Ultimate  Challenge

Now Accepting Entries For 2019

Entries are now being accepted for ULTIMATE SPIRITS CHALLENGE 2019 (USC) and ULTIMATE WINE CHALLENGE 2019 (UWC). All entries to USC and UWC are rated on the easy-to-understand 100-point scale. Award-winning journalist, author, educator, and Judging Director F. PAUL PACULT supervises all judging for USC and UWC.

Ultimate SPIRITS Challenge 2019 - Judging takes place during March 2019
  • ENTRIES are being accepted NOW. Click here to be taken to the entry forms.
  • ENTRY FEE: $525 per individual spirit.
  • COCKTAIL EVALUATIONS: As an added value, in addition to the neat spirit analyses, each year USC judges evaluate certain spirit categories in cocktails. For USC 2019, the cocktail component focus will be on the Gin, Bourbon, Rum and Irish/World Whiskey categories. Each spirit is served blind to the judges in cocktail recipes that have been carefully chosen to highlight the base spirit.
  • DEADLINE for receipt of USC entry form, product and payment is FEBRUARY 27, 2019.
  • All Spirits entries are judged blind in small flights of like-with-like products by the world's top spirits experts, led by F. PAUL PACULT.
  • Top scoring brands are awarded CHAIRMAN'S TROPHY and FINALIST status in all categories, including Brandy, Whiskey, Tequila, Gin, Vodka, Rum, Liqueur, Vermouth, Soju, Baijiu, Ready-to-Drink, Amaro, etc.
  • NO U.S. IMPORTER? We will provide the necessary documentation for U.S. Customs at no extra charge.
Ultimate WINE Challenge 2019 - Judging takes place during May 2019
  • ENTRIES are being accepted NOW. Click here to be taken to the entry forms.
  • ENTRY FEE: $115 per individual wine.
  • DEADLINE for receipt of completed UWC entry form, product and payment is APRIL 17, 2019.
  • All Wine entries are judged blind in small category flights of like-with-like products by the world's foremost wine authorities, led by F. PAUL PACULT.
  • CHAIRMAN'S TROPHY and FINALIST status is awarded in over 40 wine categories, including Sake, Fortified Wine, and Cider.
  • NO U.S. IMPORTER? We will provide the necessary documentation for U.S. Customs at no extra charge.
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