2025 Submissions Now Open For Domestic and International Spirits. Get September Offer.
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Super Early Bird Deadline
October 31, 2024
Warehouse Closes
April 25, 2025
Judging Date
May 18, 2025
Winners Announcement
June 10, 2025
About
Bartender Spirits Awards Aims To Deliver The Best Spirits For On-Premise Sector In USA. “Judged By Bartenders, Bar Managers and Off-Premise Managers For The On-Premise Industry,” the Bartender Spirits Awards will recognize, encourage, promote and celebrate excellence in the U.S. drinks industry.
Why Enter
If you are looking to sell more of your spirits to on-premise establishments such as restaurants, hotels, pubs, and bars, then you need to enter the Bartender Spirits Awards.
Judging Process
Each spirit brand is reviewed on the basis of mixability; balance and versatility; taste, mouthfeel, and finish. Once the blind tasting is done, spirits are further rated by price and package. Top bartenders within the industry review all blind tasting samples, ensuring that every entrant receives unbiased consideration by top influencers within the industry.
Meet Our Judges
Kiki Avalos
2024 US Tastemaker of the Year at the USBG and Bar Manager at Red Feather Kitchen, Cincinnati, Ohio
Jared Givens
Director of Restaurants, Bars, and Events at The Thompson, Hyatt Hotels, Dallas
Kapri Robinson
US Bartender of the year 2024, Netflix Drinks Master's and Bartender of The Year 2023 at Liquor.com
Mike Ryan
Global Beverage Director, Acurio International, Chicago
Raj Sabharwal
Founding Partner at Glass Revolution Imports
Danny Shapiro
Founding partner in Scofflaw Group, Chicago
Anna Thorn
Director of Bar & Spirits at Hogsalt, Chicago
Joseph V. Micallef
Journalist and commentator on food, wines, spirits, and travel. (Forbes)
Get Rated By Bartenders, On-Premise Buyers, and Bar Managers.
The Bartenders Spirits Awards is where brands are judged for the on-premise channels by on-premise trade buyers and tastemakers.
Bartenders are the true bar influencers, there passions and tastes become direction for consumer, either be it, their guidance with wine, beer or spirit recommendations. The creation of new drinks are driven by the bartenders’ tastes and perception of the current trends.
The aim of the award is to provide independent and honest reviews for brands targeting the US on-premise trade. The results will be a relevant and practical source of reference for the bartenders, bar managers, bar owners and professionals when making purchasing decisions for their establishments.
Our judging panel boasts some of the most renowned names in the US bar industry.
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