PROFESSIONAL SPIRITS REVIEWS
From the creators of the first international spirits competition in the US,
the World Spirits Championships.
100,000 REVIEWS AND COUNTING.
Since 1981, our reviews have put countless brands on the map.
From massive names like Grey Goose, Pappy Van Winkle and Casamigos to the bootstrap-pulling craft distilleries like Few, Copperworks and Vapor Distilling, we broadcast the flavor and quality that sets brands apart.
To this day BTI is the fairest, most consistent professional review source out there— just look at the data.
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Unflavored • Flavored • Barrel-Aged
Add-On Cocktail Competition: Best Vodka in a Cosmopolitan
Submission: Jan. 15th
Product Received: Jan. 17th
Results Available: Mar. 1st
All Styles and Distillates
Add-On Cocktail Competition: Best Gin in a Martini
Submission: Feb. 15th
Product Received: Feb. 15th
Results Available: Apr. 1st
Rum • Flavored Rum • Spiced Rum • Agricole Rhum • Cachaça • Pisco • Aguardiente and All Cane Spirit
Add-On Cocktail Competition: Best Rum in a Daiquiri
Submission: Mar. 15th
Product Received: Mar. 15th
Results Available: May 2nd
Mezcal • Sotol • Flavored Tequila • Bacanora and All Craft Agave Spirits
Add-On Cocktail Competition: Best Tequila in a Margarita
Submission: Apr. 15th
Product Received: Apr. 15th
Results Available: Jun. 1st
Scotch • Irish • Continental Europe • India • Taiwan • French • Japan • All Craft Distilled Whiskies Outside of North America
Add-On Cocktail Competition: Best World Whiskey in a Highball
Ready-to-Drink Cocktails • Spirits-Based Hard Seltzers & Sodas • Non-Alcoholic RTDs
Submission: May 15th
Product Received: May. 16th
Results Available: Jul. 1st
Bourbon • Tennessee • Rye • Un-aged • Canadian • American • Moonshine • Corn • Wheat • Flavored • Straight • Single Malt & All American Craft Whiskies
Add-On Cocktail Competition: Best Whiskey in a Manhattan
Submission: Jun. 15th
Product Received: Jun. 15th
Results Available: Aug. 1st
Baijiu • Soju • Shochu • Awamori • Umeshu • Arak • Raki • Feni • All Distilled Spirits from Asia
Fruit • Cream • Chocolate • Coffee • Herb/Spice • Anise • Floral • Nut • Schnapps • Amaro • Fernet • Absinthe • Bitter Liqueurs • Aperitivos • Aperitifs
Cognac • Armagnac • Calvados • Eau-de-Vie • Grape Brandy • Fruit Brandy • Applejack
Add-On Cocktail Competition: Best Brandy in a Sidecar
Submission: Jul. 15th
Product Received: Jul. 15th
Results Available: Sep. 1st
All Spirit Types
Low-to-No ABV • Spirit-Free
Submission: Aug. 15th
Product Received: Aug. 15th
Results Available: Oct. 3rd
All Spirit Types
A competition to find the best spirits priced $25 and under that deliver the highest quality at the best price
Submission: Sep. 15th
Product Received: Sep. 15th
Results Available: Nov. 1st
Submission: Oct. 16th
Product Received: Oct. 16th
Results Available: Dec. 1st
Paper Label • Etched or Embossed Label • Bottle • Gift Box • Case • Spirits Accessories • Spirits Novelties • Spirits Glassware
Submission: Nov. 15th
Product Received: Nov. 15th
Results Available: Jan. 2nd
All Large Format RTDs, Cocktail Mixers, Bitter, and Elixirs
Ready-to-Drink Cocktails
Submission: Dec. 15th
Product Received: Dec. 15th
Results Available: Feb. 1st
-MIKE HUFFMAN, WHIDBEY ISLAND DISTILLERY