Sons & Dotters has earned two major honors at the 2026 SIP Awards: a Platinum Medal and the Consumers’ Choice Award for its premium bottled Old Fashioned.
The latest recognition strengthens Sons & Dotters’ position as one of the most awarded bottled Old Fashioned cocktails available today. In 2025, the family-crafted cocktail earned Double Gold medals at both the SIP Awards and the San Francisco World Spirits Competition.
Now, its Platinum Medal represents an even higher level of recognition from the SIP Awards’ consumer judging panel.
A Consumer-Judged Platinum Old Fashioned
The SIP Awards is an international spirits competition judged exclusively by consumers rather than bartenders, distillers or other industry professionals.
The 2026 competition included more than 1,300 entries from over 40 countries. Products were evaluated through thousands of double-blind consumer tastings, giving each entry the opportunity to be judged on what matters most: how it tastes to the people who may ultimately buy and enjoy it.
Earning a Platinum Medal places Sons & Dotters among the highest-rated products in the competition.
“Winning Platinum is an incredible honor, especially because it comes directly from consumers,” said Brent Dotters, co-founder of Sons & Dotters and creator of the cocktail’s recipe. “We started by trying to bottle the Old Fashioned we wanted to drink. Seeing it continue to earn recognition alongside some of the world’s most established spirits brands is extremely meaningful to our family.”
A Back-to-Back Consumers’ Choice Winner
Sons & Dotters also received the 2026 Consumers’ Choice Award, an honor reserved for brands that have earned SIP Awards medals in two or more consecutive years.
The award recognizes more than a single strong performance. It reflects consistent quality and continued approval from consumer judges.
For Sons & Dotters, the award follows its 2025 Double Gold medal and demonstrates that the cocktail continues to stand out with consumers year after year.
An Award-Winning Old Fashioned, Ready to Pour
Sons & Dotters Old Fashioned is handcrafted in small batches in San Diego using premium Kentucky single-barrel high-rye bourbon, rich demerara sugar and a signature blend of bitters.
The result is a bold, balanced cocktail with notes of spice, toffee, vanilla, oak, clove and orange zest.
There is no measuring, mixing or bartending required. Shake the bottle, pour it over ice and add an optional orange twist.
The full-size 750 mL bottle contains approximately 12 cocktail pours, making it an easy choice for entertaining, gifting or keeping a consistently well-made Old Fashioned ready at home.
Order Sons & Dotters Online
Sons & Dotters Old Fashioned is available in 750 mL, 375 mL and 200 mL bottles and can be ordered online for delivery throughout most of the United States.
Experience the Platinum Medal-winning bottled Old Fashioned selected by consumers at the 2026 SIP Awards.