Trade Partners

Trade Partnerships are an exciting new feature of The Publican’s new look event for 2008. By working with the independent charities and not for profit organisations listed below, The Publican Food and Drink Awards are ensuring that a cross section of the industry is able to be involved with the awards. These bodies also bring their expertise and experience to the judging process, a further testament to The Publican’s credible awards schemes. 

 

Beautiful Beer	BII	Cask Marque
Craft Guild of Chefs		Wine and Spirit Education Trust

 

Benefits from The Trade Partners

Mystery Visiting

Each of the finalists will be mystery visited by one of our trade partners.

For Cask Ale Pub of the Year this process will actually begin prior to the shortlist being announced. After the initial paper judging has taken place, the top 20 pubs will be assessed by and announced visit by Cask Marque representative. These visits, along with original entry for will, determine which pubs make the final 4.

For Specialty Beer Pub of the Year, Beautiful Beer will be assessing each of the finalists in an announced inspection.

The Craft Guild Chefs will be sending its members out to each of the finalist outlets to mystery visit.

The mystery visit feedback will give each of the finalists an invaluable business overview.

The Wine and Spirit Education Trust

As part of our partnerships The WSET can draw up a wine and spirit educational programme according to an establishment or company’s specific needs.  We would be delighted to discuss any detailed requirements that you may have – please contact publican@wset.co.uk

The Wine and Spirit Education Trust will provide the following benefits to all the finalists of Wine Pub of the Year and Drinks Pub of the Year:

• WSET Level 1, Foundation Course in Wines (1 day, QCA accredited course) Up to 4 ‘team’ members per finalist (outlet)
• Courses to be conducted in-house at the finalists premises
• WSET reserves the right to combine courses if geographically appropriate – i.e. if two finalists are in close proximity of each other a single (finalists) premises should be agreed to house both teams of finalists for a single training day 
• If the finalists premises are not suitable an alternative premises will need to be found – travel expenses for this will not be covered by the WSET prize

The Wine and Spirit Education Trust will provide the following prize to the Winners of Wine Pub of the Year and Drinks Pub of the Year:

1. Rail travel (standard) to London
2. Places on a Tutored Prestige Wine Tasting at the WSET’s, London Wine & Spirit School
3. Evening dinner at a prestige London restaurant as guests of the WSET (to experience food and wine matching at top level)
4. Hotel accommodation for that night
5. Return rail travel (standard) the following day

In addition to this, the WSET will undertake a year long case study of the winner of Wine Pub of the Year offering training and support throughout.

Beautiful Beer

Beautiful Beer will be assessing each of the finalists of Specialist Beer Pub of they Year to ensure that the winning pub has a truly outstanding speciality beer offering. Following the assessment, each outlet will be offered the chance to gain The Beautiful Beer Gold Award, with accompanying plaque, free of charge.