GREENVILLE, N.Y.—A New York sugarhouse won a national award for its innovative rye barrel syrup.

 

Finding Home Farms, owned by Dana and Laura Putnam, won the Product of the Year from the Specialty Food Association’s 2020 Sofi Awards.

 

The rye barrel aged maple syrup was chosen in a blind taste test, selected by a panel of specialty food experts from nearly 2,000 entries across 39 product categories. This product is made in collaboration with Orange County Distillery, a farm distillery based in Orange County N.Y.

 

Products are judged on taste, including flavor, appearance, texture and aroma, ingredient quality and innovation. This year, for the first time, Sofi judging was held at the prestigious Rutgers Food Innovation Center following strict safety guidelines.

 

“As entrepreneurs we are always looking for ways to know that our product is loved,” the Putnams said in a statement.