Spiritz Process
Awards for excellence in malts, spirits, brews, wines & sake
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Selection Process
- All the nominated brands will be classified as per their respective categories (see our listed categories)
- Brands of each category as per its price point or style, will be judged through a blind tasting
The Jury
A jury panel comprising renowned sommeliers/mixologists, blending experts, senior industry professionals (not attached to any company or brand), top professionals from F&B sector and one senior member of Spiritz team.
The Evaluation Criteria
Tasting & testing analyses will be carried out by an independent jury. The jury will evaluate the products for their quality on defined criteria. For maintaining absolute transparency and independence, jury members will rate each product on their respective sheets. There will be different parameters for different categories of products. Each product will be evaluated and given points by experts individually and independently on evaluation forms.
- The evaluation will be done on the basis of:
1. Malts
- Appearance colour and clarity
- Viscosity alcohol content
- Sensory characteristics nosing, palate, texture, etc
- Finish
- Originality & Innovation
- Blend
2. Blends
1. Brown Spirits
- Appearance colour and clarity
- Viscosity alcohol content
- Sensory characteristics nosing, palate, texture, etc
- Finish
- Originality & Innovation
2. White Spirits
- Appearance colour and clarity
- Sensory characteristics nosing, palate, texture, etc
- Finish
- Overall balance
- Originality & Innovation
3. Beer
- Sight
- Viscosity
- Smell
- Taste
- Feel
- Pleasure
- Finish
- Originality & Innovation
4. Wine
- Appearance – colour and clarity
- Aroma
- Body
- Taste
- Finish
- Innovation
5. RTD
- Appearance
- Sensory characteristics nosing, palate, texture, etc
- Finish
- Overall balance
- Originality & Innovation
6. Sake
- Appearance colour and clarity
- Aroma
- Fragrance
- Flavour and texture
- Aftertaste
3. Packaging
- Inspection of the conformity of the bottle, label and packaging
- Quality and innovation in graphics, decoration, shape and structure
- Functionality
- Shelf stand-out
- How the pack adds value to the brand
- Luxury feel