The Spirits Guide Awards 2026 - No / Low Entry Categories

No & Low Alcohol Entry Categories 2026

The Spirits Guide Awards celebrates products and producers in the following categories. Please ensure you have read the full descriptions of each category before entering your No / Low Alcohol product(s) to ensure that they are placed in the most suitable category:

Tasting categories
Geographic Categories
Design & Branding category

If you are unsure if your vodka is eligible for a category, please contact [email protected] before entering.

Product Tasting Categories

These categories are defined by the taste, character and quality of the product:

Non-Alcoholic Spirit Alternatives: Products flavoured with botanicals and designed to replicate or serve as an alternative to spirits, bottled at an ABV of 0% - 0.5%.
Low Alcohol Spirit Alternatives: Products flavoured with botanicals and designed to replicate or serve as an alternative to spirits, bottled at an ABV above 0.5% and below 15% ABV.

Please Note: these categories exclude aperitifs, liqueurs, vermouths, and no/low alcohol beers, ciders, cordials, kombuchas, pre-mixed/RTD products, soft drinks, and wines. Additional categories will be added in future Awards.

International No / Low Awards

These categories are defined by the production location of the product. Awards are presented in each country and/or continent that receives the threshold minimum number of entries, including:

Africa | Asia | Australasia | Britain | Europe |North America | South & Central America

Country Categories: Additional national and regional Awards are awarded for all countries and geographical regions from which the threshold number of entries are received. For example, see the 2025 International Awards results.

Product Awards

No / Low Product of the Year Award: Awarded to the now / low product which achieves the highest combined score from its blind tasting category together with the Design & Branding category.

Design & Branding Award

Design & Branding Award (additional cost - £95)
For the brands or individual products with the most outstanding combination of branding, bottling, labelling, presentation, and related brand activity and materials. Judged by spirits and beverage industry professionals and specialists in marketing, PR, retail and merchandising.

You will be contacted after entry for additional information to support your entry into these categories. You can view the Information Form in advance here.