of Clyde May, joined the company as their National Brand Ambassador thus helping bring the family heritage and history to the brand. In September 2017, Clyde May's Whiskey announced their plans to build a distillery in Troy, Alabama. Troy is located about 20 miles from where Clyde May made his whiskey. Prior to 2013, distillation of Spirits in Alabama was illegal, and Clyde May's Whiskey began searching for a distillery site in early 2015. Character Conecuh Ridge is described as an "Alabama Style Tippling Whiskey", a rather imprecise designation which basically means that it is patterned after the spirits that would have been available at informal "tippling houses". Clyde May used spring water from Southern Alabama and added oven-dried apples to his barrels. The resulting hints of green apple and cinnamon not only made it smoother than other whiskeys—they're what made it Alabama Style. It is then aged for five to six years in heavy-toast charred white oak barrels. Awards Clyde May's Whiskey won Best of Category, Gold Medal at the Los Angeles International Spirits Competition 2015. Clyde May's Whiskey won a gold medal for taste in the 2012 MicroLiquor Spirit Awards. Clyde May's Whiskey scored 93 points at the 2017 Ultimate Spirits Challenge. Clyde May's Straight Bourbon scored 93 points at the 2016 Ultimate Spirits Challenge. It also won a gold medal at New York World Wine & Spirits competition that same year. Clyde May's Special Reserve scored 96 points and won the chairman's trophy at the 2016 Ultimate Spirits Challenge. Clyde May's 8 Year Old Cask Strength Whiskey won gold at the 2016 New York World Wine & Spirits competition. It was also named a top five Cask Strength Whiskey by Liquor.com. Clyde May's 9 Year Old Cask Strength Whiskey was listed in Liquor.com's list of “10 Great New Aged Bourbons and Ryes.” Reviews In the 2014 book Southern Living Bourbon & Bacon: The Ultimate Guide to the South's Favorite Foods, food critic Morgan Murphy said "Conecuh uses the formula of an old Alabama moonshiner, Clyde May, and the tradition shines through." At the 2013 Los Angeles International Spirits Competition, the whiskey was rated at 96 points and named Best of Division (Small Batch Bourbon 10 years or less $30). Wine Enthusiast Magazine named Clyde May's Conecuh Ridge Whiskey among its Top 50 Spirits of 2012, and its reviewer Kara Newman said it was "A spry chameleon of