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Press Release: Pekut and Carwick Independent Bottlers and Appanage Brands win Good Food Awards spirits category
NEW YORK (June 16, 2026) - Pekut and Carwick Independent Bottlers and Appanage Brands are proud to announce that Ortolan Damson Plum Liqueur has been named a winner in the spirits category of the 2026 Good Food Awards. Ortolan Damson Plum Liqueur joins a distinguished group of 242 winning products from 198 makers recognized for excellence in taste, quality, and responsible production.
Chosen from a field of more than 1,200 entries through a blind tasting, the winners represent some of the most exceptional, consciously crafted products in good food. Ortolan Damson Plum Liqueur is crafted from fruit hand-picked by the distillers, presenting the rare, plummy, and floral aromas of damson plums at peak midsummer ripeness.
"Preserving natural fruit flavor in spirits is one of the oldest food traditions," says Nate Darling of Pekut and Carwick, "so it feels great to be recognized by the Good Food Foundation for something that really ties in all the things we care about: traditional spirits, California fruit, and exquisite flavor."
View the full list of winners here: https://goodfoodfdn.org/awards/winners/2026/.
“This year’s winners capture the vibrancy of America’s good food community," said Mary Beth Vultee, SVP of Membership at SFA. “We’re honored to support these exceptional makers and carry forward the values that have long defined the Good Food Awards.”
This year’s Good Food Award winners will be honored at a celebration on Saturday, June 27 in New York City, the evening before the summer Good Food Mercantile. Tickets to attend the celebration may be purchased for $150 at https://app.swapcard.com/login/event/good-food-celebration/registration.
The Good Food Mercantile, co-located with SFA’s Summer Fancy Food Show, will take place on Sunday, June 28 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Javits Center, River Pavilion. Good Food Qualified makers will sample their products for retailers, chefs, buyers and other industry tastemakers who are passionate about good food.
Access to the Good Food Mercantile NYC is included with registration for the Summer Fancy Food Show.
