@lorijordan wrote:
Amarula is amazing.
It has had some success at international spirit ratings competitions, winning a gold medal at the 2006 San Francisco World Spirits Competition.[1]
Sounds like a good drink but I don't trust the alcohol awards. I am involved in a big wine competition as a volunteer and have researched the subject.
Basically, the 'experts' are only good with the first few tastings. And often the experts are assessing categories of drink they aren't particularly familiar with.
Drink companies need these awards to get their products distributed.
Pro-tip: At the wine competitions the suppliers need to provide 6 bottles of wine for each product entered into the competition. And only one is usually opened and sampled. So at the end of the competition they have truck loads of wine left over.
Guess what? The experts and volunteers take home a car load of wine each. I never buy wine and have so much I give it away to neighbors and friends.