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Coors Spirits Wins Big at Spirit Competitions Coors Spirits Co. Wins Big at Prestigious San Francisco World Spirits Competition and TAG Global Spirits Awards with Blue Run and Barmen 1873 Whiskeys Platinum and Double Gold Medals Awarded to Original Launch Whiskeys and Latest Releases CHICAGO (May 7, 2024) – Coors Spirits Co. has struck platinum and gold with a broad range of whiskeys at the esteemed San Francisco World Spirits Competition and TAG Global Spirits Awards. The honors, ranging from Platinum Finalist, Double Gold and Gold, were bestowed on Blue Run and Barmen 1873’s widely available inaugural whiskeys, as well as a recent release from Shaylyn Gammon, Head of Whiskey Development and Innovation. For the 2024 San Francisco World Spirits Competition, the largest spirits competition in the world with nearly 5,000 entries, Blue Run Trifecta Bourbon – one of Shaylyn’s newest, most lauded whiskeys – and Barmen 1873 Bourbon both scored an impressive 97 points, receiving Double Gold Medals. Blue Run High Rye Bourbon, the first Blue Run product launched in October 2020, continued to wow the judges with a 91 score and Gold Medal, making it a must-have staple for any bar cart. Blue Run Emerald Rye Whiskey Batch II scored a 91 and Gold Medal, as well. The TAG Global Spirits Awards, founded by legendary mixologist Tony Abou-Ganim, echoed those results with Blue Run High Rye Bourbon and Blue Run Emerald Rye Whiskey Batch II scoring 95 points, earning Platinum Finalist acclaim. Blue Run Reflection II Bourbon landed a Double Gold and Barmen 1873 Bourbon garnered Gold. “This is the first time we have entered products to competitions as Coors Spirits Co., so we wanted to really focus on the whiskeys consumers could buy right now at retail and on our website, rather than hard-to-find, limited-edition releases,” said…