Terms and Conditions

1. Eligibility

To enter Lustau Solera Standout Bartending Competition (the "Competition"), the entrant ("You" and "Your") must be of legal drinking age in the country where you are resident on the date of entry. You must also be a professional bartender who works for a restaurant, bar, or other foodservice establishment. Entrants with a criminal record may be deemed ineligible, and their entry may be disqualified. EMILIO LUSTAU S.A. reserves the right to determine your eligibility based on these criteria. Employees, officers, and directors of EMILIO LUSTAU S.A., its subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising and promotion agencies, anyone involved in the production or administration of the Competition and any member of the immediate family or household of any such persons, are not eligible. The Competition is subject to all applicable laws and regulations. The Competition is void in jurisdictions outside of the fifty United States, the District of Columbia, and where prohibited or restricted. By participating, you fully and unconditionally agree to and accept these Official Rules and the decisions of EMILIO LUSTAU S.A., which are final.

2. How to Enter

Registration for the Competition opens at 12:00 am GMT on May 15th, 2026 and closes at 12:00 pm June 30th, 2026 GMT (the "Competition Period"). During the Competition Period, visit the "Competition page", follow the instructions, and complete all the information fields on the Competition Page (including your name, contact information, title and place of employment, and consent to these Official Rules), and submit the completed entry form and your cocktail ("Entry") recipe, including all measured ingredients, image, and video.

• Your Entry must be based on your own ideas, recipe, work, and experience. THE EMILIO LUSTAU S.A. reserves the right to verify all facts.

• Inability to validate the authenticity of the cocktail and food recipe and/or other information may result in disqualification.

• You may submit only one Entry during the Competition Period. Entries may not be acknowledged or returned.

• All entries must be received by the end of the Competition Period. Proof of transmission is not proof of receipt.

• Entries must not contain viruses or anything else that is harmful to any computer. No responsibility is assumed for late or misdirected entries, or any failure or unavailability of hardware, software, electronic communications, or Internet uploading or other connection issues. EMILIO LUSTAU S.A. is not responsible for any changes that could affect your computer system or video equipment when submitting an entry.

3. Entry Content Guidelines

Your submission (including Cocktail and any other materials and information you submit) of the "Entry Materials" must comply with the following guidelines.

a. Each Recipe (cocktail) must have an original name, and the ingredients in the recipe must be provided in exact millilitres (ML) or fluid ounces (OZ) measurements and scaled for a single serving. The recipes should include complete step-by-step preparation instructions and any other pertinent information. The recipes must be originally created by you and cannot have previously won any sweepstakes, Competition, or other promotion. Previously published recipes will be disqualified unless they feature significant changes that would make the judges consider them eligible. Images must be originals of your recipes.

b. If the Recipe features or include any reference to any place of work or public place, including its image, name, logo, trademark, or any other proprietary classification, You represent and warrant that You have permission from the establishment for such use.

c. The Entry Materials must be created by You, and must not infringe the copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity, or other personal or proprietary rights of any person or entity.

d. Entries that are lewd, obscene, sexually explicit, pornographic, disparaging, defamatory, libelous, obscene, not in keeping with EMILIO LUSTAU S.A. image, or entries that otherwise contain inappropriate content or objectionable material as determined by EMILIO LUSTAU S.A. in its sole discretion, will be disqualified.

4. Usage Rights in Entries

Winning and non-winning recipes, selected by EMILIO LUSTAU S.A., will be displayed on EMILIO LUSTAU S.A.'s own channels and promotional communications. EMILIO LUSTAU S.A. and its designees shall have the unrestricted and non-exclusive right to edit, adapt, publish, copy, display, perform, broadcast, modify, and otherwise use any or all Entry Materials, alone or in combination with other materials, in all media, whether now known or later discovered, in perpetuity, without restriction of any kind whatsoever, without compensation to You or anyone else. Without limiting the foregoing, all entries may be posted on the web pages of EMILIO LUSTAU S.A. or any other brand's publication it decides.

EMILIO LUSTAU S.A. reserves the right to review any entry prior to publication, to remove any entry after publication, and to remove any incidental material that could be deemed infringing, as determined by EMILIO LUSTAU S.A.. No guarantee is made that entries will or will not be published or posted within a specified length of time between submission and publication.

EMILIO LUSTAU S.A. reserves the right, in its absolute discretion, to determine if any entry is appropriate for publication. All entries that are made available for viewing by the general public will be deemed published by You within the meaning of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and the Communications Decency Act.

Entry constitutes permission for EMILIO LUSTAU S.A. and its designees to use Your name, biographical information, moving or still image/likeness, and/or voice in any and all media, now or hereafter devised, worldwide, in perpetuity, for internal, advertising, Competition and other purposes without compensation, notification or permission, unless prohibited by law.

5. Contact

By entering the Competition, You agree that EMILIO LUSTAU S.A. and its parent, subsidiaries and affiliates may contact You by electronic mail for promotional and commercial purposes or partnering proposals.

