This $57 Colorado Single Malt Just Won Whisky of the Year at the 2026 London Spirits Competition

This $57 Colorado Single Malt Just Won Whisky of the Year at the 2026 London Spirits Competition

Made entirely from grain grown and malted on a family farm in Colorado, this American single malt outscored every other whisky at the 2026 competition.Credit: barmalini / Getty ImagesKey pointsA family-owned Colorado distillery earned top honors at the 2026 London Spirits Competition, with Root Shoot Bottled-in-Bond American Single Malt winning Whisky of the Year, American Single Malt Whiskey of the Year, and Spirit of the Year (U.S.A.).Root Sho…