Tuesday 12 September, noticed the ANZ regional ultimate of Flor de Caña’s Sustainable Cocktail Problem happen with Andrea Marseglia from Teresa Cocktail Bar, Hawke’s Bay NZ being named ANZ’s Most Sustainable Bartender.
Hosted at Door Knock in Sydney by Mitch Townsend, the dwell finals featured a panel of skilled judges together with Natalie Ng, Evan Stroeve, and Priscilla Leong who tasted a line-up of sustainable drinks from regional successful bartenders. The successful cocktail, L.O.C.A.L stands for Land of Change, Adapt & Be taught, and celebrates Flor de Caña’s historic dedication to sustainability and evokes the trade to adapt to new habits.
With years of expertise throughout the hospitality trade globally, Andrea began his journey in a pizza restaurant in Italy earlier than discovering his true ardour for bartending. After working in lots of prestigious institutions throughout Australia, Italy, the UK, and his present residence in New Zealand, Andrea now co-owns Teresa Cocktail Bar in Hawke’s Bay.
“It’s essential for our neighborhood to actively minimise waste and incorporate eco-friendly practices each time possible. Flor de Caña’s Sustainable Cocktail Problem is such a incredible initiative that spreads the phrase and encourages others to get inventive in terms of decreasing meals waste in bars. I’m tremendous excited to see one other group of sustainably made cocktails in Nicaragua. See you there!” – Andrea Marseglia, Teresa Cocktail Bar
To create the L.O.C.A.L cocktail, Andrea sourced left-over meals merchandise from native charities and his neighborhood to upcycle their potential waste for good. With a base of Flor de Caña 12 Yr Rum, Andrea provides cocoa husk and Single Winery Syrah verjuice produced from grapes given to him from an area winemaker, foraged native dandelion and mallow root. As soon as made, the cocktail is poured into beeswax cups made by Hohepa, a not-for-profit organisation supporting individuals with mental disabilities by way of vocational programmes and artistic workshops.
Andrea’s ultimate contact, a QR code hyperlink which gave the chance to see the precise location of the place the substances have been sourced: https://www.localfdc.website/.
Andrea mentioned, “It’s essential for our neighborhood to actively minimise waste and incorporate eco-friendly practices each time possible. Flor de Caña’s Sustainable Cocktail Problem is such a incredible initiative that spreads the phrase and encourages others to get inventive in terms of decreasing meals waste in bars. I’m tremendous excited to see one other group of sustainably made cocktails in Nicaragua. See you there!”
With over 30 nations concerned within the international competitors this 12 months, Andrea will journey to Nicaragua in February to finish alongside a few of the finest international bartenders to win the title of World’s Most Sustainable Bartender and a $10,000 USD money prize. Along with these achievements, the winner may also kind a part of Flor de Caña’s Sustainable Society Change Program, providing worldwide visitor shifts and masterclasses.
Flor de Caña is a sustainably crafted premium rum that’s Carbon Impartial & Honest Commerce licensed. From an 1890 household property, it’s distilled with 100% renewable power and naturally aged on the base of an lively volcano with out sugar or synthetic substances. The model is acknowledged as a worldwide chief in sustainability, receiving distinctions comparable to “Inexperienced Distillery of the Yr” (Caribbean), “Moral Award” (UK) and “Inexperienced Award” (Hong Kong).
