Rules & Regulations
- All entrants must stock Whitley Neill gin.
- From the 1st May 2008 to the 30th November 2008, entries must be available in participating venues.
- Entries must be an original drink.
- They should consist of more than 3 ingredients.
- Whitley Neill must be used as the base spirit.
- All ingredients MUST come from a tree.
- A tree is a perennial woody plant. It is most often defined as a woody plant that has secondary branches supported clear of the ground on a single main stem or trunk with clear apical dominance.
- Liqueurs may be utilised regardless of their spirit base, so long as the dominant flavour comes from a tree.
- Judges decisions are final. All ingredients must be ratified to ensure qualification.
- Entrants selected for the final will be invited to come to a TBC venue to make their drink in front of a panel of judges.
- Entrants are allowed 15 minutes to set-up.
- Entrants must then make 2 of their drink within 7 minutes.
- The Judging is spilt into 2 areas:
- Presentation
- 10 pointsOriginality of concept.
- 10 pointsEntertainment value.
- 10 pointsPresentation.
- 10 pointsTime.
- Drink
- 20 pointsAppearance.
- 20 pointsTaste & aroma.
- 10 pointsOverall balance.
- 10 pointsUse of ingredients.
- Presentation
5% of all the proceeds from Whitley Neill Gin are donated to TREE AID.
TREE AID supports rural Africans to meet their basic needs and secure income from Trees.