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Wine & Spirits in the US (www.wineandspiritsmagazine.com)or Wine & Spirit in the UK (www.harpers.co.uk) are very wine oriented.
---> MicroLiquor Spirit Awards www.microliquorawards.com
MicroLiquor Spirit Awards is the World’s First Spirits Competition for Small Brands - Brand/Label sells less than 50,000 9-liter cases annually. MicroLiquor Spirit Awards sponsored by Flow Design provides professional and confidential feedback on product quality, packaging and design, and overall value.
Liquor entrepreneurs, brand managers and marketing professionals have the opportunity to gain entrepreneurial thought and insight to their brands while enjoying the benefits of competition.
This competition is very targeted and its focus is justified. Brands from large corporations may have an advantage in financial resources. Competitions are expensive and often connected to mass-media organizations which may have biases in evaluations. Hence, this competition may be a stepping stones for smaller brands and/or a niche player type of rating.
- MicroLiquor Spirit Awards
BLUE’s Reviews www.bluelifestyle.com
Anthony Dias-Blue offers a rating through his magazine the Tasting Panel Magazine in the USA. The Tasting Panel Magazine offers several monthly ratings, as well as an annual review of these ratings. Meredith May, the other co-editor of TPM rates as well as additional writers. Mr Blue is involved in many competitions in the US: World Spirits and Wines Competition in San Francisco . He is also the executive director at the New York World Wine & Spirits Competition.
Anthony Dias-Blue is a highly recognized wine & spirits journalist who originally made his name as the wine and spirits editor of Bon Appétit, one of the largest food publication in the United States.
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He also broadcasts on radios, KFWB and KLSX FM in Los Angeles and on WCBS radio in New York. He is a frequent contributor to Decanter, Robb Report, Celebrated Living, Virtuoso Life, and C Magazine. Mr. Blue is the author of The Complete Book of Mixed Drinks and its companion, The Complete Book of Spirits.
PACULT’s Reviews www.spiritjournal.com
F. Paul Pacult has a tremendous reputation in the spirit review and he publishes his ratings in his members only Spirit Journal. Look for the annual review edition in particular. His reviews also appears in the Wine Enthusiast Magazine. He is increasingly involved in mixology and bar events mostly on the North-East of the USA, such as the Ultimate Beverage Challenge.
- Spirit Journal Paul Pacult
Wine Enthusiast Magazine publishes a magazine and other media to promote the appreciation of both wines and spirits. It is headquartered in New York and founded in 1979. Currently, spirits reviews are provided by F. Paul Pacult, who does tastings in a controlled environment. Results are given a point score. www.winemag.com
This concludes our review of worldwide spirit ratings.
But before I end this review I would like to add one more competition which is notable in France but in France mostly: Concours Général Agricole. In addition, I think this competition is mostly rating wines and other agricultural products such as cider, pasta, sausages ... even animals such as cows or pigs, but also cognac. In perspective, in 2012 they gave over 2000 medals to wine brands versus 9 brands of cognac. So it stays mostly a wine focused competition.
In a way there maybe something wrong with cognac: it is 100% made in France, but almost 100% consumed and rated outside France.
I note that Louis Royer received a Gold medal for its VSOP in 2012.
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