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St Mary’s London
Wyndham Place
London W1H 1PQ
United Kingdom
General Information
Judging – March 22-24, 2023
Winners Announced – April 12, 2023
The London Spirits Competition looks to recognize, reward and help promote spirits brands that have successfully been created to identify with and target a specific spirits drinker. For any spirits brand to earn its place on a retailer’s shelf or a restaurant’s spirits list – and then vitally stay there – they need to be marketable and consumer driven and not just produced in the general hope it can find enough people willing to sell and buy it.
That is why the London Spirits Competition is different. It will single out and shine the spotlight on those spirits brands that consumers really want to buy and have a clear market value for trade buyers.
Entry Fees
Per Entry Fee – £95 Super Early Bird – May 2 to Aug 31, 2022
Per Entry Fee – £105 Special – Sept 1 to Oct 16, 2022
Per Entry Fee – £125 Early Bird – Oct 17 to Dec 9, 2022
Per Entry Fee – £170 Regular – Dec 10 to Feb 22, 2023
Quantity Discount Now Available
3 to 8 entries: 10% discount
9 to 13 entries: 15% discount
14 or more entries: 20% discount
Please send your spirits samples (2 bottles per entry) to warehouse address mentioned on shipping label before March 4, 2022.
Warehouse Closes: March 2, 2023
Goods receiving time: Monday – Friday 9.00am – 5.00pm.
Spirits that arrive after the deadline date will not be accepted and refunds will not be issued.
London Spirits Competition will be decided based on the following judging formula
Q (Quality Score) + Value Score (V) + Package Score (P) = London Spirits Competition Score.
A separate weighted score will be given for each of the three parts of the judging process (Quality gets twice the weight. The scores will be calculated with other judges for the same product on the team to give a final score from which individual prizes will be awarded.
Quality Score: will be marked out of 100
Value Score: will be marked out of 100
Package Score: will be marked out of 100
Categories
Gold: to receive a Gold medal, you need to score 90 or over.
Silver: to receive a Silver medal, you need to score between 76-89.
Bronze: to receive a Bronze medal, you need to score between 65-75.
Special Awards
The minimum qualification for the special award is 90 points. The category that has no product that achieved 90 points will not be considered.
Spirit Of The Year
Vodka Of The Year
Rum Of The Year
Tequila Of The Year
Gin Of The Year
Whisky Of The Year
Distillery Of The Year
Best Spirit By Country
Best Spirit By Quality
Best Spirit By Value
Best Spirit By Packaging