The International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC) www.iwsc.net is the most famous competitions has it has been seriously organized and supported by the majors of the industry for the longest. I think also it benefits from having been established in London by a British and a German person in 1969 so it has benefited from a solid organization and structure from the foundation. Europeans have taken a serious lead on this judging/rating a long time ago. The statistics and numbers are huge 30,000 submissions, 80 countries, 250 judges coming from all over the world, chemical analysis, and etc... But it is hard to decipher how much of this is dedicated to spirits. I guess about 1000 submissions for spirits.
- International Wine and Spirit Competition, IWSC
This competition is also greatly enhanced by its world partner and media support mostly from the Drinks Business magazine, but also by its pertinent participation in the world’s leading trade exhibitions, such as Vinexpo, ProWein and Vinitaly.
Plus the IWSC has a huge experience in getting media coverage and offers promotional supports trough their networks of retail/industry connections. It is a powerful organization - no doubt. Far more powerful than the World Spirits Comp. in San Francisco presented above, and far older too.
---> The +: they are powerful and their name means business in the alcoholic beverage industry.
---> The -: lack of legitimacy for the spirits ratings in particular as this is fundamentally a wine competition. I think it is and it will always be a wine event in priority!
Breaking News: IWSC and The Tasting Panel Magazine have just announced they would cooperate in 2013 for the organization, ratings, submissions, media and etc. from and for the USA. This news is quite significant has it shows that the 2 leading international competitions will be cooperating to improve the outcomes. Better to share something big than keep it all small.
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