Boston semi-finalist winner Natasha Van Duser earns a spot within the Craft the Enjoyable finals and goes to Austin, Texas!!
“I wished to compete within the Craft the Enjoyable Cocktail Problem with Deep Eddy Vodka as a result of I like the concept of a contest being centered on enjoyable. I bought into bartending as a result of I cherished going to bars and having enjoyable with the clientele and employees and I felt this competitors embodied that playful spirit that bought me into the business,” says Van Duser.
“Bartending is all in regards to the clients and the surroundings you each create. I wouldn’t be half the bartender I’m at this time if it wasn’t for the regulars I’ve had through the years. So, it’s all the time vital to me to make the purchasers really feel like they, too, are part of the bar, not simply patrons coming and going once in a while. Certainly one of my favourite issues to do is meet new individuals and customized construct a brand-new drink based mostly on no matter dialog we strike up”
Congratulations Natasha!! Good luck in Austin!
The remaining semifinals will happen in Chicago and San Diego. A complete of 5 bartenders, one from every of the regional competitions, are chosen to compete as finalists in Austin, and obtain $1,000 every as a prize. Regional runners-up will obtain $500 and regional opponents who positioned Third-Sixth will obtain $100.
Moreover, the 5 regional winners will obtain an all-expense paid journey to Austin, TX September Fifteenth-18th for an opportunity to turn into the 2024 Craft the Enjoyable Cocktail Problem Winner. The journey will embrace a singular Austin-experience, model schooling, interplay with nationwide judges, the ultimate competitors, and a celebratory dinner.
One Grand Prize Winner will obtain $5,000 and the chance to be featured on the Deep Eddy Vodka web site, social media, and an commercial in Chilled Journal asserting the successful 2024 Craft the Enjoyable cocktail.
Good luck, bartenders!
