Peerless Owner and Fourth Generation Corky Taylor joyfully accepted Whisky Magazine’s Icons of Whisky Craft Producer of the Year Award in New York on January 30. Taylor is truly humbled and honored by receiving this award. He dedicates the award to the hard work of every member at the distillery.
Taylor said: “This is great for our family, but it’s great for everybody who works here at the distillery and who cares about the distillery. We did this as a family.”
Whisky Magazine hosts their Icons of Whisky award ceremony annually and accepts nominations throughout the year for the awards. After the nominations are sent, the Editorial Panel selects the top nominees to be selected for the award. They received over 900 nominees for Craft Producer of the Year, selected 20 to be finalists, and honored Peerless with the title.