Entry Categories 2017

Wines
Wines are judged by country, region, and vintage as appropriate.

Still Wines 4. Prosecco Fortified Liqueur Wines 11. Vermouth & Other Aromatised
1. Vintage / Non Vintage Wines a. Prosecco DOC 8. Madeira Wines
(white, ros, red) b. Prosecco di Treviso/Trieste a. Sercial and other dry styles 12. Worldwide Fortified Wine /
a. Dry c. Asolo Prosecco DOCG b. Verdelho and other medium dry Vin De Liqueur
b. Medium d. Conegliano Valdobbiadene DOCG styles a. White (dry)
c. Sweet e. Valdobbiadene Superiore di Cartizze c. Bual and other medium sweet styles b. White (sweet)
d. Eiswein/Icewine DOCG d. Malmsey and other sweet styles c. Red (wood aged)
i) Frizzante/Spumante Superiore
e. Botrytis 9. Port d. Red (bottle aged)
ii) Brut
f. Wine based drinks a. White
i) Fruit Flavoured
iii) Extra Dry Rice Wine
iv) Dry b. Pink
ii) Confectionary Flavoured v) Demi-Sec c. Ruby 13. Sake (judged by country)
iii) Other Flavoured
d. Tawny a. Ginjo / Daiginjo
g. Organic/Biodynamic 5. Bottle Fermented Sparkling Wine b. Junmai Ginjo/Junmai Daiginjo
(white, ros, red) e. Aged Tawny
c. Junmai-shu
Sparkling Wines a. Dry f. Reserve
d. Honjozo
b. Medium g. Crusted
2. Champagne e. Futsuu-shu
c. Sweet h. Late Bottled Vintage
(white, ros) f. Sparkling
i. Single Quinta Vintage
a. Zero Dosage 6. Tank Fermented Sparkling Wine g. Nigori Sake
j. Colheita
b. Ultra Brut (white, ros, red) h. Koshu (aged sake)
k. Vintage
c. Brut a. Extra Dry i. Traditional shubo making
d. Extra Dry b. Dry 10. Sherry -- Kimoto / Yamahai
e. Sec c. Medium a. Fino
f. Demi-Sec d. Sweet b. Manzanilla
g. Doux c. Manzanilla Pasada
7. Lightly Sparkling / Perl
i) Non Vintage d. Amontillado
a. Dry
ii) Vintage e. Medium Sherry
b. Medium
iii) Prestige Cuve f. Palo Cortado
c. Sweet
3. Cava g. Oloroso
a. Brut Nature h. Cream
b. Extra Brut i. Pale Cream
c. Brut j. Pedro Ximinez
d. Extra Dry k. Other
e. Dry
f. Demi-Sec
g. Sweet
i) Cava
ii) Reserva
iii) Gran Reserva
Entry Categories 2017
Spirits
Spirits are judged by type, age and strength. Whiskies are also variety / style judged by region, style and cask finish / strength where appropriate.

14. Absinthe 19. Cognac 23. Liqueurs 26. Shochu / Soju 31. Whisky Scotch
a. Blanche a. VS a. Aniseed (judged by country) a. Blended
b. Verte b. VSOP b. Cassis a. Rice b. Deluxe blend
c. Bohemian & Other Styles c. XO c. Chocolate b. Barley c. Grain
15. Armagnac d. Extra d. Citrus fruit c. Buckwheat d. Blended malt (vatted)
a. VS e. Vintage e. Coconut d. Sweet Potato e. Single malt
b. VSOP f. No age statement f. Coffee e. Other (please specify) i) Cask finish
i) Grande Champagne g. Non-flavoured cream ii) Cask strength
c. XO/Napoleon 27. Tequila / Mezcal
ii) Petite Champagne h. Flavoured cream 32. Whiskies Worldwide
d. Vintage a. Blanco (Silver)
iii) Fine Champagne i. Egg (including Scandinavian, European,
e. Blanche b. Joven (Gold)
iv) Other Regions j. Fruit (please specify) Japanese, Canadian etc)
i) Bas Armagnac c. Reposado (Aged)
ii) Tnarze 20. Fruit Spirits (distilled) k. Herb d. Aejo (Extra Aged) a. Blended
iii) Haut-Armagnac a. Fermented and Distilled l. Spice e. Extra Ajeo (Ultra Aged) b. Deluxe blend
16. Aquavit b. Macerated and Distilled m. Nut i) 100% Agave c. Single grain
a. Clear c. Vielle (Distilled and n. Floral ii) Blended d. Blended malt (vatted)
b. Golden Macerated) o. Whisky e. Single malt (specify distillery)
28. Vodka
i) Apple, Pear, Quince p. Honey i) Cask finish
17. Bitters ii) Stone fruits
a. Pure / Neutral
q. Other ii) Cask strength
a. Digestive iii) Berries and Grapes b. Flavoured
f. Other (please specify)
b. Cocktail iv) Wild fruits 24. Pisco 29. Whiskey USA
a. Chilean 33. Cocktails
18. Calvados v) Roots a. Bourbon
vi) Other (please specify) i) Regular (3035%) (please specify)
a. Fine b. Blended
ii) Special (3540%) 34. Asian Spirits
b. VS/Reserve 21. Grape Brandy c. Single Grain (please specify)
iii) Reserve (4043%) a. Baijiu
c. VSOP a. Brandy de Jerez iv) Great (43%+) d. Single Malt
b. Grappa i) Overproof b. Makgeolli
d. XO and older b. Peruvian
i) Pays dAuge c. Marc/Pommace Brandy i) Aromatic 30. Whiskey Irish 35. Miscellaneous Spirits
ii) Domfrontais d. Other ii) Pure a. Blended a. Cachaa
iii) Calvados
22. Gin (judged by % alcohol) iii) Acholado b. Deluxe blend b. Irish Poteen
a. London dry gin iv) Mosto Verde c. Grain c. Flavoured Spirits
b. Dutch 25. Rum i) Single d. Other (please specify)
c. Contemporary Styles (please specify Molasses/Agricole) ii) Blended 36. Grain Spirits (Wheat, Corn,
(please specify) a. White d. Blended malt (vatted) Barley etc)
d. Flavoured b. Golden e. Single malt a. Clear/White/No Age
c. Dark i) Cask finish b. Matured Age
e. Wood finished
ii) Cask strength i. Wash/Distiller Beer Based
f . Old Tom d. Flavoured
f. Single Pot Still ii. Full mash/Solids Based