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.
The Copywriter is an Irish whiskey based cocktail that uses honey syrup, sweet vermouth, lemon and club soda to make a lightly sweet, endlessly sippable long drink with the smooth undertones of Irish whiskey. With 4.5 and 5 stars, these 4 spirits, including one from India, outperformed the rest for best mixability in this easy drinking cocktail.
Hailing from Napa Valley, California, the small production Backstage Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 Oakville uses 100% hand farming methods to produce the 52 cases of this coveted wine. At 97 Points it is one of the top scoring wines of 2018 Ultimate Wine Challenge, and winner of the Cabernet Sauvignon Chairman’s Trophy.
Banana is not the easiest fruit to work into a liqueur, but that hasn’t stopped Tempus Fugit from creating an award winning product! Their Creme de Banane Liqueur expresses the ideal balance of real fruit flavor with interesting undertones that make it a pleasure to sip while opening up a world of cocktail possibilities. With a score of 95 Points, it was one of 2018’s highest scoring liqueurs.