OFFICIAL RULES

Barrel Royal

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DININGOUT EVENTS

NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.  A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.  NO PURCHASE OR CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL IS REQUIRED TO ENTER OR WIN.

The Barrel Royale is sponsored by Stranahan’s Colorado Whiskey and DiningOut Events (each individually a “Sponsor”, and collectively the “Sponsors”).

By registering for or entering the Contest, you acknowledge and agree that Sponsor(s), their affiliates, agents and assignees have full permission and authority to use, publish and display your name, voice, photograph or other likeness, and biographic information, as well as your cocktail name, cocktail recipe, and/or a photograph or other image or depiction of your cocktail for advertising, marketing, publicity or any other commercial or noncommercial purpose(s), including but not limited to press, social media, digital media and/or activation, and any other promotional activation for Stranahan’s or other Sponsor products.

CONTEST ELIGIBILITY

• Entrants must be a legal resident of Colorado and twenty-one (21) years of age or older at the time of entry.
• The Contest is not open to employees, owners, officers, members, or directors of, or any immediate family member (e.g., spouses, parents, siblings, children and each of their respective spouses) or person living in the households of: (a) a Sponsor or parent, subsidiary, or affiliated company of a Sponsor; (b) any state or federal alcohol agency, board, or commission, or (c) any licensed beverage alcohol retailer, distributor, wholesaler, or supplier, or a parent, subsidiary, affiliate, agent, or advertising or promotional agency of such a retailer, distributor, wholesaler, or supplier.
• The Contest is: (a) governed by these Official Rules; (b) void for residents outside of Colorado and wherever else prohibited or restricted by law, regulation, rule, or other applicable directive; and (c) subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations.
• The Contest, and any websites, social media pages, and advertisements related thereto, is intended for viewing only in the United States.
• By entering the Contest, you agree that you have read and consent to be bound by these Official Rules and Sponsor’s privacy policies available at barrel-royale.com
• Eligibility is conditioned on the acceptance of these Official Rules and the Sponsor’s privacy policies at the time of entry.’

CONTEST PERIOD:

The period for the Contest begins on October 28th (7:00 AM MST), 2024  to November 8th (11:59 PM MST), 2024. The “Contest Period”) is designed to give eligible entrants the opportunity to win a Prize (as defined below) in accordance with these Official Rules.  The Contest is subject to the entry period dates and times identified in the “How It Works” section below. For purposes of these Official Rules, all times are given in MST.  The Barrel Royal website is the official timekeeping device for this Contest.

HOW IT WORKS

Event Overview

Barrel Royale is a thrilling cocktail competition where 12 skilled bartenders will compete throughout October by crafting a unique barrel-aged cocktail, using an expression from Stranahan’s Whiskey portfolio as the base. The competition is DiningOut Event’s Barrel Royale presented by Stranahan’s Colorado Whiskey.

Each contestant will receive two (2) 5-liter American Oak Whiskey Aging Barrels provided by DiningOut.

Competition Guidelines

1. Cocktail Submission:

• • Contestants must submit a complete recipe for their signature cocktail to event producer Kyanne Somday at ksomday@diningout.comt
  • Each bartender must provide a unique cocktail name, a brief bio, and an explanation of the inspiration behind the cocktail and their choice of Stranahan’s Whiskey expression.

1. Production Requirements:

• • DiningOut will produce a custom video and photography of the cocktail creation for promotional purposes.
  • All competing bartenders must adhere to the scheduled video/photography dates and times.
  • Bartenders will receive an evergreen license to use the provided video and photos for their promotion.

1. Promotion and Voting:

• • Public voting will be hosted on the official competition website, live from October 28th (7:00 AM MST), 2024 to November 8th (11:59 PM MST), 2024.
  • Each bartender will receive equal promotion across social media, including paid advertising and equal coverage in posts and promotional text.

