BECOME A REVIEWER
Anonymous Reviewers play a key role for The Pinnacle Guide, they are the individuals on the ground, assessing the tangible aspects of true hospitality and impeccable drinks service. Selected reviewers will have the chance to explore a diverse range of cocktail bars in their area, tasting the very best cocktails and evaluating the overall hospitality experience at each bar. There is no professional prerequisite to become an Anonymous Reviewer, however, a passion for great cocktail bars, understanding of hospitality and solid observational skills are a must and all reviewers undergo full training. When you apply to be an Anonymous Reviewer, you apply to become part of a discerning, clandestine club alongside other cocktail and hospitality enthusiasts from around the world.
PREREQUISITES TO BECOME AN ANONYMOUS REVIEWER
- A true passion for great bars, hospitality and cocktails.
- Familiarity with, and an appreciation for, top tier cocktail bars – whether this is a hobby or for professional reasons.
- Good use of the written word in your preferred first language.
- Good observational skills and an appreciation of aesthetic.
- Demonstrate real understanding of ingredients, flavour and taste.
- Have aligned values around environmental regeneration and sustainability.
- Have aligned values around diversity, equity and inclusion behind and in front of the bar.
- Confidence in using computer and phone applications and forms effectively.
CONSIDERATIONS
- Reviewers must retain anonymity.
- Any reviewer who breaks anonymity will be stripped of their position.
- Reviewers will be local to the venues that they are reviewing although we will maximise existing travel schedules where appropriate.
- Reviewers must declare any personal or commercial link to any bar they are allocated to review.
- Reviewers may opt for any cocktail from the bar’s current menu when ordering and there is no requirement to drink an alcoholic mixed drink when reviewing.
- If you are a drinks brand representative, drinks industry spokesperson, journalist or influencer – you must demonstrate the capacity to assess completely non-subjectively.
- You may NOT apply for the position if the bar you work in has an open application with The Pinnacle Guide.
THE ROLE AND REIMBURSEMENT
- Successful reviewers will be allocated bars within a reasonable radius of their locality. Before visiting a venue, they will be provided with a briefing sheet with information from the bar’s application form in order to prepare. This will include elements of service that the bar may be particularly proud of, plus elements within the venue that may need a verification.
- Drink expenses will be covered for all reviewers – two cocktails in each of the venues they agree to visit.
- Reviewers are welcome to visit in a group or solo, but they must personally try two cocktails from the current menus provided at each venue.
- Alongside the verification of facts stated by the venue, there will also be the opportunity for reviewers to write more detailed feedback which may form part of the online review for the bar within The Pinnacle Guide website.
THE PROCESS
You must uphold your anonymity for the entire duration of your time as a reviewer and breaking this contract will result in your reviewer status being immediately revoked.