Cocktail Competitions
ANNOUNCING THE 2008 NATIONAL COCKTAIL COMPETITION SPONSORED BY SPUTNIK VODKA
Once again it is time to announce the details of the forthcoming National Cocktail Competition. Last year's was a fantastic success, and the final (held in Taiwan) was an experience of a lifetime for the winner.
Make sure YOU are in this year's competition to win! Contact your area chairman for all of the details. See the Prize details for the changes that have been introduced, giving contestants an amazing opportunity to see the World final in action.
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Dates
Regional Heats
Leeds: Tuesday 27th May
The Verve
10 - 11 Merrion Street
Leeds
LS1 6PQ
Edinburgh: Tuesday10th June
London: Tuesday 24th June
Brighton: Tuesday 15th July
The Grand Final will be held on Friday 25th July. Venue to be announced.
Prizes
First Prize
£2,000 plus the chance to represent the UKBG at the World
Cocktail Competition in Puerto Rico. For more info go to
http://iba-world.net/english/congress
Second Prize: £1,000
Third Prize: £500
Fourth Prize: £250
Regional Heats
1. The winner of each regional heat will go as a delegate to the World
Cocktail Competition in Puerto Rico courtesy of Sputnik.
2. There will be a final shake-off to decide the winner in all the heats where
there is more than 1 judging panel.
Competition Rules:
THISIS AN OPEN Cocktail competition means you can choose whichever drink you would
like to make, it can be a short drink (before or after dinner) or a long drink or a
fancy drink.
1. Open to all bartenders, and non-UKBG members to pay £ 10 entry fee.
2. There will be No Technical Jury in the regional heats. Cocktails will only
be judged on Appearance, Aroma,Taste and Personality.
3. Personality will count for the 10% of the maximum overall score and
it will be judged by 2 people from the audience chosen at random on
the day by Sputnik Vodka.
4. There will be Technical Jury only in The Grand Final and it will be
25% of the maximum overall score.
5. Each competitor must submit a drink recipe containing a minimum of
3.5cl of Sputnik Vodka
6. The base content (volume of alcohol) of a short cocktail and the base of a
long drink's recipe will not exceed seven (7) centilitres, except for the
Fancy Drink.
7. Each recipe will contain at least 2 (two) alcoholic ingredients.
8. The cocktail must include a liqueur. The Vedrennes range will be
available on the days of the competitions.
9. The maximum number of alcoholic and non-alcoholic ingredients in the
Cocktail, and Long drink is limited to Five (5) including syrups, fruit juices,
dashes and drops and fresh fruit.
10. Carbonated water is not allowed in Short Drink Category (before dinner
and after dinner).
11. Fancy Drink Rules
a) The maximum number of ingredients allowed in Fancy Drink is Seven
(7) products.
b)The recipe must contain at least two (2) alcoholic ingredients.
c) Recipe created can be of short drink (9cl), or medium drink (up to20cl),
or long drink (30cl).
d) Garnishes can be edible or non edible and can be placed on rim of
glass or in the drink.
e) Recipe shall not include hot beverages (coffee, tea, etc).
12. The recipe shall be an original creation of the competitor and has to be
expressed in centilitres (cl), divided respectively into "whole numbers"
(1, 3, 5 etc.) and/or "half numbers" (0.5, 1.5, 2.5 etc.), the smallest
quantities being dashes and/or drops.
13. Only one home made - or self-made - ingredient will be allowed.
14. The blending of few ingredients to be counted as one (1) ingredient is not
allowed.
15. Only one base alcohol is accepted.
16. 4 glasses (3 for the juries, 1 for the public) will be sufficient. However
competitors must bring enough ingredients to make at least seven
cocktails in case of a final shake-off.
17. Competitors to bring their own glasses. Glasses must be with no
identifiable signs. E.G. logos, marks etc.
18. Ingredients may be measured using a measuring cup/jigger or freely
poured.
19. All drinks shall be either: hand stirred, hand shaken or blended in an
electric mixer (competitors will have to supply their own blender).
20. Hot mixes/cocktails are not allowed.
21. Each competitor is limited to seven (7) minutes in mixing the drinks,
including assembly of the garnishes.
22. Garnishes shall consist only of edible fruit or vegetables and will not be
arranged so as to display identifiable signs.
23. Artificial arrangements or food-dyes are not allowed.
24. Any substitutions and questionable ingredients or garnishes in a
competitor's original recipe must have the approval of the UKBG
Committee before mixing.
25. Four (4) bartenders will qualify to the Grand Final from Edinburgh heat
Four (4) bartenders will qualify to the Grand Final from Leeds Heat
Eight (8) bartenders will qualify to the Grand Final from London Heat
Eight (8) bartenders will qualify to the Grand Final from Brighton Heat
26. Deadline for entries are:
Tue the 20th May for Leeds
Tue the 3rd June for Edinburgh
Tue the 10th June for London
Tue the 1st July for Brighton
* * * Please either post your recipe to:
Sputnik/UKBG Cocktail Competition, 'Rosebank', Blackness, Linlithgow,
EH49 7NL.
Or
Email to: UKBGJim@aol with Sputnik/UKBG Cocktail Competition in the
subject line
28. If you have any question please contact your area Chairman
North Area
Chairman – John Farrell, Duke of York, Blackpool
Tel: 01253 625218
Email: dukeofyork.blackpool@thwaitesinns.co.uk
Scotland Area
Chairman - Regis Lemaitre
Tel: 01259727829 / Mob: 07985538282
Email: regis@regiswhiskymad.co.uk
London & South East
Chairman - Luca Cordiglieri, Straight Up Solutions
Tel: 07710151651
Email: straightupluca@mac.com
Thames Valley & South West
Chairman - Chris Underwood,
South Lodge Hotel, Lower Beeding, Horsham, West Sussex, RH13 6PS
Tel:01403 891711 / Mob:07886 252192
Email: CUnderwood@southlodgehotel.co.uk
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THE AMAZINGLY BRILLIANT FLAIRTENDING COMPETITION
The United Kingdom Flair league is respected around the world as one of the most creative of all. Following the huge success of the previous competition at the BarShow 07, the UKBG will team up with Sputnik vodka to give one Flair Bartender the opportunity of a lifetime to represent the UK in the IBA world Final in Puerto Rico.
The contest will take place during the first day of the BarShow 08 (Tuesday 17th June) from 10 am till 5 pm at the Sputnik arena. Twenty of the best Flairers will be on stage, with five bartenders going through to the final, and only onejetting off to Puerto Rico.
The prize money is, respectively, £1500 for the winner, £1000 for 2nd place, and £500 for 3rd place.
If you are interested to take part, check out the rules, or anything regarding this competition, please contact Mickael Perron (Mickael@BarNowOn.com).
The best people tp judge Flairtending are bartenders who have already had the experience. Neil Lowrey (Bar Wizards), Jay Du Toit (Roadhouse), Florian Beuren (Flairmotion) and Ilias Kousis (Bartrend.gr) will check out the moves, the spins & the creativity of the competitors.
Also, because we care about the taste of the cocktails, two of the most respected palates in the industry -- Peter Dorelli and Salvatore Calabrese -- will taste the cocktails that each of the Flair Bartenders mix (making up 30% of the total score).
Compared to last year, there is twice as much space available for the competition, so which should be able to let everyone catch and see the best that the UK Flair has to offer on stage. This will be the moment that the UK shows off what its Flairtenders can really do to the rest of the world -- and they WILL be watching!
It's going to be a spectacular event. DON'T MISS IT!