, organizations and companies that, together, make our city shine. At Koval, we believe it is essential to not only thrive with but give back to the community in which one lives and works.