1. Finalist Notification:

• • On November 9th 2024, bartenders will be notified if they have secured enough votes to advance to the Live Finale at Stranahan’s Distillery.

HOW TO ENTER:

 There is one (1) way to enter:  Enter The Barrel Royale  by submitting the required registration. Entries will only be considered if registration form has been fully completed. By entering the Contest and submitting an entry, contestants agree and consent to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the judges and Sponsors, which shall be final, and to waive any right to claim ambiguity in the Contest or these Official Rules.  Sponsors reserve the right to modify, amend, or otherwise change these Official Rules in their sole and absolute discretion with notice to the Entrants.

Any Entries attempted through the use of agencies or robotic, repetitive, automatic, programmed or similar methods will be void. Any attempt by a person to use multiple email accounts or identities to gain more Entries than permitted by these Official Rules shall result in disqualification at the sole discretion of the Sponsors. In the event of a dispute regarding the identity of the person submitting an Entry, the Entry will be deemed to be submitted by the “authorized account holder” associated with the email address at the time of entry, which must comply with these Official Rules. The authorized account holder is defined as the natural person who is assigned an email address by the service provider or other organization that’s responsible for assigning email addresses. Potential winners may be required to provide evidence (to the Sponsors’ satisfaction) that they are the authorized account holder of the email address associated with a winning Entry. In the event a dispute regarding the identity of the person who actually submitted an Entry cannot be resolved to the Sponsors’ satisfaction, the affected Entry will be deemed ineligible. Entries and other submitted material become the sole property of Sponsors and will not be acknowledged or returned.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS:

• Entries may not contain any ingredients which are dangerous, volatile, poisonous, or otherwise unsafe for human consumption.
• Entries must not allude to the overconsumption or irresponsible consumption of beverage alcohol
• Any Entry that fails to meet the Sponsor’s specifications may be disqualified at any time in Sponsor’s sole and absolute discretion.
• The Entry must be your own original work, created solely by you, and must not infringe the copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity or other personal or proprietary rights of any person or entity.
• Entries that are lewd, obscene, sexually explicit, pornographic, disparaging, defamatory, libelous, obscene, non-family-friendly, and/or Entries that otherwise contain inappropriate content or objectionable material may not be submitted and may be disqualified at any time in Sponsor’s sole and absolute discretion.
• Entries must not contain any images or personally identifiable information of any person other than you. Should you include personally identifiable information about yourself in your Entry, you acknowledge and agree that such information will be disclosed publicly, and you are solely responsible for any consequences thereof.
• You may not be, nor may you work with parties in conjunction with your Entry who are: (1) represented under contract (e.g., by a talent agent or manager) that would limit or impair Sponsor’s ability to display your Entry in any media form; (2) under twenty-one (21) years of age; or (3) under any other contractual relationship, including but not limited to guild and/or union memberships, that may prevent Sponsor from being able to use the Entry worldwide in all media in perpetuity on a royalty-free basis, without any payment or fee obligations.
• Entries that contain any viruses, spyware, malware or other malicious components that are designed to harm the functionality of a computer in any way may not be submitted and may be disqualified at any time in Sponsor’s sole and absolute discretion.

Sponsor reserves the right in its sole and absolute discretion to disqualify any Entry it believes violates or potentially violates any of the foregoing requirements or otherwise fails to comply with any provision of these Official Rules. The decisions of the Sponsor on this and all matters pertaining to the Contest shall be final and binding.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: 

