At Blue Shark Vodka, we put exceptional taste at the heart of everything we do. Guided by this philosophy, in our first five years, we have entered Blue Shark Vodka in tasting competitions across the country, being particularly focused on those where consumers serve as judges. The results have spoken for themselves: time and again, feedback from experts and spirits enthusiasts has validated our belief in Blue Shark Vodka’s world-class smoothness and quality.
Our trophy case now includes prestigious awards, including multiple selections for the coveted Platinum SIP Award, reflecting the spirits community’s recognition of our commitment to excellence. As Blue Shark Vodka continues to make waves, our sister company, Chactun Tequila, is now beginning its own journey in spirits competitions. Discover more about Chactun Tequila at www.chactuntequila.com.
The SIP Bottle and Packaging Design Awards are conducted separately from tasting and recognizes successfully crafted designs that complement the spirit and appeal to the consumers’ aesthetic sense. Criteria for the design awards include creativity, originality, theme consistency and overall design.
Spirits that placed for a Platinum medal represent a distinguished class that earned exceptional marks from consumer judges. Platinum medal recipients are highly recommended to the public.
Reserved for spirits that have placed in the SIP Awards for two or more consecutive years, Consumers’ Choice recipients demonstrate an unwavering commitment to their spirit.
Reserved for entries that impressed consumer judges on all fronts, the SIP Awards Platinum Design Award represents an elite class of package designs.
The Best of Class medal expresses the highest acclaim from consumer judges and is reserved for premium spirits with scores at the pinnacle of their respective categories.
Reserved for entries that impressed consumer judges on all fronts, the SIP Awards Platinum Design Award represents an elite class of package designs.
The Double Gold medal corresponds with an outstanding rank of spirits which consumers judged to qualify for the top percentile of their given categories and to justify strong recommendations.
The Innovation Award applauds spirits with an interesting and unique taste profile or design. Consumer judges deem these spirits as innovative and groundbreaking by highlighting them with this exclusive recognition.
Reserved for spirits that have placed in the SIP Awards for two or more consecutive years, Consumers’ Choice recipients demonstrate an unwavering commitment to their spirit.
Reserved for the top performing American-made unflavored craft vodkas in rigorous competition, spirits earning this award are judged solely on merit by a panel of eight judges. Measures are taken to ensure that the spirits are tasted in the best conditions and scored on a 5-point system.
Reserved for spirits that have placed in the SIP Awards for two or more consecutive years, Consumers’ Choice recipients demonstrate an unwavering commitment to their spirit.
The Double Gold medal corresponds to an outstanding rank of spirits that consumers judged to qualify for the top percentile of their given categories and justify strong recommendations.
The Innovation Award applauds spirits with an interesting and unique taste profile or design. Consumer judges deem these spirits as innovative and groundbreaking by highlighting them with this exclusive recognition.
SIP Bottle and Packaging Design Awards are conducted separately from tasting and recognize successfully crafted designs that complement the spirit and appeal to the consumers’ aesthetic sense. Criteria for the design awards include creativity, originality, theme consistency, and overall design.
Blue Shark Vodka has achieved Double Gold in Package Design for the BE COLORFUL Limited Edition bottle design.
The SIP Bottle and Packaging Design Awards are conducted separately from tasting and recognize successfully crafted designs that complement the spirit and appeal to the consumers’ aesthetic sense. Criteria for the design awards include creativity, originality, theme consistency, and overall design.
Blue Shark Vodka has achieved Platinum in both Series Bottle Design and Individual Bottle Design.
The Best of Class medal expresses the highest acclaim from consumer judges and is reserved for premium spirits with scores at the pinnacle of their respective categories.
Reserved for spirits that have placed in the SIP Awards for two or more consecutive years, Consumers’ Choice recipients demonstrate an unwavering commitment to their spirit.
Spirits that place for a Platinum medal represent a distinguished class that earned exceptional marks from consumer judges. Recipients are highly recommended to the public.
The Innovation Award applauds spirits with an interesting and unique taste profile or design. Consumer judges deem these spirits as innovative and groundbreaking.
Reserved for entries that impress consumer judges on all fronts, the SIP Awards Platinum Design Award represents an elite class of package designs.
The SIP Double Gold Design Award represents products adorned with a design that receives scores in the upper division for creativity, originality, theme consistency, and overall design.
The Las Vegas Global Spirit Awards is an annual event bringing together the finest experts in the spirits industry. Expert distillers, trade experts, master mixologists, distributors, and beverage media make up the judges panel at this world-class awards competition.
The San Diego Spirits Festival is one of the top cocktail festivals in the world according to Fodor’s. The festival’s spirits competition brings in world experts for a blind tasting and full analysis to find the best in class. Blue Shark Vodka ranked highest in Gold in 2020.
The East Coast Craft Spirits Award limits entries to truly craft distilleries making less than 100,000 tons each year located on states bordering the Atlantic. Judges rate the top three spirits in each class by a point system.
Blue Shark Vodka placed first in design in the 2020 bottle competition, recognizing the package design as one a standout in the industry.
The Double Gold medal corresponds to an outstanding rank of spirits which consumers judge to qualify for the top percentile of their given categories and justify strong recommendations.
Spirits that place for a Platinum medal represent a distinguished class that earned exceptional marks from consumer judges. Recipients are highly recommended to the public.
The Innovation Award applauds spirits with an interesting and unique taste profile or design. Consumer judges deem these spirits as innovative and groundbreaking.
The leading spirits competition in the USA that rates spirits with a focus on the bar industry. Aiming to provide independent and honest reviews for brands targeting the US on-premise trade.
The New York International Spirits Competition is the first competition to be founded in the International Beverage Competition Series. Awards are judged by a trade-only blind judging panel.
The leading spirits competition in the USA that rates spirits with a focus on the bar industry. Aiming to provide independent and honest reviews for brands targeting the US on-premise trade.
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