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Hovdenak Distillery

IDS is great for benchmarking your product, so after we discovered IDS we decided that all our products should go through their judging panel. If you want honest feedback on your hard work or if you are just making changes to your recipe IDS is a great company to use to help you improve if needed. Using IDS you can assure your consumers that they are buying a quality product that has been before panel of respected international judges.

Hákon Freyr Freysson 
Hovdenak Distillery ehf

G.H.Q. Spirits

International Drinks Specialists have been our pilot whilst navigating the new shores of the spirit industry.  Their honest and concise feedback, both positive and negative, has been constructive and guided us into making the appropriate changes.  Their scoring system has been accurate, and balanced well with the awards we have won to date.  Whether you are an established or a new business I would not hesitate to recommend IDS. They have a wealth of experience across a very knowledgeable team.
James McNeill
G.H.Q. Spirits

The Spirit of One

IDS came highly recommended to us by a friend of the brand. We had been deliberating about our awards strategy and unsure about where to enter a new product. IDS provided us with a clear, honest perspective on the awards landscape, saving us a great deal of time and money in the process. They also came to us with an invaluable, robust point of view on our product range, and insightful recommendations for product development and positioning in the market. We were so impressed with the quality and speed of their feedback that we decided to work more closely with them to help finalise the product for launch. Once again, the recommendations provided were incredibly useful and led to our new vodka securing a Gold award prior to launch. Finally, but certainly not least, it is an utter pleasure working with Tobias. Aside from his clear wealth of knowledge, he bends over backwards to help. Hugely impressed.

Cecile & Ian
The Spirit of One

Sky Wave Gin

We wholeheartedly recommend these guys. Great service and robust, honest feedback.

[and commenting on the above testimonial from Spirit of One]

We agree. These guys are just fabulous and a wonderful asset and resource for the industry.

Sky Wave Gin

Steam Gin

We would like to thank the @internationaldrinksspecialists for their amazing work. The team of Steam Gin is always open for feedback, but IDS takes it to another level.
The information that you receive is very objective, detailed and, most important, gives a deeper insight in your products. As a brand, this is feedback that you can really implement. The group gives an excellent service for the price that you pay. Most importantly, IDS was the first group who got so close to describing the correct ingredients of our gins!

Steam Gin

Liquorsmiths

Working with Tobias and the team at International Drinks Specialists was a fantastic experience from start to finish. The professionalism and knowledge that the IDS have is unparalleled, and we knew immediately that we had chosen the best evaluators to analyse and score our products. The process was quick and the sensory feedback was exceptionally thorough. Tobias also advised us on a number of competition entries which were hugely beneficial to our brand. Nothing has been too much trouble for IDS, we couldn’t recommend them enough!

Deborah
liquorsmiths.co.uk

Desi Daru

IDS has been a wonderful service for Desi Daru. As a research scientist by profession, I have spent many months developing a vodka to be proud of, and IDS provides the perfect service for someone in my shoes. I want honest, candid feedback which would help me improve and enhance my product. The professionalism showed by Tobias is exceptional, and I look forward to continuing to work with IDS on our future product lines.

Mohit Singh

Blacklion Vodka

Invaluable evaluation and feedback to really help benchmark your product, but also very knowledgeable and personable. With a background in farming and little experience of the drinks business, we engaged IDS to put our product through their respected panel of expert, international judges. The process was very quick and we received honest, unbiased feedback. We are VERY excited about our score which has given us the confidence to market and promote our product, guaranteeing our customers that they are buying a quality, super-premium spirit. We hope to see our evaluation and scoring reflected in future awards.

Tim & Tan Spittle
Blacklion Vodka

Nordic Gin House

By entering a formal cooperation with IDS we have gained a very honest and trustworthy evaluation on each of our brands. Useful and professional feedback to bring forward to our marketing and production team to improve our ambition to bring the best for the Nordic area.

Jakob Vallentin, Founder and Managing Director
Nordic Gin House

Divine Gin

Ray and I would like to thank you and the team at IDS. We found you to be a dedicated and highly experienced team uniting to provide a unique service. A heavy focus on offering honest, detailed yet constructive feedback in a professional manner. We look forward to maintaining the relationship we have built moving forward. Thank you.
Rachel & Ray
Divine Gin

In The Welsh Wind

We were referred to IDS by one of the brands that we work with. We were particularly keen to receive feedback on our first ‘own brand’ gin, after developing award winning gins for other brands and businesses. We recognised the value in having our spirits assessed by such a well qualified panel and felt that this would give us confidence in marketing and promoting our product. The process was incredibly easy. After speaking with Toby, we simply sent him a bottle of our gin and he organised samples etc for the tasting panel. We received detailed and valuable feedback which has helped us as we enter awards – and we were delighted to see the scores we received from IDS quickly reflected in competitions such as Gin Masters and USA Spirits Ratings.

Sally Sellwood
In The Welsh Wind

The Wrecking Coast Distillery

Many thanks for your evaluation and the feedback, it really helps us understand where we are as a benchmark. I don’t want all our products high scored for everyone gets a medal for their money. That would be totally pointless. Having this type of feedback really adds value.
Craig Penn
The Wrecking Coast Distillery

Little Brown Dog Spirits

International Drinks Specialists gave us the assurance we needed to nail down our final recipe. It was a massive decision for us to make after a lengthy development period. We knew what we wanted to create but the clear, unbiased feedback from IDS on the three recipes we submitted gave us the confidence to go forward and pick that final recipe. It was very reassuring to have that extra voice from someone who’s opinion we valued immensely. Little Brown Dog would have no hesitation in recommending the services of IDS, thank you!

Andrew Smith
Little Brown Dog Spirits LTD

Newbold Spirits

International Drinks Specialists have been invaluable help to Newbold Spirit.  As a new business, we have appreciated their expert help, advice and guidance – all given in a super friendly and knowledgeable manner.   From helpful suggestions on product development, to recommendations in the competition world – IDS have been just an email away to our many questions.

Victoria Black
Newbold Spirits
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