South Dakota bartender Austin Foster has labored behind the bar for over fifteen years. We’re honored to host Austin as one of many Chilled 100 Spirits Awards Judges this 12 months.
Austin Foster is an IT geek turned cocktail slinger, who has been working in and across the beverage business for 15+ years. Throughout this time, he has had the chance to work with a number of the most influential beverage professionals and take part in a number of the business’s most revered academic packages and spirit occasions. With a powerful deal with training and neighborhood, he spends an excellent portion of his time volunteering for charity occasions and sharing as a lot spirit information as potential with as many that may hear. His experience consists of rum, knowledgeable in Irish, Scotch, and American whiskies, Pisco, and Agave Spirits. He’s WSET (Degree 3 Spirits), EWA Grants Scotch Whisky Diploma, Canadian Whiskey Licensed, American Whiskey/Moonshine College Licensed, Rum and Agave Licensed, Proficient in Brandies.
The Chilled 100 Spirits Awards Deadline has been prolonged to Could thirty first. Enter HERE
We requested Austin why manufacturers ought to enter The Chilled 100 Spirits Awards:
Why are Spirits Awards helpful to bartenders?
Realizing that the spirit has been evaluated by consultants within the business helps slender the main target when deciding on from the huge quantity out there as we speak. As a trusted supply of data, it additionally helps bartenders probably choose spirits that in any other case might not be in use in an space.
What are the advantages to spirits manufacturers that enter?
A model’s capability to get their product in entrance of consultants within the business to be evaluated blindly is vital as a result of the enjoying discipline is degree. The advantages vary from having unbiased suggestions on the place the product stands amongst others to better publicity of the product to the business at massive.
What ought to different bartenders know concerning the Bartender Seal of Approval?
With the Bartender Seal of Approval, bartenders can have faith {that a} peer within the business has evaluated the spirit to be used behind the bar.
What ought to spirit manufacturers know concerning the Bartender Seal of Approval?
For manufacturers awarded the Bartender Seal of Approval, they will with confidence going into on premise places with a seal backed by business consultants.