6. Selection and Requirements of the Winner and Finalists

Fifteen (15) Lustau Solera Standout Bartending Competition finalists will be eligible to receive a final prize trip to LUSTAU in Spain, subject to limitations contained herein, will also be featured on the microsite solerastandout.com. The value of the prize is USD 4,000 and will include airfare and hotel for at least three (3) nights hotel double occupancy, meals, and transfers.

The Winner will also receive a PRIZE consisting of of a seat at the Certified Sherry Wine Specialist Online Course (CSWS® Online) for free.

The Winner will also receive a PRIZE consisting of a seat at the Certified Sherry Wine Specialist Online Course (CSWS® Online) for free.

Two (2) Runner-Up will receive a prize consisting of a seat at the Certified Sherry Wine Specialist Online Course (CSWS® Online) offered by THE HOUSE OF LUSTAU and THE WINE SCHOLAR GUILD for free.

EMILIO LUSTAU S.A. does not guarantee, warrant, or support related partner media's products, services, or operations.

Eligible entries must contain:

a. Cocktail recipes must include a minimum of 1 oz. of any of the EMILIO LUSTAU S.A. products: Lustau Sherry Wines, Vermut Lustau, Lustau Brandy de Jerez.

b. Total ingredients shall not exceed 6 oz (180 ml), must have a minimum final volume of 90 ml / 3 oz and a maximum of 7 ingredients, including base ingredient, modifiers, drops, dashes, and rinses. (Garnish DOES NOT count as an ingredient). The cocktail should always adhere to this size requirement.

c. All entries must not use ingredients containing tobacco, drugs or any sort of psychoactive.

d. The cocktail should be simple and not overelaborated or use impractical garnishing. However, bartenders are encouraged to use a variety of mixing techniques and ingredients and use practical garnishes.

e. All entry recipes must include a full list of ingredients and preparations/mixing instructions, as well as a High-Resolution image of the cocktail featuring the cocktail and the Lustau product(s) used.

f. Only one entry will be accepted per participant. Duplicated or slightly modified recipes will count as one.

g. Cocktail should always adhere to preparation instructions, presentation and demonstrate clean, crisp workmanship.

h. All the mixing ingredients should be available and accessible for judges' inspection, if so requested.

Finalists will be announced not later than July 13th and will be contacted by either one EMILIO LUSTAU S.A. or Difford's Guide team member.

Winner will need to sign and return a declaration of eligibility and liability/publicity release within three (3) days of notification. Winner will be responsible for any and all federal, state, and local taxes, and other costs, associated with the receipt and use of the prize, and before being named a winner will have to supply a valid social security number for tax reporting purposes, if needed. Winner should consult with an accountant, as the tax liability may be substantial. General Conditions: In the event that the operation, security, or administration of the Competition is impaired in any way for any reason, EMILIO LUSTAU S.A. may, in its sole discretion, suspend, modify, and/or cancel the Competition. EMILIO LUSTAU S.A. reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any person it finds to have tampered with the entry process or to have acted in violation of these Official Rules or in a disruptive manner. EMILIO LUSTAU S.A.'s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that or any other provision. In the event that a Recipe submission Your sole remedy shall be another Recipes entry into the Competition. If any provision of these Official Rules is held to be invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be stricken and the remaining provisions shall be enforced.

Winner will also need to provide copies of an official issued identification card (ID's, passport, driver license). An alternate potential Winner will be selected if the first potential Winner fails to complete and return the declaration/release, with the required copies of his/her driver's license or state-issued identification card, within the specified time.

EMILIO LUSTAU S.A. reserves the right to review any entry, to disqualify any participant who does not meet the eligibility requirements and to re-award the prize to an eligible participant. Odds of winning depend on the total number of eligible entries.

7. Judging Criteria

Semifinals Stage: Judging Criteria

Entries will be reviewed by our panel of judges. The panel will consist of the current Lustau Ambassador Team. It is their job to tally and test every aspect of the cocktail and select the best 15 cocktails.

Entries will be shared with the judging panel randomly and under a codification to guarantee independence and transparency during the selection.

Lustau Brand Ambassadors will review the cocktails based on the following aspects:

1. Taste – up to 50 points
2. Ease of replication – up to 20 points
3. Name – up to 10 points
4. Photo / Video presentation – up to 10 points
5. Broad appeal & potential to become a contemporary classic – up to 10 points
6. Total: 100 points

Finals Stage: Judging Criteria: Finalist cocktails will be replicated and reviewed by Simon Difford. Simon Difford will taste and judge the cocktails based on the following aspects:

1. Taste – up to 50 points
2. Ease of replication – up to 20 points
3. Name – up to 10 points
4. Photo / Video presentation – up to 10 points
5. Broad appeal & potential to become a contemporary classic – up to 10 points
6. Total: 100 points

a. Judges:

- Judges will have a minimum of 7 years of experience in the hospitality industry.

