06/08/2026
Did ya'll catch us in Food & Wine over the weekend? So cool to see our little whiskey brand getting some recognition! ๐ฅ๐พ๐
MEDIA RELATIONS + CONTENT CREATIONS :: Food & Wine - The results of the 2026 London Spirits Competition are in. This year, Coloradoโs Root Shoot Spirits walked away with a trio of awards: American Single Malt Whiskey of the Year, Whisky of the Year, and Spirit of the Year (U.S.A.). Root Shoot Bottled-in-Bond American Single Malt scored 97 out of a possible 100 points, making it the highest-scoring whisky and highest-scoring spirit from any American producer.
Founded in 2016 by fifth-generation farmer Todd Olander and his family, tiny Root Shoot Spirits makes whiskeys exclusively from locally grown grain. In fact, all grain used in its single malt is grown and malted on the Olander family farm (Root Shoot Malting) in Loveland, Colorado. After harvest and malting, the distillery's whiskeys are fermented off-grain and pot distilled before aging in new charred American oak.