Judging
Date
July 27, 2025
Warehouse
Deadline
July 10, 2025
Winners
Announcement
August 12, 2025
Glasses being marked
Sid Patel, CEO of Beverage Trade Network welcomes judges
More than 4000 glasses are handled
Judges network for 30 mins at the breakfast area before they come into the judging hall
Mauricio Perez, CTO of Beverage Trade Network at his table behind the scene making sure online systems are running smoothly coordinating with his team
Judges pick their name tags and judging pins as they enter and take a seat at their team tables
Breakfast room for judges. The judges arrive at 9 am and have their tea and breakfast and get time to mingle
Ankita Okate ensures all judges are able to BTN’s bespoke judging system before they enter the judging hall
Final check and all looks good. USA Ratings judging goes over 3 days
Camera testing
Staff t-shirts
Judges Interview Area
A flight of Whiskey being poured
Each tray has one flight
The USA Spirits Ratings looks to recognize, reward, and help promote spirits brands that have successfully been created to identify with and target a specific spirits drinker. For any spirits brand to earn its place on a retailer’s shelf or a restaurant’s spirits list - and then vitally stay there - they need to be marketable and consumer-driven and not just produced in the general hope it can find enough people willing to sell and buy it.
Get rated by Quality, Value, and Packaging by the top trade buyers in the USA. Here is how to enter.