About Carpathian Quality
3rd Annual Carpathian Quality
About competition
Organizer of the competition – Združenie prvovýrobcov a spracovateľov surovín na výrobu liehu, výrobcov liehu a destilátov, ako aj ďalších potravinárskych komodít zo Spiša (hereinafter the „Združenie Spiš), and the co-organizer – Slovenský Rád rytierov destilátov, offers the opportunity to alcohol distilleries, cultivating distilleries and natural persons to present their products and to compare them to distillates from various regions and countries, taking in account various regional and traditional distillation aspects.
Competition categories
I. category – Distillates supplied by cultivators distilleries and natural persons
Category A – Slivovica (Plum Brandy)
Category B – Hruškovica (Pear Brandy)
Category C – Marhuľovica and Broskyňovica (Apricot and Peach Brandy)
Category D – Jablkovica (Apple Brandy)
Category E – Čerešňovica and Višňovica (Cherry and Sour Cherry Brandy)
Category F – Grape/ wine distillates
Category G – Other fruits
II. category – Distillates supplied by distilleries for distillates (commercially launched on the market)
Category A – Slivovica (Plum Brandy)
Category B – Hruškovica (Pear Brandy)
Category C – Marhuľovica and Broskyňovica (Apricot and Peach Brandy)
Category D – Jablkovica (Apple Brandy)
Category E – Čerešňovica and Višňovica (Cherry and Sour Cherry Brandy)
Category F – Grape/ wine distillates
Category G – Other fruits
Category H – Grain distillates
Category I – Borovička ( Geneva/ Jenever/ Slovak gin) and Gin
Evaluation
Judging process
Distillates will be evaluated by the international professional jury comprising the top Slovak, Czech and Moravian tasters, and those from other European countries.
Awarded samples in particular groups and categories will move up to a narrower selection of distillates that will be available to evaluation by participants for purpose of amateur evaluation.
Distillates are evaluated by sensory analysis (evaluation by senses), using 100 – point system.
The following criterions are applied during evaluation:
Image
cleanliness and image
Direct sensing by nose
cleanliness, positive intensity and quality of aroma
Sending in mouth
cleanliness, positive intensity, persistence and quality of taste
Overall harmony
The following qualifications are assigned to the evaluated properties, separate per each distillate: excellent, very good, good, acceptable, unacceptable.
These are quantified by assignment of points in the evaluation table so as overall mark could serve to the comparison of distillates within the competition. The distillate with top rating in all evaluated parameters can reach 100 points.
Hypothetical zero rating (40 points) will result in the elimination of a wholly unacceptable distillate.
Resulting rating of a distillate by the jury represents a weighted average of all jurors´ marks following the elimination of the values on both ends.
Organizer of the competition shall archive the rating sheets from all jurors for at least two years from the competition date in the form of printed summary signed by professional sponsor of the competition, chairmen of the jury or particular jurors, respectively.
Price awards
Gold Spirit – Gold Diploma
93 – 98 points
Silver Spirit – Silver Diploma
89 – 92.99 points
Bronze Spirit – Bronze Diploma
85 – 88.99 points
Further awards in the competition „Carpathian Quality“:
Champion Carpathian Quality
A special final round of evaluation, where at least three but max. five top rated distillates move up within particular category, which concurrently reached at least 98 points, will decide about this prize award.
Winner of Category
distillate with highest point rating in particular category.
Carpathian Quality Trophy
awarded GINS and GENEVAS. The winners of the final round of the competition will became the prizewinners, similar to the prize award Champion Carpathian Quality.
The best of Carpathian Quality
Top rated distillate registered by a member of Association Spiš will receive the Challenge Cup.