Entry Benefits
- Products will be peer reviewed by a panel of industry experts led by Head Judge, Tim Boast, and all entrants will receive attribute scores and a summation of judges’ commentary.
- Award-winning distillers will be provided with the Tasting Australia Spirit Awards Marketing and PR Kit to assist with promoting their win and marketing their spirits and liqueurs with a seal of quality.
- Trophy award-winners will be integrated into a showcase at Tasting Australia presented by Journey Beyond 2026, giving distillers further exposure to engaged national media and festival-goers. Please see tastingaustralia.com.au for more information on the festival.
Entry Requirements
- Entrants must hold an Australian Taxation Office licence to manufacture excisable products – alcohol.
- If a distributor or other is entering an exhibit on behalf of the manufacturer, they must obtain proof of licence and permission information.
- Entries must be manufactured, distilled and packaged in Australia.
- Entries must comply with Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Standard 2.7.5 – Spirits.
- Entries must comply with the Australian regulatory requirements that apply in relation to product, labelling and excise (including the Excise Act 1901).
- Entries must comply with Government of South Australia producers liquor licence, complying with production, dispatch and delivery.
- Entrants must be insured for product liability for a minimum insured amount of $20,000,000.
- Entrants may submit multiple products for entry into the Tasting Australia Spirit Awards, so long as they demonstrate technical difference between product – a product can be entered only once into a chosen category and class.
- Entries must be submitted for judging in packaging that is consistent with the commercial sale of the product.
- Entries submitted for judging must be one (1) x 700mL bottle or equivalent volume across multiple bottles of the same batch.
- Entrants are responsible for sample delivery and the product must be received by no later than 4pm Monday, 18 August 2025.
- Entrants whose exhibits have won a gold medal at the 2025 Awards will be required to supply, at their expense, one (1) x 700ml or equivalent bottle of their gold medal-winning exhibit to feature at the Awards Presentation and Industry Tasting the following day. Entrants will be notified under embargo by email if additional stock is required. Entrants should arrange immediate delivery to arrive by no later than Monday 1 September 2025 to the South Australian Tourism Commission.
Held Finished Bottled Stock Requirements
There are minimum required quantities of held finished bottled stock for all spirits and liqueurs at the final day for delivery; Monday 18 August 2025.
The minimum quantity required for all categories and classes is 50L.
