The 2025 Heartland Whiskey Competition, a blind craft whiskey judging competition supervised by the American Craft Spirits Association, made its return for its fifth edition highlighting the finest spirts from across the U.S. The biannual annual event highlights the role of corn in crafting the best whiskeys in the world while also highlighting the farmers who grow and distill them.
This year, Cedar Ridge Distillery’s Double Barrel Bourbon Whiskey was judged Iowa’s best craft whiskey. The competition, sponsored in part by the Iowa Corn Promotion Board, drew entries from across the U.S. with only those entries containing corn in their mash bill eligible to enter, and only entries from sponsored states eligible for Best-of-State.
To learn more about the competition and ICPB’s sponsorship, visit http://iowacorn.org/iowa-corn-events/iowa-corn-sponsors-2025-heartland-whiskey-competition/.
PHOTO: Two men clinking glasses of whiskey drink alcohol beverage together at counter in the pub (Photo: iStock – krisanapong detraphiphat)
