The quality and provenance of the raw ingredients are what makes the difference when we are talking about award winning gin, vodka, tequila or white rum.
The boom in super premium brands has made white spirits essential on a good bar back. Consequently, when an informed diner “brand-calls” their favourite ingredient in a cocktail, the bartender has to know their stuff and serve the perfect long drink, classic or innovative cocktail, using those specially crafted ingredients.
Our judges are those bartenders and sommeliers and they will only want to recommend the best.
