World Drinks Awards 2023

About the awards

Entry Deadline: 24th March 2023
Shipping Deadline: 31st March 2023

The World Drinks Awards are the global awards selecting the very best in all internationally recognized styles of spirits, select, reward and promote the world’s best spirits, people and places to consumers and trade across the globe.

Every entrant receives…

A personalized World Drinks Awards tasting note

Invitation to the World Drinks Awards final round tasting in London

Winners receive…

Extensive coverage on WorldDrinksAwards.com

High resolution logos

International, regional and national coverage targeting spirit consumers and trade buyers

Point of sale materials including: stickers and collarets with your award in corporate collars

All country and world winners are featured in the annual Best Spirits publication

Medals, Certificates and Trophies receive…

Medal, certificate and logo pack all free of charge

Icons of Drinks

Welcome to the Icons of Drinks

We are delighted to say that the Icons of Drinks are now open for entries and introduce our new online entry system. You can simply make your applications through your customer profile.

The Icons of Drinks Awards are a celebration of the years of hard work that go into every bottle. From the distillers themselves and brand ambassadors, to visitor centre managers, bars, bar tenders and the industry’s communicators – a great deal of craftsmanship, skill and knowledge are imparted at each stage of the process. This is our way of saying thank you to the individuals and producers for their dedication to each innovative release, visitor experience or expert retail service, delivered in a tireless fashion.

A list of rates, categories and definitions can be found here

Taste categories

Ouzo

Design categories

Bottle Design

This design category includes only singular bottles without outer packaging. It does include any decorative items such as neck tags or collars. The overall design, including closure, of the glass or PET bottle: shape, colour, functionality and any embossing, decorative finishes, coatings, or direct printed elements as well as visual appeal will be assessed in this category.

Gift Packs

This category is designed to cater for all on shelf gift packs. These can be either gift packs containing individual bottles with packaging and accessories (such as glassware) or multi-product sets, including miniatures.

Label design

This includes all aspects of on-bottle brand/product communication, including the application of any direct printing onto bottle, capsule or closure, as well as paper and film labels and sleeves. This will be judged on the overall design and quality of materials, print, decoration and application.

Limited edition

This category applies to designs where the number produced was limited, such as for a special production, occasion or season. This can include individual bottles as well as bottles with outer packaging. This does not include gift packs, travel retail exclusives or special edition designs, which should be entered separately.

New launch

Packaging for a new product launched after February 1, 2023. This must be a new product, not a re-design of an existing product. Redesigns, please see the redesign/relaunch category.

Presentation

This applies to the secondary, outer, presentation packaging, such as cartons, boxes, cases, plinths, chests etc. The presentation will be judged on the overall effect with the bottle in place.

Range design

This is a packaging design that carries through and unites a range or ‘family’ of different products from one producer or brand. To enter this category a minimum of three expressions need to be provided in order to assess the range design.

Redesign / relaunch

This category refers to a new or refreshed packaging design created for an existing product and introduced to the market after February 1, 2023. A picture or sample of the previous packaging must be supplied along with a description of what changes have been made and why

Secondary Outer Packaging

This applies to the secondary, outer, presentation packaging, such as cartons, boxes, cases, plinths, chests etc. The presentation will be judged on the overall effect with the bottle in place. This does not include gift packs or speciality designs, which should be entered separately.

Special Edition Design

This category is for speciality designs or ‘one off’ productions which have been exclusively designed for a very special occasion, are very limited and mostly in a higher price range. Must contain outer packaging. Sale is extremely selected and not generally available.

Travel retail exclusive

Products created specifically and only for sale in the duty-free / travel retail market. This can either individual bottles or products with outer packaging.

Shipping

For any enquiries regarding your shipments, please contact
info@worlddrinksawards.com Anita Ujszaszi

Rates

Entry fees

Note: price is for each entry
	1 entry	2 entries	3 entries	4+ entries
Sterling
Taste & Design	£260 + VAT	£245 + VAT	£235 + VAT	£220 + VAT
Design	£184 + VAT	£174 + VAT	£164 + VAT	£159 + VAT
Taste or Design	£184 + VAT	£174 + VAT	£164 + VAT	£159 + VAT
Euro
Taste & Design	€325	€315	€305	€295
Design	€215	€210	€205	€200
Taste or Design	€215	€210	€205	€200
USD
Taste & Design	$430	$415	$400	$385
Design	$290	$280	$270	$260
Taste or Design	$290	$280	$270	$260
Canadian Dollar
Taste & Design	$490	$475	$460	$445
Design	$335	$325	$315	$305
Taste or Design	$335	$325	$315	$305

Terms & conditions

Products must be sent by prepaid post and be received by the Shipping Date listed.

Entries are only accepted on a completed online entry form with the appropriate entry fee.

If an entry is withdrawn by the Due Date (or disqualified), the entry fee will be returned subject to an administration charge of 50% of the entry fee. Products will be made available for collection at the entrant’s expense or retained by the Organiser if not collected within eight weeks of the Due Date. Due Date is the entry deadline.

If an entry is withdrawn after the Due Date, no refunds will be given. This includes entries for which product has not been received.

Payment in full is required before judging commences.

Substitutions of entries is possible, but needs to be communicated to the World Drinks Awards prior to the Due Date.

If you are shipping your entries yourself, please ensure that all customs, clearance and any associated costs have been paid in advance. If these costs are not paid, the World Drinks Awards will invoice any costs occurred, including a £25.00 administration fee. If these costs remain unpaid, the World Drinks Awards are unable to accept the entries.

The judges’ decision on all matters is final.

The Organisers may, at their discretion, refuse to accept an entry.

The Organisers may alter the closing date for the awards, place an entry in the most appropriate style, rule that an entry may not compete or is ineligible to compete, or alter the date, time or place on or at which the awards are scheduled to take place.

The Chair of Judges has the power to disqualify any entry not deemed as meeting the entry criteria.

These rules are governed by the laws of the UK.

Please note: bottles are unable to be returned. Our policy on unreturned bottles is as follows:
o Opened bottles may be poured at trade and consumer events to promote the individual brand, or included in a charity bottling, the proceeds of which are distributed to charity.
o Closed bottles may be distributed to individual charities on a case by basis, or presented for auction, all proceeds of which are distributed to charity.