Please note that these are Entry Categories, which are different from Tasting or Award Categories. During the tasting process, entries will be further categorized based on their origin, age and style in addition to the Entry Categories listed here.
| 1. Baijiu | |
| 101. Light Aroma | |
| 102. Strong Aroma | |
| 103. Sauce Aroma | |
| 104. Rice Aroma | |
| 105. Other Baijiu | |
| 2. Brandy | |
| 201. Alambic Brandy | |
| 202. Apple Brandy | |
| 203. Armagnac | |
| 204. Brandy de Jerez | |
| 205. Calvados | |
| 206. Cognac | |
| 207. Eau-de-Vie | |
| 208. Grappa | |
| 209. Pisco | |
| 210. Other Brandy | |
| 3. Whisky | |
| 301. Single Grain Whisky | |
| 302. Single Malt Whisky | |
| 303. Blended Grain Whisky | |
| 304. Blended Malt Whisky | |
| 305. Blended Whisky | |
| 306. Flavored Whisky | |
| 311. Single Barrel Bourbon | |
| 312. Small Batch Bourbon | |
| 313. Blended Bourbon | |
| 314. Wheated Bourbon | |
| 321. Tennessee Whiskey | |
| 322. Rye Whisky | |
| 323. Corn Whisky | |
| 324. Other Whisky | |
| 4. Gin | |
| 401. Classic Gin | |
| 402. Color – Changing Gin | |
| 403. Compound Gin | |
| 404. Contemporary Style Gin | |
| 405. Flavored Gin | |
| 406. Genever | |
| 407. London Dry Gin | |
| 408. Matured Gin | |
| 409. Navy Gin | |
| 410. Old Tom Gin | |
| 411. Signature Botanical | |
| 412. Sloe Gin | |
| 5. Shochu | |
| 501. Rice | |
| 502. Barley | |
| 503. Sweet Potato | |
| 504. Thai Rice | |
| 505. Brown Sugar | |
| 506. Other Shochu | |
| 6. Sugarcane Spirits | |
| 601. Cachaça | |
| 602. White Rum | |
| 603. Dark/Gold Rum | |
| 604. Spiced Rum | |
| 605. Over-Proof Rum | |
| 606. Flavored Rum | |
| 607. Rhum Agricole | |
| 608. Fresh Pure Cane Juice Rum | |
| 609. Other Sugar Cane Based Spirits | |
| 7. Tequila | |
| 701. Blanco | |
| 702. Joven | |
| 703. Reposado | |
| 704. Añejo | |
| 705. Extra Añejo | |
| 706. Cristalino | |
| 707. Flavored | |
| 8. Mezcal | |
| 801. Añejo | |
| 802. Blanco / Joven | |
| 803. Extra Añejo | |
| 804. Reposado | |
| 805. Flavoured | |
| 9. Vodka | |
| 901. Potato Vodka | |
| 902. Wheat Vodka | |
| 903. Rye Vodka | |
| 904. Grape Vodka | |
| 905. Sugar Cane Vodka | |
| 906. Fruit Vodka | |
| 907. Neutral Vodka | |
| 908. Corn Vodka | |
| 909. Flavored Vodka | |
| 910. Mixed Grain Vodka | |
| 911. Other Vodka | |
| 10. Other Spirits | Distilled spirits not mentioned in the previous categories |