Welcome to Beverage Testing Institute (BevTest), the creators of the World Spirits Championships®. We promise to deliver fair, consistent and thoughtful reviews of your products.
We would like to introduce the eagerly awaited Luxury Spirits Review. Unveiling hidden treasures from our archives, this exclusive event celebrates the extraordinary. Join us as we honor exceptional products, from rare selections to vintage bottlings and limited editions—a unique showcase of spirits you won't want to miss.
Participation also includes free submission into our annual packaging design competition and review (a $220/SKU value). Design winners will be eligible to be featured in the 2027 Packaging Design Compendium - a digital showcase that gets distributed to beverage professionals, media, and consumers.
Bonus. All participants are eligible to multi-list their entries into 2026 category calls (e.g., Vodka, Gin, Rum, Scotch Whisky, etc.), earning additional awards in the new year. The mult-list option will be available during registration.
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- 100-point based score
- Confidential constructive criticism and feedback from trade buyers
- Use of downloadable digital logo
- Two-year publication of review on Tastings.com for all awarded wines (will include score, medal, tasting note, pairing suggestions, category info, and more)
- Results cross-posted on wine-searcher.com
- “Buy-It-Now” button that links your wines’ review page(s) to your e-commerce solution and/or online retailers of your choice.
- Promo materials available for download on your portal
- Small, focused flights blind tasted by expert trade buyers and gatekeepers
Extended registration due: August 1st
Results released: October 1st
Please send 2 x 750mL bottles or the equivalent thereof, or 3 x 750mL if you are also participating in our Packaging Design Competition to:
The Lab
OK Imports, LLC
4849 N. Milwaukee Ave, Suite 303
Chicago, IL 60630 USA
P: 773-930-4080
Please note: To comply with shipping regulations and to avoid a fine, you must include ASR (Adult Signature Required) in the reference field of your airway bill and affix an ASR sticker to the outside of your package.
Once you’ve submitted you’ll be able to view detailed shipping instructions on your account on the online BevTest Client Portal by selecting “shipping” from the top menu options. If shipping internationally, please make sure to follow each step and upload your shipping documents so that our team can view them and make sure they are correct. Direct any questions regarding shipping your samples to shipping@bevtest.com
**Following these steps will ensure your samples arrive swiftly and without any issues clearing customs.
Rules of Entry & More
- All products must be commercially available in any country at the time of publication, liquid must be the same as that which is currently in-market.
- No results will be released or published without payment.
- Clients who submit before or on a deadline and cancel their submission within two weeks after that deadline, can opt for a full refund or a credit on their account.
- Clients who submit after a deadline and cancel their submission will only receive a credit on their account, they will not have the option for a refund. You may replace your submission with a different product at no additional cost.
- All submissions that have been reviewed by the panel will be published on tastings.com, no exceptions.
- Not recommended reviews will have a private review page on tastings.com, that is not searchable, nor found by search engines. A link will be sent to the client to see the panel's critique.
- Wine and Beer category results are released 45 days from their submission deadline.
- Spirits category results are released 60 days from their submission deadline.
- Priority results are released and published 15 days after receipt of product.
- Rush results are released and published 5 business days after receipt of product.
- Private consulting results are released to the client 30 days from receipt of product and clients are given the option to publish and license the results.
- We publish the most current review for a given Spirit, RTD, Beer, or FMB so that our audience knows the quality level of the brand currently in the market
Usage Policy
- We do not accept sponsorship or advertising from any alcoholic beverage brand.
- Participation in BevTest’s tastings and competitions is completely voluntary.
- Use of unauthorized copies or approximations of BevTest’s logos for any purpose is not allowed.
- All uses of BevTest’s name and content in press releases must be approved by BevTest prior to dissemination.
- You may submit a press release featuring our name, reviews, and awards, or any trade print ads featuring our results and logo, by sending it to us at support@bevtest.com for approval.
- It is our policy to allow licensed, approved reprints of the total results of any specific, individual tasting session for advertising purposes for a specified period of time.
- If you wish to license our category results or review content, contact us at consulting@bevtest.com No scraping or indexing allowed, violators will be punished.