Stirrings, the leading innovative cocktailing brand, can now officially be confirmed as the world’s best tasting cocktails. The brand won seven medals in the Beverage Testing Institute’s International Review of Spirits Competition, receiving the top score in every category entered.

The medals were awarded to several of Stirrings Cocktail Mixers, including classics like Bloody Mary, Margarita and Mojito, as well as recently launched Mixers like Blood Orange and Lemonade. Additionally, two entries from Stirrings’ newest line of Organic Classic Collection Mixers received medals.

• Stirrings Bloody Mary Mixer: Gold Medal and 94 points. “Makes a superb Bloody Mary.”
• Stirrings “Gimlet” Ultimate Sour Mixer: Gold Medal and 92 points 
• Stirrings Blood Orange Mixer: Gold Medal and 92 points 
• Stirrings Margarita Mixer: Silver Medal and 88 points
• Stirrings Mojito Mixer: Silver Medal and 86 points
• Stirrings “Dark & Stormy” Ultimate Ginger Mixer: Bronze Medal and 84 points 
• Stirrings Lemonade Mixer: Bronze Medal and 84 points

The news comes as Stirrings prepares for the launch of several new formats. Beginning in April, the company’s Bar Solutions Carton will deliver these award winning liquids in a convenient and cost-effective format to bars and restaurants. In the summer, consumers will be able to enjoy the first all-natural frozen “Margarita Bucket” using the same award winning formula as Stirrings Mixer.

For more information about Stirrings or the Beverage Testing Institute’s awards, please contact (508) 324-9800.

Established in Nantucket in 1997, Stirrings is the world leader in premium all-natural Cocktail Mixers and an innovative company redefining the way people enjoy cocktails in all occasions, by the magic of its simplicity and its superior ingredients. Stirrings uses the finest real fruit juice, triple-filtered water and cane sugar to create a diverse collection of super- and ultra-premium Cocktail Mixers, Rimmer® brand cocktail garnishes, Bar Ingredients and Cocktail Sodas. Perfect for stylish as well as casual entertaining, Stirrings products allow anyone to create restaurant-quality, cutting-edge cocktails at home, and give bartenders and professional mixologists a superior palette to work with. Find Stirrings at select gourmet specialty stores and liquor stores, lifestyle emporiums, and fine dining and drinking establishments nationwide or online. For more information and tips on creating your own cocktail magic, visit www.stirrings.com.

About The Beverage Testing Institute

The Beverage Testing Institute was founded in 1981 with the objective of producing fair and impartial wine reviews for consumers. Today, this philosophy still holds true. Over the years, BTI buying guides have appeared in the Wine Enthusiast, Restaurant Hospitality, The New Yorker Magazine, Wine & Spirits, International Wine Review, Epicurious.com, All About Beer, and many others. Currently BTI produces a popular free website, Tastings.com and publishes a monthly e-newsletter called eTastings.