2026 Drinks Categories
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Please find the 2026 Drinks categories listed below. Category definitions have been provided to help you select the right place for your product to be entered.
Please note that categories have been grouped by A-Z.
Non-alcoholic drinks categories can be found in the All Year Round section here.
To enter, click on the category that is the best fit for your product and you will be taken to the online entry form. You will be able to enter multiple categories within one entry.
Entries close at midnight on Friday 4 September 2026
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Beer & Cider
Includes:
- Ales
- Cider
- Lager
- Porters and Stouts
- Craft and Speciality Beers
Wines
Includes:
- Champagne and Sparkling Wine
- Red Wine
- Rosé Wine
- White Wine
- Orange, Skin-Contact and Alternative Wine
Spirits & Aperitifs
Includes:
- Bourbon
- Brandy & Cognac
- Gin
- Rum
- Vodka
- Whisky & Whiskey
- Tequila & Agave Spirits
- Aperitifs, Aromatised Wines and Bitters
- Liqueurs and Speciality Spirits
- Fortified Wine
Low/No, RTD and Speciality Drinks
Includes:
- Low/No Alcohol Beer, Cider and Wine
- Low/No Alcohol Spirits, Aperitifs and RTD
- Ready To Drink Cocktails and Mixed Drinks