Beverage Testing Institute

The American Beverage Testing Institute (BTI ) published Reviews of wines, beers and spirits. The reviews appear on the website, in a newsletter every two months and in the printed magazine tastings. The reviews also be acquired by prestigious (specialist) journals.

The institute was founded in 1981 in Chicago. It sets itself the right to conduct fair and impartial tests and publish the results for consumers.

Assessment system

All tasters are experienced professionals who are well-known retailers and restaurateurs working or as a writer. In addition, they must have very good knowledge of at verköstigenden beverage category and be familiar with the blind tasting.

Tested drinks get a value on a scale of up to 100 points using the following categories:

In addition, give the title Best Buy for wines or spirits with unusually good value for money. Wines, which significantly improve the assessment of the BTI in the next three to five years will receive the distinction Cellar Selection.

• Marc Dornan (ed.): Buying Guide To Beers: More Than 2000 Beers Reviewed By The Beverage Testing Institute. Sterling Pub. Co., New York, 1999, ISBN 978-0806928630.
• Charles Laverick (ed.): Buying Guide To Wines Of North America: More Than 3000 Wines Reviewed By The Beverage Testing Institute. Sterling Pub. Co., New York, 1999, ISBN 978-0806928579.
• Charles Laverick (ed.): Buying Guide To Inexpensive Wines: More Than 1500 Wines Reviewed By The Beverage Testing Institute. Sterling Pub. Co., New York, 1999, ISBN 978-0806928616.
• Charles Laverick (ed.): Buying Guide To Imported Wines: More Than 3000 Wines Reviewed By The Beverage Testing Institute. Sterling Pub. Co., New York, 1999, ISBN 978-0806928593.
• Alan Ditky (ed.): Buying Guide To Spirits: More Than 1000 Distilled Spirits & Fortified Wines Reviewed By The Beverage Testing Institute. Sterling Pub. Co., New York, 1999, ISBN 978-0806928654.