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Online entry is the fastest and most secure way of participating in The Global Spirits Masters. Create a log-in and our system will remember your personal details so you don’t have to re-type them every time you enter.
Post, fax or email:
Complete an entry form, providing all of the relevant information. Download a category list for a guide to which competitions and categories you can enter. Include a cheque made payable to Union Press Ltd or provide credit card details on the entry form.
Send the entry form, including payment, to:
Post:
The Global Spirits Masters
Wigglesworth House
Fourth Floor
69 Southwark Bridge Road
London
SE1 9HH
Fax: +44(0)20 7803 2428
Email: emma@thespiritsbusiness.com
Terms and Conditions:
Checklist
Once you have entered and supplied payment, please remember to do the following:
• Provide us with high resolution bottle or pack shots of each product entered. These can be sent to emma@thespiritsbusiness.com.
• Forward two samples for each product or category you are entering to:
The Global Spirits Masters
Wigglesworth House
Fourth Floor
69 Southwark Bridge Road
London SE1 9HH
• Please ensure that all UK duty on samples is pre-paid.
Competition deadlines
Please ensure your entry form, payment and samples reach us before the following deadlines. Late entries may not be judged but you will still be charged.
| Global Spirits Masters Competition | Deadline to receive bottles | Issue results published |
|---|---|---|
| Distillery | 4 December 2016 | January |
| Tequila & Mezcal | 15 December 2016 | February |
| Rum and Cachaca | 27 January 2017 | March |
| Asian Spirits | 31 March | May |
| Cognac | 31 March | May |
| Brandy | 31 March | May |
| Scotch Whisky | 28 April | June |
| Gin | 26 May | July |
| Irish Whiskey | 30 June | August |
| World Whisky | 30 June | August |
| American Whiskey | 30 June | August |
| Luxury | 28 July | September |
| Travel Retail | 30 August | October |
| Vodka | 30 August | October |
| Liqueurs | 29 September | November |
| Premixed | 29 September | November |
| Speciality Spirits | 29 September | November |
| Design | 27 October | December |
| Distillery | 24 November | January 2018 |
Terms and Conditions
• To enter The Global Spirits Masters you must be one of the following: a brand owner, a producer, a distributor/importer or a retailer
• If you are not the brand owner, you must have written permission to enter
• Silver, Gold and Masters medals will be awarded in each category
• The Masters winners from each category will then be judged for the overall title of Grand Spirits Master 2017
• Awards will be given at the discretion of the judges
• The chairman’s decision is final
• Each entry must be supported by two bottles. However, just one bottle is required if entering a Design & Packaging category alone
• Ensure your samples arrive promptly and in time for their allocated competition (see entry deadlines here). Late entries may not be judged but you will still be charged
• Companies MUST use a new entry form for each different Global Spirits Masters competition to qualify for discounted multiple entries