By submitting an Entry, an entrant agrees all intellectual rights to the Entry will become the sole and exclusive property of Sponsor.  As a condition of entry, entrant further agrees that Sponsors shall have the right to use, copy, modify and make available the Entry in connection with the operation, conduct, administration, and advertising and promotion of the Contest via communication to the public, including, but not limited to the right to make copies, screenshots, derivative works, animations, photographs, drawings or other depictions, and/or video clips publicly available for promotional and publicity purposes.  Furthermore, by participating in the Contest and/or accepting the Prize each entrant grants (and agrees to confirm that grant in writing) to Sponsors and/or Sponsor’s designees the perpetual, worldwide, irrevocable, royalty-free right to use his/her name, biographical information, photos and/or likeness, and statements, as well as the cocktail name, cocktail recipe, and/or a photograph or other image or depiction of the cocktail, for any and all promotion, trade, marketing, commercial, non-commercial, advertising, and/or publicity purposes, at any time or times, in all media now known or hereafter discovered without notice, review or approval and without additional compensation, except where otherwise prohibited by law

WINNER SELECTION: 

Finale Rules

1. Live Event Details:

• The Live Finale will take place on November 14th, 2024 from 6 PM to 8 PM MST at Stranahan’s Distillery.
• Finalists will re-create their barrel-aged cocktail at The Stranahan’s Distillery

• Judging Criteria:
• A panel of three industry professionals will judge each contestant’s cocktail based on creativity, taste, presentation, and use of Stranahan’s Whiskey.
• A People’s Choice vote will also be held for fun prizes among attendees.

1. Grand Prize:

• The Grand Prize, awarded by our panel of professional judges, includes $2,000 to the winning bartender paid by DiningOut Events.
• In addition, the winning cocktail recipe will be bottled at Stranahan’s Distillery, featuring both the bartender’s name and the cocktail’s name on the label. The bottled cocktail will be sold at Stranahan’s distillery store and lounge.
• Please note: Stranahan’s Colorado Whiskey is not liable for, nor obligated to provide, any royalties, fees, or other compensation in connection with the sales or commercial use of any Entry.

CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION: 

Prizes are not transferable. Taxes on a Prize are the sole responsibility of the Winner.  No Prize substitutions or cash redemptions allowed, except by Sponsor, who may substitute a Prize of equal or greater value if advertised Prize becomes unavailable or otherwise in its sole discretion.  Sponsor shall not be held responsible for any delays in awarding the Prize or any component thereof for any reason.  Entry into this Contest constitutes entrant’s agreement to be bound by the terms of these Official Rules and by the decisions of the judges and of the Sponsors, which are final and binding on all matters pertaining to this Contest.  Potential Winners may be required to sign and return an Affidavit of Eligibility/Liability & Publicity Release within 72 hours following the date of first attempted notification.  Failure to comply within this time period may result in disqualification and selection of an alternate Winner. In the event that any Prize notification message is returned as undeliverable or if no response to the prize notification message is received within the time period stated or if the potential Winner is found ineligible or does not comply with these Official Rules, the Prize may, in the Sponsor’s sole and absolute discretion, be forfeited and awarded to the alternate potential Winner whose Entry achieved the next highest overall score in the judging criteria as determined by the judges in their sole discretion.  If the confirmed Winner forfeits the Prize for any reason after confirmation, no alternate Winner will be selected.   In no event will more than: sixteen (16) finalists and one (1) grand prize winner. Each potential Winner may be subject to a background check before the prize is awarded. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify a potential Winner based on the results of such background check if Sponsor determines in its sole discretion that awarding the Prize to any such individual might reflect negatively on the Sponsor. By accepting Prize, each entrant agrees to allow Sponsors the right to use his/her name, photo and likeness, voice recording, video images and all related footage, and statements for promotion, trade, commercial, advertising and publicity purposes, at any time or times, in all media now known or hereafter discovered worldwide including but not limited to television (including live television), radio, Internet, without notice, review or approval and without additional compensation except where prohibited by law.

By submitting an Entry, entrants acknowledge that Sponsor and its representatives assume no liability for the use, publication, and/or broadcast of the Entry submitted, and entrants agree to 5 indemnify, defend and hold Sponsors and/or their representatives harmless from any trademark, copyright infringement, intellectual property, personal privacy or right of publicity claims, or other proceedings arising therefrom.

