We are proud to announce the formation of the European Satellite Competition of the San Francisco World Spirits Competition

The European Satellite Competition of the San Francisco World Spirits Competition will be held in Berlin, Germany, immediately following Bar Convent Berlin 2024, from October 18-19. This competition is exclusively open to spirits brands based in Europe, offering them a prime opportunity to showcase their craftsmanship and innovation. The competition will feature blind tastings conducted by expert panels from the United States and Europe, ensuring fairness and rigorous evaluation. Double Gold winners from the European Satellite Competition will advance to the 2025 San Francisco World Spirits Competition, where they will compete in the final round of tastings.

Our medals are valuable sales tools that can garner a flood of attention from press, industry experts, and consumers. In a saturated marketplace, winning a medal from The Tasting Alliance sets you apart from your competitors while giving you opportunities to further promote, market, and position your product to consumers.

Please review the below steps before starting our entry process.

Key information below:
Entry Fee: $575 per entry
Competition Dates: October 18-19, 2024
Registration & Shipping Deadline: October 16, 2024

Please contact the Competition directly at maddee@thetastingalliance.com regarding any Competition related questions.

STEP 1

ELIGIBILITY AND CONDITIONS:
– Products do not need to be commercially available to enter.
– There is no limit to the number of entries per producer. However, no product can be entered in more than one category. Spirits entered in previous competitions are welcome.
– The Competition reserves the right to use any unopened sample bottles that do not advance to sweepstakes in promotional giveaways on its websites and social media channels.
– REFUNDS: The Competition will not issue refunds but will transfer the entry to the next Competition.

JUDGING CRITERIA:
– Awards will be made on a merit basis. The judges will not grant an award when, in their opinion, an entry is not worthy of an award.
– Each entry will, within reason and at the discretion of the Director of Judging and Managing Director, be evaluated within a peer group of similar spirits. However, the Directors reserve the right to arrange categories as they see fit in light of the number of entries.

STEP 2

Review our 2024 Class Codes and enter now, selecting the most appropriate class to enter each of your products. Our class codes represent the general categories in which products are judged. During the actual competition, where applicable, classes are narrowed down further into sub-classes to allow products to be judged within a peer group of similar spirits.Please note that no product can be entered in multiple classes in any given year.

ENTER HERE

STEP 3

SHIPPING SPIRITS FROM OUTSIDE OF GERMANY:
– If you have your own importer in Germany, please have them follow the “Shipping Spirits From Within Germany” instructions. If you require import assistance, the Competition team will be in touch with more information in August when we start accepting shipments.

SHIPPING SPIRITS FROM WITHIN GERMANY:
– Encloses two (2) bottles per entry.
– Include a copy of your confirmation email in the shipment
– Do not send entry fees with your samples
– DO NOT USE PACKING PEANUTS
– Write on boxes: “Sample materials, Not for resale. Glass enclosed.”
– For shipments of more than one box, mark each box: “Box 1 of 4,” “Box 2 of 4,” etc.
– Warehouse Address: Entrants will receive in August