About Copperworks
Our Award-Winning Spirits
We are proud to share several recent awards across the core lineup of Copperworks spirits.
Top honors
The Whisky Exchange · 2025 awards
New Wave Whisky of the Year
Copperworks Release 046 American Single Malt won The Whisky Exchange’s new award, chosen at the judging session at Whisky Show 2024.
2023
Best Distillery
We are honored to have been voted Best Distillery in the Seattle Times’ Best In The PNW contest and Seattle Magazine’s Readers’ Choice Awards in 2023!
2018
Distillery of the Year
We were selected as the 2018 Distillery of the Year by the American Distilling Institute. This is an extremely high honor that is only bestowed on one distillery each year.
Medals across the core lineup
Copperworks American Single Malt Whiskey
- Double Gold · Release 042: WA Peated – San Francisco World Spirits Competition, 2022
- Double Gold · Release 041 – New York International Spirits Competition, 2022
- Double Gold · Release 039: Salmon-Safe – The Fifty Best, 2022
- Gold · Release 044 – Whiskies of the World, 2022
- Gold · Release 041 – San Francisco World Spirits Competition, 2022
- Gold · 91 Points – Release 042: WA Peated – Ultimate Spirits Challenge, 2022
- Silver · Release 045 – Whiskies of the World, 2022
Copperworks New Oak Cask Finished Gin
- Best Barrel Aged Gin of the Year · 95 Points – Beverage Testing Institute, 2022
- Double Gold · San Francisco World Spirits Competition, 2022
- Double Gold · New York International Spirits Competition, 2022
Copperworks Plum Gin
- Silver · San Francisco World Spirits Competition, 2022
- Silver · International Wine and Spirits Competition, 2022
Copperworks Small Batch Gin
- Gold · 93 Points – Beverage Testing Institute, 2022
- Silver · San Francisco World Spirits Competition, 2022
Recognition and certifications
Tastings.com · Release 012
2018 Best American Single Malt Whiskey
96 points and Platinum Medal. “Superlative.”
Salmon-Safe · Release 039
First Salmon-Safe certified whiskey in the U.S.
Release 039 of Copperworks American Single Malt Whiskey, released in 2021, made with barley grown on a local farm certified as Salmon-Safe.
American Single Malt Whiskey Commission
Founding member
Jason Parker led Copperworks to become a founding member of the American Single Malt Whiskey Commission.
American Craft Spirits Association
ACSA Certified Craft
This seal represents our commitment to independence and quality, and confirms that our spirits are truly craft.
Craft Maltsters Guild · 2021
Craft Malt Certified™ Distillery
For the past few years, craft malt has made up over 80% of our malt purchases.