- Critiques and scores will be secret, and judges will not share information with Participants.

- Tally sheets will be signed off by each judge.

- EMILIO LUSTAU S.A. will tabulate and verify scoring.

- Scores will be kept confidential until the Winner announcement is made, the judges will manage this information with discretion and confidentiality.

- EMILIO LUSTAU S.A. will provide full information to judges for them to be aware of the cocktails assigned to them. Lustau will keep Participant's information secret until the Winner announcement.

8. Prize

One (1) The House Of Lustau Solera Standout Winner will be awarded the final prize trip to LUSTAU in Spain, subject to limitations contained herein. The value of the prize is USD 4,000 and will include airfare and hotel for at least three (3) nights hotel double occupancy, meals, and transfers.

The Winner will also receive a PRIZE consisting of a seat at the Certified Sherry Wine Specialist Online Course (CSWS® Online) for free.

Two (2) Runner-Up will receive a prize consisting of a seat at the Certified Sherry Wine Specialist Online Course (CSWS® Online) offered by THE HOUSE OF LUSTAU and THE WINE SCHOLAR GUILD for free.

EMILIO LUSTAU S.A. does not guarantee, warrant, or support related partner media's products, services, or operations.

9. Winner Liability for Taxes

Winner and Runner-up will be responsible for any and all country, state/province, and local taxes, and other costs, associated with the receipt and use of the prize. Upon notification the Winner and Runner-up shall supply a valid social security number for tax reporting purposes. If for any reason, Winner failed to provide the information within 72 hours (three (3) days), the prize would be allocated to another potential Winner. Winner should consult an accountant, as the tax liability may be substantial.

General Conditions: In the event that the operation, security, or administration of the Competition is impaired in any way for any reason, EMILIO LUSTAU S.A. may, in its sole discretion, suspend, modify, and/or cancel the Competition. EMILIO LUSTAU S.A. reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any person it finds to have tampered with the entry process or to have acted in violation of these Official Rules or in a disruptive manner. EMILIO LUSTAU S.A.'s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that or any other provision. In the event that an Entry submission is missing or disappears, Your sole remedy shall be another Entry into the Competition. If any provision of these Official Rules is held to be invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be stricken invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be stricken and the remaining provisions shall be enforced.

10. Sponsor and Others Released from All Liability

Except if prohibited by law, by participating, You agree to release, discharge, and hold harmless EMILIO LUSTAU S.A., the parent, subsidiaries and affiliates of EMILIO LUSTAU S.A., any advertising or promotion company involved in the Competition, and each of their respective directors, officers, employees, managers, members, partners and agents, from and against any claim or cause of action arising out of participation in the Competition or the receipt or use of any prize, including, but not limited to: (a) unauthorized human intervention in the Competition; (b) late, lost, misdirected, delayed, inaccurate, illegible, garbled, stolen or incomplete entries, or entries not received for any reason, or for electronic transmission errors resulting in omission, interruption, deletion, defect delay in operations, or transmission, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to or alterations of entry materials; (c) technical, network, telephonic, electronic, hardware, or software errors or malfunctions of any kind; (d) inaccurate transmissions of or failure to receive entry information by EMILIO LUSTAU S.A. on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any web site or any combination thereof; (e) any other errors or difficulties of any kind whether human, mechanical, electronic, computer, network, typographical, printing or otherwise relating to or in connection with the Competition; or (f) any loss, injury or damage to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from participation in the Competition or the receipt or use of the prize.

11. Disputes

You agree that any dispute arising from the Competition shall be resolved under the laws of Spain and submitted to the competent courts in Spain.

By participating, you further agree that:

(A) Any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or in connection with the Competition, or any prizes awarded, shall be resolved individually and not as part of any collective or class action.

(B) Any claims, judgments, and awards shall be limited to the actual out-of-pocket costs incurred in entering the Competition but shall not include legal fees.

(C) Under no circumstances shall you be entitled to receive punitive, incidental, or consequential damages.

12. Privacy

Any information You submit to the Competition Page is subject to EMILIO LUSTAU S.A. and DIFFORD'S GUIDE privacy policy.

13. Severability

If any provision(s) of these Official Rules are held to be invalid or unenforceable, all remaining provisions hereof will remain in full force and effect.

14. Identification of Competition Winners

The name of the Winner and Finalists will be posted on the Competition Page. If You would like to receive a list of these individuals by postage mail, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to Emilio Lustau S.A. Calle Arcos, 53. Jerez de la Frontera. 11402. Cádiz. España.

15. Promotion void where and to the extent prohibited by law.

16. Sponsor

THE HOUSE OF LUSTAU
Emilio Lustau S.A.
Calle Arcos 53
11402 Jerez de la Frontera
Spain

Questions

If you have any questions, please contact Mario Muñoz at simon.difford@diffords.com.