Spirits Submission Protocol
To increase our focus within the magazine on spirits, and to encourage participation, we are accepting spirits submissions. We aim to provide timely reporting on new-release spirits coming into the market. To do this, we will assemble panels comprised of our staff joined by industry professionals with bartending and mixology backgrounds. You may choose to submit spirits with a $50 processing fee for each SKU. This processing fee will ensure your spirit is tasted by our blind tasting panel promptly.
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How do we run our panels?
We fill our blind panels with industry professionals from bartending or mixology backgrounds. We reveal the category of the spirit, and ask the bartenders if they would recommend this spirit to a friend, whether on its own or for use in a cocktail.
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Recommendations & Coverage
We cover recommended spirits with tasting notes, a cocktail recipe, or a serving suggestion. We only recommend spirits that a majority of panelists agree they would recommend.
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Focus Tastings
We allow producers to submit spirits that belong to our focus categories during certain windows. These categories and windows are posted on our submissions calendar. If you would like to submit a spirit outside of these categories or windows, you must submit it as a New Release. There is no fee to submit spirits for a focus tasting within the submission window.
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New Release Tastings
We accept and panel New Release submissions on a rolling basis. You are always welcome to submit. We charge a $50 processing fee for each submission in this category.
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