Expert judging for wine and spirits awards & cocktail competitions
Searching for impartial expertise to evaluate and recognize excellence in the world of beverages? Mister Negroni offers professional judging services for awards and competitions, delivering unbiased assessments for spirits, cocktails, and wines.
Why choose Mister Negroni?
With over 35 competitions and awards under the belt Mister Negroni, also known as Yannick Van Dyck, is Belgium’s most seasoned competition judge for cocktails and spirits. He’s trained in professional tasting methods (like BICAF) so he doesn’t need to rely on personal preference.
Expert judging & tasting services:
My professional tasting expertise brings an impartial approach to evaluating drinks, ensuring competitions and awards are judged with precision and without any bias. With over 35 competitions judged in 12 countries, I offer a global perspective and industry standards to every competition or award event, based on criteria such as balance, intensity, complexity, and flavor longevity.
Comprehensive event support:
Beyond judging, I provide end-to-end competition support ensuring your event’s success; from setting up scoring criteria and challenges to media coverage and PR services. My services also include competitor coaching to enhance performance and presentation skills.
Example cases
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Rémy Martin Sidecar Competition Belgian finals judging (Antwerp)
After judging the Cointreau Sidecar competition earlier, I was asked to judge another Sidecar Competition. This time for Rémy Cointreau
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Tio Pepe Sherry Challenge judging (Brussels)
Spain’s most famous sherry brand asked me to judge the Belgian leg of their cocktail competition, the Tio Pepe Challenge.…
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Amaro Montenegro Vero Bartender judging (Antwerp)
When Italian liqueur brand Amaro Montenegro organized it’s Belgian leg of ‘The Vero Bartender’ competition, I was asked by their…
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Rémy Martin’s 300th anniversary (4 cities)
As part of the judging team for the Benelux region, curated by Better Drinking Ventures, I had the honor of…
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