Editorial partner
Spirits Selection is a global spirits competition and editorial partner of Barlist, contributing expertise, tasting insights, and institutional credibility to selected stories and guides.
Spirits Selection is an international competition dedicated to evaluating and highlighting spirits from around the world. Through a rigorous tasting process and a strong network of industry professionals, it helps bring visibility to producers, categories, and emerging trends across the global spirits landscape.
Barlist collaborates with Spirits Selection through co-created editorial content designed to make spirits culture more accessible, educational, and engaging. This partnership brings together Barlist’s editorial approach and Spirits Selection’s tasting expertise to enrich selected articles, guides, and discovery experiences.
Together, both platforms help readers go beyond labels and awards by connecting recognition, tasting language, and cultural context.
Discover articles, guides, and educational pieces created in collaboration with Spirits Selection.
Cocktails
In a dimly lit bar, a crystal-clear drink arrives at the table, transparent as water yet aromatic with citrus, spice, or oak. The first sip confounds expectation. Texture is silkier than the appearance suggests. Flavor unfolds in layers without cloudiness. This is the language of clarified cocktails. A clarified cocktail is a mixed drink that […]
March 6, 2026
Meet the writers and experts who co-created content with Spirits Selection on Barlist.
John Write is a cocktail specialist focused on modern serves, bar culture, and ingredient-driven storytelling.
