It’s back, the Master of Malt Burns Night poetry competition. If you fancy yourself as something of a bard, why not enter for the chance to win a bottle of Islay single malt whisky?
Last year, we put on our first ever Burns Night poetry competition. Frankly, dear reader, we were amazed, not just by the number of entries but by the quality. Who would have guessed that Master of Malt customers would be so talented? You can read Richard Foster’s winning entry and the runners-up here.
So we’re doing it all again this year in the run up to Burns Night on Saturday 25 January. All you have to do is write a poem about whisky. You can take your inspiration from the Bard himself but don’t feel constrained. If you want to do it in the style of Omar Khayyam (wine-loving Persian poet of 11th century), then we’d love to see how you get on. There are no restrictions on length or style, all we say is that the poem must be in English or Scots. To enter simply email us at [email protected] or comment on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter or below. Entrants must be of legal drinking age and based in a country that we ship to. We will be accepting entrants from 13 until 22 January (see full terms and conditions below).
Chocks away!
All entries will be judged by the (extremely discerning and well-read) team here at MoM. The winner will receive a bottle of Aerolite Lyndsay, a single malt from the Character of Islay Whisky Company. The name might make it sound like the sort of aeroplane flown by a man called Ginger during World War One but it’s actually an anagram of ten year old Islay. Three runners up will receive drams of Aerolite Lyndsay.
So, what are you waiting for? Time to sharpen those quills, get out your finest vellum and channel your inner Orpheus.
View Full Terms and Conditions.
MoM ‘Robert Burns poetry competition’ Competition 2019 T&Cs:
- PROMOTER: The promoter of this competition is Atom Supplies Limited (company number 03193057), trading as Master of Malt (MoM), whose registered office is Unit 1 Ton Business Park, 2-8 Morley Road, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 1RA, United Kingdom.
- THESE TERMS AND PRIVACY POLICY: By entering this competition, entrants confirm they have read, understand and agree that these terms and the Master of Malt Privacy Policy (and the way we process personal data) are binding to them. MoM reserves the right to amend these terms; to hold void, suspend, cancel or amend this competition at any time.
- ELIGIBILITY: This competition is only open to individuals who are 18 years or older (or of legal drinking age in the country which they are a resident of). Ineligible entries (howsoever received) will be discarded. The competition is not open to any employees (and their immediate family) of the promoter or any of its associated companies. MoM reserves the right to verify the validity of entries and entrants (including an entrant’s identity, age and place of residence) at any time.
- ENTRY PERIOD: This competition opens at 00:00:01 GMT on 13 January 2020 and closes at 23:59:59 GMT on 22 January 2020. Any entries received after this period will not be eligible.
- HOW TO ENTER: To enter, individuals must complete the following steps within the entry period (and subject to the remaining terms of this competition):
- write an original poem that is inspired by whisky; and
- submit your poem to the promoter by commenting on the relevant social media post on MoM’s Facebook, Twitter, Instagram page, or on this blog post, or by emailing the poem directly to MoM at [email protected], or via post to the above address for the attention of the “MoM marketing team”. Multiple entries (with a different poem each time obviously) are permitted, encouraged, even!
- The promoter reserves the right to verify the validity of entries and entrants (including an entrant’s identity, age and place of residence) at any time and reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who, or any entry which, it believes has breached any of these terms, tampered with the entry process or engaged in any unlawful or improper conduct which may undermine the fair and proper conduct of this competition.
- THE PRIZE: There is 1 main prize and 3 runner-up prizes. The main prize consists of a 70cl bottle of Aerolite Lyndsay Single Malt Scotch Whisky 10 Year Old. MoM may but are not obliged to offer additional runner-up prizes in its sole and absolute discretion. The runner-up prizes each consist of a 3cl dram containing a sample of the Aerolite Lyndsay Single Malt Scotch Whisky 10 Year Old. All prizes are provided by MoM and are inclusive of packaging and carriage. All prizes are strictly non-negotiable, non-transferable, and cannot be exchanged for any equivalent cash value, cash alternative, or for other items.
- SHIPPING RESTRICTIONS AND TAXES: All prizes can only be delivered to a valid address provided by the winner, which is also one of the destinations that MoM ships to. See here for guidance regarding the destinations to which we can ship. If MoM ships the prize to a destination outside of the United Kingdom, the prize may be subject to import duties and taxes which are applied and imposed by foreign customs authorities when the delivery reaches that recipient destination. MoM has no control over these charges and cannot predict their amount. The winners will be responsible for payment of the import duties, taxes and charges referred to in this paragraph.
- WINNER SELECTION: All eligible entries received within the entry period will be reviewed and judged by a selected panel at MoM shortly after the entry period closes. The entrants who submitted the best poems will be selected as winners.
- CLAIMING THE PRIZE: The name of the winners and their poems will be announced and published on MoM blog and MoM’s social media channels soon as practicable after the end of the competition period. MoM will make reasonable endeavours to contact the winners. The winners must respond to MoM with all necessary information required (including but not limited to, age verification and delivery address) in order for us to deliver the prize. If any winner cannot be contacted or is not available or has not claimed the prize within 5 days of MoM contacting them, MoM reserves the right to offer the relevant prize to another eligible entrant.
- ORIGINAL ENTRY CONTENT ONLY: Let’s be sensible, people. Any content submitted to MoM, howsoever submitted, for the purposes of entering the competition must only be original material. By entering this competition, entrants warrant and undertake that their entry does not infringe any third party rights. Entrants agree to indemnify the promoter from and against any and all third party claims or liabilities relating to or arising out of the content submitted by them or their breach of any of these terms.
- ACCEPTABLE ENTRY CONTENT: All entry content must strictly comply with the MoM’s Acceptable Use Policy. In particular, any material which depicts, describes, encourages, endorses or normalises the excessive consumption of alcohol; the consumption of alcohol by those under the age of 25; anti-social behaviour (including any criminal activity) or irresponsible drinking (including rapid drinking); links the consumption of alcohol with popularity or other social success, bravado, technical skill, good fortune, the operation of vehicles or other machinery or therapeutic benefits; or which depicts the consumption of alcohol whilst potentially dangerous activities are being undertaken will be disqualified.
- ENTRY OWNERSHIP: By entering this competition, entrants agree that all right, title and interest in their entries will belong absolutely to the promoter. Entrants agree to irrevocably assign with full title guarantee and free from all third party rights, all intellectual property rights in and to any content s submitted with their entry. MoM shall have the right to use, exploit, adapt and edit any content submitted (or part thereof) throughout the universe in perpetuity. By entering this competition, entrants waive all moral rights which they are or become entitled to under Chapter IV of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (or any similar right or entitlement anywhere in the world). Entrants agree to sign any additional documentation which may be required to give effect to this paragraph.
- LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: Insofar as is permitted by law, the promoter, its agents, employees, and/or representatives shall in no circumstances be responsible or liable to compensate any entrant(s) who participate(s) in the competition and/or the winner(s) who claim(s) the prize for any loss, damage, personal injury or death whatsoever and howsoever caused, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, for any direct, indirect or consequential losses arising out of or in connection with their participation in this competition, any incorrectly submitted entries or entries which are not publicly visible or are removed from social media for any reasons before the end of the entry period, any failure or delays or postponements or cancellations in taking up the prize, except where it is caused by the negligence of the promoter, its agents, employees, and/or authorised representatives. competition entrants’ statutory rights are not affected.
- GENERAL: All decisions relating to this competition will be made in MoM’s absolute discretion and will be final. No correspondence or discussion will be entered into. These terms shall be governed by English law, and the parties submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.
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