Trade Awards — Brand entry guide
Enter one expression in the Master Distillers Trade Awards (Tequila Edition 2027): blind evaluation by verified European bartenders, plus a private market-intelligence pack from their scorecards.
What you get
- Blind sensory validation — Individual sample units via the European fulfillment rail; scores normalized to reduce judge bias.
- Market intelligence — Private report from bartender scorecards (local performance, qualitative notes, commercial intent).
- Digital citations — Normalized scores of 85.0+ can unlock authenticated “Jury Tasting Notes” on your platform profiles.
- Winner experiences — Category / high performers may host Europe’s premier agave professionals for content at the distillery (framed as a brand asset of entry, not a surprise fee).
Scores below 80 are never published publicly.
Pricing (Edition One)
Rule: exactly 1 SKU per brand for this edition. A second entry in cart is blocked.
How to enter
- Read the pitch: Brand entry.
- Open the product: Trade Awards Entry — Tequila Edition 2027.
- If you manage multiple brands, select which brand is entering.
- Checkout. Paid entries are recorded against that brand for the edition.
Product URL: https://masterdistillers.net/product/trade-awards-entry-tequila-edition-2027/
Subscriber promotional credits (retrospective coupons from recent subscription payments) may be emailed separately — apply the coupon on the entry product only; credits are single-use and do not stack with other tier incentives.
After you enter
- Provide sample stock per ops instructions for warehouse blinding and kit packing.
- Results window targets late April / early May 2027 (see master timeline on the ERP hub).
- You receive the private scorecard package for your SKU regardless of medal.
Medal bands (normalized)
Need help?
Contact your Master Distillers account manager with company name and brand. Do not ask jurors for unit codes or raw scores during the blind window.
