Product Categories
All products submitted for the competition are assigned to a category before the tasting. This happens in two steps: During online registration, producers can specify the product category for each individual product via a scroll-down menu. After receiving the samples, we check the assignment again. This is how we ensure that each product is judged in the correct category. This is important because the jurors only know the product category and the alcohol content of the beverage during the blind tasting.
Craft Spirits Berlin Awards System
01. Fortified wine aromatized wine
Vermouth (0101)
Port (0102)
Sherry (0103)
Madeira (0104)
Other fortified wines (0105)
02. Fruit eau de vie/pome fruit
Apple (0201)
Apple barrel-aged (0202)
Apple wine (0203)
Apple wine barrel-aged (0204)
Pear (0205)
Pear barrel-aged (0206)
Quince (0207)
Pome fruit pomace, Pome fruit yeast (0208)
Other pome fruit varieties (0209)
03. Fruit eau de vie/stone fruit
Cherry (0301)
Cherry barrel-aged (0302)
Bird cherry (0303)
Weichsel, sour cherry (0304)
Damson (0305)
Mirabelle plum (0306)
Plum, Spänling (0307)
Apricot (0308)
Peach (0309)
Blackthorn (0310)
Prune plum (0311)
Prune plum barrel-aged (0312)
“Ziparte” plum (0313)
Other stone fruit varieties (0314)
04. Fruit eau de vie/berry fruit
Raspberry (0401)
Blackberry (0402)
Currant (0403)
Strawberry (0404)
Blueberry (0405)
Other berry varieties (0406)
05. Fruit eau de vie/wild fruit
Sorbus fruits (rowanberry, bilberry, elderberry, chokeberry) (0501)
Medlars (0502)
Elderberry (0503)
Cornelian cherry (0504)
Other wild fruit varieties (0505)
06. Fruit eau de vie/Other varieties
Citrus fruits (0601)
Tropical fruits (0602)
Other special varieties (0603)
07. Vegetable eau de vie
Roots/potatoes, Jerusalem artichokes, carrots, gentian, beetroot (0701)
Other vegetables (0702)
08. Grape, pomace & wine
Grape eau de vie, Piscoo (0801)
Barrel-aged brandy (cognac, armagnac, brandy) (0802)
Pomace & grappa (0803)
Pomace & grappa barrel-aged(0804)
Wine yeast eau de vie (Lees) (0805)
Wine yeast eau de vie (Lees) barrel-aged (0806)
Other varieties Grapes, pomace & wine (0807)
09. “Honey eau de vie” (0901)
10. “Fruit eau de vie with fruit extract”
Old plum (vieille prune) (1001)
Old pear (vieille poire) (1002)
Other varieties with fruit extract (1003)
11. “Geist”
Berries (1101)
Citrus fruits (1102)
Vegetables & roots (1103)
Coffee, cocoa, nuts (1104)
Herbs & spices (1105)
Other “Geist” (1106)
12. Liqueur
Fruit liqueur (1201)
Spiced liqueur (1202)
Coffee liqueur (1203)
Nut liqueur & Nocino (1204)
Egg liqueur (1205)
Cream liqueur (1206)
Whiskey liqueur (1207)
Other liqueurs (1208)
13. Herbal spirits
Absinthe (1301)
Aquavit, Kümmel (caraway) (1302)
Anise (1303)
Pastis & Pastis de Marseille (1304)
Herbal bitters (1305)
Herbal liqueur (1306)
Herbal distillate (“Geist”) (1307)
Other types of herbal spirits (1308)
14. Juniper
Juniper distillate, Doppelwacholder, Jenever (1401)
Gin (1402)
New Western Style Gin (1403)
Gin barrel-aged (1404)
Navy Strength gin (1405)
Sloe gin (1406)
Old Tom gin (1407)
15. Grain & more
“Korn” & cereal brandy (1501)
“Korn” & cereal spirit barrel-aged (1502)
Beer eau de vie & bread eau de vie (1503)
White Dog & New Make (1504)
16. Vodka
Vodka (1601)
Flavored vodka (1602)
17. Whisky & whiskey
Barley Whisky (1701)
Rye Whisky (1702)
Corn Whisky (Bourbon) (1703)
Other Types of Whisky & Whiskey (1704)
18. Sugar cane
White rum (molasses) (1801)
White rum (sugar cane juice) (1802)
Rum (molasses) barrel-aged (1803)
Rum (sugar cane juice) barrel-aged (1804)
Cachaça, Arrak, Grogue & more (1805)
19. Baijiu, Shochu & Soju
Baijiu (1901)
Shochu (1902)
Soju (1903)
20. Agave & more
Tequila (2001)
Mezcal (2002)
Raicilla (2003)
Sotol (2004)
Other types of agave & more (2005)
21. Bottled cocktails (2101)
22. Other types of spirits (Spirits unlimited) (2201)
23. Fermentation products
Rice (Sake) (2301)
Fruit Wine (2302)
Fruit Sparkling Wine (2303)
Other Fermented Products (2304)
24. Non-alcoholic
Soft drinks (Filler) (2401)
Non-alcoholic “spirits” (2402)
Other types of non-alcoholic beverages (2403)