San Diego Spirits Festival International Bottle Competition
San Diego Spirits Festival International Bottle Competition Calling entries to be judged by their team of Highly Qualified Industry Judges.
The 2017 San Diego Spirits Festival International Spirits Competition is open for entries from emerging craft distillers, American merchant bottlers and large distillers alike, the competition will bring renowned experts from the worlds of spirits and hospitality together to determine the best tasting spirits in a blind analysis which will be held at the 9th San Diego Spirits Festival on August 26, 2017 and results will be announced at the festival on August 27, 2017.
“The integrity of San Diego Spirits Festival International Spirits Competition starts with the quality and expertise of our Esteemed Judges. Our Judges have a wide variety of experiences and backgrounds and this facilitates a true, unbiased quality of judging of all the brands that have entered.”
Philip Dobard – Museum of the American Cocktail
Andrew Faulkner – American Distilling Institute
Brian Christensen – Artisan Spirits Magazine
David Rippentrop - Americas Executive Beverage Consultancy
Rich Manning – Writer, Blogger, all round expert
Forrest Cokley – Writer, Blogger, all round expert
Brian Cary - Content Producer, MicroShiner Magazine
John Fluke - Placed4Success LLC (P4STV)
Billy Nordmeier - Certified Sommelier, WSET Advanced, CSW
Greg Nagel – Writer, Blogger, all round expert
Jeff Apodaca – Director F&B University Club San Diego
Derwayne Chesterman, President Liquid Syndicate
Jeremiah White – US Beverage Brokers
Spirits will be presented to judges in coded NEAT glasses.
The judging process, itself, is conducted as a 100% blind tasting process. No spirits bottles will be visible to judges at any time until the competition is finished. Staff members will be prohibited from mentioning any spirits brand names entered in the competition. https://www.sandiegospiritsfestival.com/spirits-competition
Awards will be announced and presented during the Private Networking breakfast to be held at the festival on Sunday, August 27.
Enter directly at https://thedatastill.com/home/landing/2058
The Moderator is George Manska inventor of the Neat Tasting Glass 
