Play by the RULES

Sip the Moments: Craft Your Journey from Sunrise to Moonlight

• Create two connected drinks representing the guest journey from sunrise to moonlight
• Each drink must capture a distinct moment, mood, and occasion for the drink
• The serves must form a coherent pair through flavor, presentation, and/or storytelling
• They must feel like two sides of one story, not just two separate drinks

Giffard Matters (Required)

• Each drink must include at least 1 oz. of Giffard product(s)
• Eligible Giffard products include:
• Giffard Liqueurs
• Giffard Syrups
• Giffard NA Liqueurs
• Menthe-Pastille
• Find a list of qualifying products available in the U.S. and Puerto Rico here: See Giffard Product Here
• Keep it Replicable: Methods must be easily replicated by our judges.
• Originality: If a drink is thought to have plagiarized a known, existing cocktail, it will be disqualified.
• Giffard Products Only: No other competitor brands of syrups or liqueurs may be used. Homemade liqueurs and syrups are forbidden if Giffard makes a similar ingredient.
• Custom Ingredients
• Ingredients must be available commercially.
• Homemade ingredients are allowed only as long as the flavor is not provided by the Giffard range, please note that homemade ingredient quality might vary in the prelim rounds.
• Only individual ingredients that are milk or fat washed and foams are allowed, washing the whole drink is NOT allowed.
• Pre-batching cocktails is NOT allowed.
• Giffard Products are NOT allowed to be modified (no infusions, reductions, etc.).
• Submission Limits: Competitors may submit ONE entry form only, one entry form includes an area to submit two connected drinks. Submitting more than one entry form will result in disqualification.
• Product Availability: Giffard ingredients used in cocktails must be available in the U.S. or Puerto Rico. No other competitor brands of syrups or liqueurs should be used. In case a Giffard syrup is not available in your market, you can use another product for the local selection without any mention about the brand and use a non-branded bottle. This product will be replaced by the Giffard one for the competitions.
• Garnish Rules: Garnishes must be edible. Garnishes may be mounted on sticks, skewers, forks, or other common bar accessories. Any flowers and petals used must be of an edible variety.
• Naming Rules: Drink names including rude, lurid, sexual words, or words associated with narcotics are prohibited.
• Eligibility: Competitors must be 21+ and must work as professional bartenders in a hotel, restaurant, or bar.

Judging Criteria

The judges will evaluate cocktail submissions based on the following aspects of the cocktail:

• Cocktail Evaluation (45 pts total)
• Taste, aroma, flavor: 35 pts
• Appearance: 10 pts
• Storytelling & Creativity - link to the theme Sip the Moments: 20 pts
• Expression of Giffard: 15 pts
• Charisma & Communication: 15 pts
• Technique: 5 pts
• Note: The two serves must form a coherent pair through flavour, presentation, or storytelling — two sides of one narrative, not just two separate drinks.