By submitting an Entry, entrants agree to release, discharge, indemnify and hold harmless Sponsors and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents from and against any claims, damages or liability whether arising in tort, contract, or otherwise, due to any actual or alleged injuries, damages or losses to any person (including death) or property of any kind resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from acceptance, possession, misuse or use of any prize or participation in any Contest-related activity or participation in this Contest.

RELEASE: 

By participating in the Contest, entrants agree to release Sponsors, participating vendors (if any) and each of their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, related companies and advertising, promotion and public relations agencies, and each of their respective officers, directors, employees and agents (“Released Parties”) from any and all liability, loss or damage of any kind arising out of or in connection with their participation in this Contest or with respect to awarding, receipt, possession, use and/or misuse of any Prize.  The Released Parties not responsible for any typographical or other error in the printing of the offer, administration of the Contest, or in the announcement of a Prize.  An entrant may be prohibited from participating in this Contest if, in Sponsor’s sole and absolute discretion, it reasonably believes that the entrant has attempted to undermine the legitimate operation of this Contest by cheating, deception, or other unfair playing practices or annoys, abuses, threatens or harasses any other entrants, Released Parties, or associated agencies or entities.

DISPUTES:

Except where prohibited, entrant agrees that any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of, or connected with, the Contest or any Prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the appropriate court located in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation, and enforceability of these Official Rules, entrant’s rights and obligations, or the rights and obligations of the Sponsor in connection with the Contest, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the Commonwealth of Kentucky or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

WARRANTY AND INDEMNITY:

Each entrant represents and warrants that their Entry is original, that they are the sole and exclusive owner and right holder of the submitted Entry, and that they have the right to submit the Entry in the Contest.  Each entrant further represents and warrants that their Entry does not (1) infringe any third-party proprietary, intellectual property, industrial property, personal rights or other rights, including without limitation, copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret or confidentiality obligation; (2) include any personally identifiable information of any person other than entrant; or (3) otherwise violate any applicable law.  To the maximum extent permitted by law, each entrant indemnifies and agrees to keep indemnified the Released Parties at all times from and against any liability, actions, claims, demands, losses, damages, costs and expenses for or in respect of which the Released Parties may become liable by reason of or related or incidental to any act, default or omission by an entrant under these Official Rules including without limitation resulting from or in relation to any breach, non-observance, act or omission, whether negligent or otherwise, of these Official Rules by an entrant.

ELIMINATION:

Any false information provided within the context of the Contest by any entrant concerning identity, postal address, telephone number, ownership of right or noncompliance with these Official Rules or the like may result in the immediate elimination of the entrant from the Contest.  Sponsor further reserves the right to disqualify any Entry that it believes in its sole and absolute discretion infringes upon or violates the rights of any third party or otherwise does not comply with these Official Rules.

WAIVER:

Entrants hereby waive all rights to: (i) claim punitive, exemplary, special, incidental, indirect and consequential damages and any other damages (whether due to negligence or otherwise), other than for actual out-of-pocket costs; and (ii) have damages multiplied or otherwise increased.

LIMIT OF LIABILITY:

Sponsor is not responsible for electronic transmission errors resulting in omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operations or transmission, theft or destruction or unauthorized access  or alterations of entry materials, or for technical, network, telephone equipment, electronic computer, hardware or software malfunctions or limitations of any kind, or inaccurate transmissions of or failure to receive Entries or other information by Sponsor on account of technical problems or traffic congestion via mobile phone or otherwise. If, for any reason, the Contest is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, act of God, war, strike, natural disaster, state of emergency or any other causes which corrupt or otherwise affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this Contest at any Judging Round, Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest or any portion thereof at any time, and for any reason without further obligation or advance notice. Sponsor reserves the right, but does not have any obligation, to select Winners from eligible entries received as of the termination date. Sponsor further reserves the right to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process or the operation of the Contest or acts in violation of these Official Rules or in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner.

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.