In addition to its prestigious wins in California, New Riff’s portfolio has been featured on numerous “Best Of” lists by major publishers, including Esquire, Paste Magazine, Uncrate, Maxim and Forbes. “If New Riff is not on your radar, you need to follow them,” wrote Forbes spirits contributor, Fred Minnick, of the recent wins. “They’re one of the most exciting new distilleries.”
For New Riff, the awards are much more than trophies. They’re signals of deepened awareness and major growth. “When we started the distillery, it was our dream—perhaps when we had seven- or eight-year-old whiskeys—to win a gold or two. To enter all five of our products and, in our first year of competition, win not Gold, but five Double Golds, is a life-changing event,” says New Riff’s founder, Ken Lewis. “It’s an affirmation that we have taken a huge step on the long journey to achieving our mission: to become one of the great small distilleries of the world.”