2024 Best of the Best Winners: Michigan Distilleries & Wineries
By mibrewtrailadmin April 17, 2025 4:50 pm
Best Craft Cocktail
Winner: Longship Brewing Company – Bloody Freya
longshipbrewingcompany.com
114 N Main St, Lawton, MI 49065
Finalists:
The Highway Brewing Co., West Branch – Cherry Whiskey Sour
Iron Fish Distiller, Thompsonville – Salted Maple Old Fashioned
Best Bourbon
Winner: Iron Fish Distillery – Maple Bourbon Whiskey
ironfishdistillery.com
14234 Dzuibanek Rd, Thompsonville, MI 49683
Finalists:
Three Bridges Distillery & Taproom
Grand Traverse Distillery
Best Distillery
Winner: Iron Fish Distillery
ironfishdistillery.com
14234 Dzuibanek Rd, Thompsonville, MI 49683
Finalists:
Northern Latitudes Distillery, Lake Leelanau
Eastern Kille Distillery, Grand Rapids
Best Rum
Winner: Three Bridges Distillery & Taproom – Spiced Rum
threebridgesdistillery.com
240 E Main St Suite A, Midland, MI 48640
Finalists:
Furnace Street Distiller, Elberta
Best Tequila
Winner: Three Bridges Distillery & Taproom – Tequila Blanco
threebridgesdistillery.com
240 E Main St Suite A, Midland, MI 48640
Finalists:
Northern Latitudes Distillery, Lake Leelanau
Anteel Tequila
Shankar Distillers – 900 Grados Tequila Blanco
Best Vodka
Winner: Northern Latitudes Distillery – Horseradish Vodka
northernlatitudesdistillery.com
7150 E Duck Lake Rd, Lake Leelanau, MI 49653
Finalists:
Gypsy Distillery – Gypsy Vodka & Triple Jam Vodka
Best Whiskey
Winner: Traverse City Whiskey Co. – American Cherry
tcwhiskey.com
201 E Fourteenth St, Traverse City, MI 49684
Finalists:
Three Bridges Distillery & Taproom – Fig Rye Whiskey
Journeyman Distillery – Last Feather Rye
Best Wine
Winner: Leelanau Cellars
lwc.wine
5019 N West Bay Shore Dr, Omena, MI 49674
Finalists:
Modern Craft Winery, Frankenmuth – Blackberry Wine
End of the Road Winery – Happy Place
Best Winery
