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Results from event held at the Royal Crescent Hotel Bath on 8th February 2010.

Our first meeting of the year was held at the home of our our National Champion, Orlando Garcia.

It’s that time of year for renew membership. Please can everyone who has not paid their membership for 2010 please pay soon or you will not quality for discounts for our trips and national cocktail competitions.

Southern UKBG Committee

Due to work commitments, Charlie Martin has had to step down from the role of Treasurer and will be replaced by Ron Baldwinson of Davidoff. Orlando Garcia will act as Ambassador for the Western area of our region; Salvatore Domino will take on the same role for the New Forest and Solent areas of the region.

Trips

We are looking to go around the Armagnac region around in November. The date and cost will be announced at the next meeting. There are the 700 anniversary celebrations at that time. And, in the summer, we are looking at a trip to Chase Vodka and Pendrathen Whiskey, both in the UK.

UKBG/DIEGEO GRAND MARNIER COMPETITION

To be held at the CAPTAINS CLUB, CHRISTCHURCH ON APRIL 6th

In April we will have a great competition sponsored by Grand Marnier. The first prize is a trip for two people to visit the Grand Marnier distillery in France.

The cocktail, a Long Drink, will be made following the standard UKBG rules and you will be required to make four drinks in under seven minutes. The base spirit is, of course, the orange liqueur, Grand Marnier.

OUTLINE FOR THE DAY

12.00 noon Arrival

12.30 Refreshments

1.00 Thames Valley General Meeting

1.30 Grand Marnier Presentation

2.00 Prepation for cocktail competition

2.30 Cocktail competitions

4.00 Finish

The address for the Captain’s Club is Wick Lane, Christchurch, DORSET, TELEPHONE 01202475111, Our host will be Salvatore.

Contact details

Chris Underwood – Chairmen – 0794974613

South Lodge Hotel, Brighton Road, Lower Beeding, Horsham, W Sussex RH13 6PS

E-mail cunderwood@southlodgehotel.co.uk

Armand Fasola- Big Help – 07786218366

Chesterfield Hotel, Mayfair, London

Ron Baldwinson – Treasurer – 07973730201

Orchard Lea, Montagu Rd, Great Stukeley, Huntington, Cambridgeshire PE28 4AS

Peter Rogers – Secretary – 01323768949

44, The Rising, Eastbourne

Terry O’Brien – 07960948600

Ambassador for East Sussex

Email – tobrein@talktalk.net

Orlando Garcia – 01225823333

Ambassador for Bristol and Avon

The Royal Crescent Hotel Bath

Salvatore Domino – 01202475111

Ambassador for Solent & New Forest

Captains Club, Christchurch

2 ) Skky Cocktail Competition

This was the first time most of us had tried the flavored vodka range from Skyy. Raspberry, passion fruit and citron (lemon) flavours were presented to the Guild members by SKKY Ambassador Sophie Lloyd.

The day’s winner was Luca Rampino from Lainston House Hotel with his cocktail called Sharon, made from SKKY passion fruit, sake, Aperol, Cointreau and Sharon fruit.

The runner-up was Salvatore Domino from the Captain’s Club, with his cocktail called Skky Pear, made with raspberry Skky, Passola, pear juice and Angostura Orange.

The 2ND runner-up was Tekin Niyazi from the Langham Hotel with his creation called Sex in the City, made from Skky citron, Cointreau, stem ginger, cloves, honey and lemon juice.

3) National Cocktail Competition

Will be sponsored by AKVINTA VODKA.

Information about Akvinta Vodka contacts John Jeffrey on 07885972206 or email john.Jeffery@akvinta.hr

The Southern area heat will be held at Pennyhill Park. Bagshot, Surrey on April 20 with a 12.00 start (the map will be displayed on website). For full competion rules and terms please check the competitions page on this website.

The grand final will take place May 11 at the Budda Bar in London.

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Contact:

Chris Underwood – Chairmen – mobile 0794974613

South Lodge Hotel, Brighton Road, Lower Beeding, Horsham, W Sussex RH13 6PS

E-mail cunderwood@southlodgehotel.co.uk