Gin Awards & Competitions 2023
Awards are a popular and powerful opportunity to gain publicity, detailed feedback and a point of difference for your products and distillery. As a resource first sent to Members of The Gin Guide, we have put together a guide to the Gin Awards taking place in 2023, including entry dates, results announcement dates, prices, sample information and other important information.
The first section of the guide includes summarised lists in order of dates, prices or other key details. The second section provides full information on each Awards. All information is believed to be correct at the time of publishing based on the information published on the respective websites of each Awards. If you have any additional information or corrections to recommend, please get in touch.
The first section of the guide includes summarised lists in order of dates, prices or other key details. The second section provides full information on each Awards. All information is believed to be correct at the time of publishing based on the information published on the respective websites of each Awards. If you have any additional information or corrections to recommend, please get in touch.
Key Dates & Details 2023
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Key Awards Details
The Gin Guide Awards 2023:
London Spirits Competition 2023:
San Francisco Spirits Competition 2023:
International Spirits Challenge 2023:
The Global Spirits Masters 2023:
International Wine & Spirits Competition 2023:
SIP Awards 2023:
ADI International Spirits Competition 2023:
- Entry Fee: £160 per entry (£128 for Members of The Gin Guide). £125 for additional entries (£100 for Members). No VAT payable.
- Entry Deadline: 10th February 2023
- Samples: 1 bottle
- Sample Delivery Deadline: 24th February 2023
- Judging: Blind tasting. Judging panel is published in full and includes buyers, retailers, distributors, venue owners, mixologists, distillers, and writers.
- Winners Announced: 3rd May 2023
- Feedback Provided?: Yes - detailed.
- Instagram Followers: 96k
London Spirits Competition 2023:
- Entry Fee: £170 per entry
- Entry Deadline: 22nd February 2023
- Samples: 2 x bottles
- Sample Delivery Deadline: 2nd March 2023
- Judging: Judging process not published. Results based on a combination of spirit quality, value for money and packaging. Judging panel not published.
- Winners Announced: 12th April 2023
- Feedback Provided?: Not stated.
- Instagram Following: 5k
San Francisco Spirits Competition 2023:
- Entry Fee: $550 (approx. £445) per entry
- Entry Deadline: 17th March 2023
- Samples: 2 x bottles. Delivery to USA.
- Sample Delivery Deadline: 31st March 2023
- Judging: Blind tasting. Panel ranges from beverage directors to authors.
- Winners Announced: TBA Spring 2023
- Feedback Provided?: Not stated.
- Instagram Following: 23k
International Spirits Challenge 2023:
- Entry Fee: £195 + VAT (i.e. £234) per entry
- Entry Deadline: 21st February 2023
- Samples: 2 x bottles
- Sample Delivery Deadline: 28th February 2023
- Judging: Blind tasting. Panel of 7 distillers and industry experts.
- Winners Announced: 19th May 2023
- Feedback Provided?: Feedback available on request only.
- Instagram Following: 2k
The Global Spirits Masters 2023:
- Entry Fee: £195 + VAT per entry (i.e. £234) and £155 + VAT for additional entries
- Entry Deadline: 18th May 2022
- Samples: 2 x bottles
- Sample Delivery Deadline: 26th May 2022
- Judging: Blind tasting. Panel includes distributors, educators and bartenders.
- Winners Announced: TBA July 2022
- Feedback Provided?: Not stated.
- Instagram Following: 2k
International Wine & Spirits Competition 2023:
- Entry Fee: £159 + VAT (i.e. £190) per entry
- Entry Deadline: 31st January 2023
- Samples: 2 x bottles
- Sample Delivery Deadline: 9th February 2023
- Judging: Simultaneous blind tasting by panels, with discussion of each entry and ~65 samples tested by each judge in a day.
- Winners Announced: 27th March 2023
- Feedback Provided?: Yes
- Instagram Following: 17k
SIP Awards 2023:
- Entry Fee: $595 (approx. £480) per entry
- Entry Deadline: 16th December 2022
- Samples: 2 x 700ml bottles or 3 x 500ml bottles. Delivery to USA.
- Sample Delivery Deadline: 6th January 2023
- Judging: Consumer judging panel.
- Winners Announced: 29th May 2023
- Feedback Provided?: Feedback available on request.
- Instagram Following: 8k
ADI International Spirits Competition 2023:
- Entry Fee: $425 (approx £385) per entry
- Entry Deadline: 3rd March 2023
- Samples: 3 x bottles. Delivery to USA.
- Sample Delivery Deadline: 9th March 2023
- Judging: Process not publish.
- Winners Announced: 17th May 2023
- Feedback Provided?: Yes.
- Instagram Following: 6k
- Entry Fee: £189 + VAT (i.e. £226) per entry
- Entry Deadline: October 2023
- Samples: 3 x bottles
- Sample Delivery Deadline: October 2023
- Judging: Process not published. Panel of journalists, drinks retailers and industry experts.
- Winners Announced: March 2024
- Feedback Provided?: Not stated.
- Instagram Following: None
The Gin Guide Awards 2023
All Members of The Gin Guide have access to a 20% discount code on all entries. When entry for the 2022 Awards opens, all Members will be contacted and provided with full details and their 20% discount code. Find out more: