taste·mak·er

/ˈtāstˌmākər/

noun

1. A person who decides or influences what is or will become fashionable.

2. A person with a vast audience and following whose beverage & culinary preferences influence the buying decisions of, hundreds, thousands or millions of consumers.

Congratulations to our 2024 Tastemaker Spirits Award Winners!

Rivulet Artisan Pecan Liqueur | Double Gold

Ameragave Gold | Silver

Ameragave Silver | Gold

Fresh Fizz Sparkling Mint Lemonade | Gold

Fresh Fizz Sparkling Jalapeno Limeade | Bronze

Fresh Fizz Hibiscus Ginger Ale | Silver

BIATCH Tequila Reposado | Silver

Dia De La Sirena Tequila Reposado Tequila | Gold

Uncle Nearest 1856 Premium Aged Whiskey | Silver

Uncle Nearest Master Blend Edition | Batch 032 | Gold

Uncle Nearest 1884 Small Batch Whiskey | Gold

Uncle Nearest Single Barrel Whiskey | Batch 905 Double Gold

Familia Camerena Tequila Silver/Plato | Gold

Familia Camerena Tequila Reposado | Silver

Familia Camerena Tequila Anejo | Gold

Desert Door Original Texas Sotol | Bronze

Desert Door Oak Aged Texas Sotol | Gold

Desert Door Texas Sotol Conservation Series #3: Pollinator | Silver

Puerto de Indias Strawberry | Bronze

Garrison Brothers Small Batch | Gold

Garrison Brothers HoneyDew | Bronze

Garrison Brothers Balmorhea | Double Gold

Garrison Brothers Single Barrel Cask Strength | Gold

Emyla Tequila Anejo | Bronze

Here’s How The Competition Works — 

Enter your spirit(s) into the competition through TheDataStill.

Once product is received we bottle up samples into unmarked, pristine tasting bottles ensuring a blind tasting experience, and send to our handpicked tastemaker judges. Tastemakers will be tasked with evaluating each spirit based on its aroma, flavor, finish, quality, and other relevant criteria. The awards will be determined based on the collective scores from all our esteemed tastemaker judges. 

What makes our competition different from the rest: Our judges are food and beverage aficionados ranging from chefs, podcasters, photographers and social media influencers with social media followers ranging from the tens of thousands to the millions and an earned media value (EMV) or over $25MM. and Following the tasting, we will reveal the brand names of the products sampled and evaluated by the judges, and facilitate direct introductions between brands and our esteemed tastemakers. Our goal is that by facilitating these connections we are helping to create some of the most authentic brand collaborations out there as the judges genuinely fall in love with the product before ever seeing the brand. Just think of this as the ‘Love is Blind’ of the spirit competition world, but without all the juicy drama. 😉

Congratulations to our 2023 Tastemaker Spirits Award Winners!

Garrison Brothers Small Batch | Silver

Garrison Brothers HoneyDew | Bronze

Garrison Brothers SIngle Barrel Cask Strength Barrel #10081 | Silver

Garrison Brothers Balmorhea | Gold

Porter’s Brandy Cream Liqueur | Gold

Highclere Castle Gin | Double Gold

Uncle Nearest 1856 Premium Aged Whiskey | Gold

Uncle Nearest 1884 Small Batch Whiskey | Silver

Uncle Nearest Straight Rye Whiskey | Silver

Uncle Nearest Master Blend Edition Batch 025 | Double Gold

Uncle Nearest Single Barrel Whiskey - Batch 061 | Gold

Uncle Nearest Uncut & Unfiltered Straight Rye Whiskey - Batch 005 | Gold

Uncle Nearest Single Barrel Rye Whiskey Batch 002 | Gold

Ellison Premium Vodka | Bronze

Bundaberg Ginger Beer | Gold

Sorel Liqueur | Gold

Puerto de Indias Strawberry | Silver

Salvation Spirits Fritztown Blackberry Gin | Silver

SOTO Junmai Sake | Gold

SOTO Junmai Daiginjo | Double Gold

Real Spirits Signature Whiskey | Gold

Surtierra Silver | Gold

Surtierra Reposado | Silver