A cocktail competitors like no different…
Most cocktail competitions are in the end in regards to the drink, the presentation, and the showmanship!? That is about supporting each other, training, profession, and self-development.
It’s the proper mix of competitors, progress, & neighborhood.
We current…
You heard that proper, The Excellent Mix is again, and two (2) fortunate bartenders have the possibility to WIN a visit of a lifetime with three (3) distinctive experiences. Firstly, a VIP tour of our very personal award-winning Beam Suntory distilleries in Scotland; secondly heading to London to expertise the joy of an business commerce occasion, connecting with Bartenders from throughout the globe, and lastly visiting a few of the world’s greatest bars, personally assembly the business mentors who function and personal them! Per week of training, connection, and exploration, not forgetting a ton of enjoyable!
Irrespective of your degree of expertise, in case you’re model new to bartending, or been within the business for some time, we welcome and invite everybody to participate!
If you happen to’ve been behind the bar for lower than two (2) years, and are an aspiring bartender, we invite you to enter The Excellent Mix cocktail competitors Apprentice Class. This class permits and offers house so that you can not really feel intimidated particularly if it’s your first time. This may be an unimaginable alternative to showcase your abilities and keenness for the craft amongst your friends of comparable expertise. This competitors gives a platform so that you can problem your self and push the boundaries of your creativity while studying off business mentors and the Professional Class rivals, sharing concepts, and being impressed while being supported and mentored all through.
Then again, seasoned Professionals, The Excellent Mix has one thing for you too! If you happen to’ve been within the business for an extended time, you possibly can enormously profit from getting into. Numerous phases of the competitors assist you to keep updated with the most recent traits and strategies within the ever-evolving world of cocktails from the business mentors that we’ve partnered with from a few of the world’s greatest bars. We’ve challenges to push you to assume exterior the field and experiment with new flavours and elements, plus immersive experiences at each regional finals and those that make it to the Grand Remaining occasion to excite, encourage and ignite these inside inventive pulses.
Earlier finalists, we’re calling you again! If you happen to’ve been within the competitors earlier than, and want to return, we hope the introduction of a brand-new prize and a recent competitors transient provides a complete new degree of intrigue and problem. Moreover, collaborating once more gives an opportunity to reconnect with fellow bartenders and business professionals from Australia and New Zealand, strengthening current relationships and forming new ones plus recalling these nice reminiscences from earlier years.
Entries are actually open — and it couldn’t be easier.
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CHOOSE YOUR JOURNEY: COCKTAIL SUBMISSION BRIEF.
TRADITION
Our manufacturers are iconic, world leaders in bourbon and the pioneer in Japanese whisky, with deep heritage, ardour for high quality and legacy.
Create a drink round TRADITION and what which means to you. Whether or not that be household custom, cultural traditions, a yearly custom amongst buddies or perhaps a every day custom amongst your bar workforce to kick begin your shift. Traditions could be giant or small, however simply as significant. Inform the story of custom by means of flavour and our manufacturers.
PERSONALITY
Know-how at this time is enormously impacting how individuals painting their character. In response, The Mix encourages creation of a drink that portrays a person’s character. Create a cocktail that unveils/or portrays your inside character traits. Create a ‘Cocktail of Character’. Be loud, proud, quiet, cheeky, daring, adventurous, shy, severe, calm, a joker, a provoker, a lover. Be you. Authentically you. ?_____________
Utilizing at the very least one of many award-winning manufacturers from the Beam Suntory portfolio*, inform us the story of your chosen transient TRADITION OR PERSONALITY.
HERE’S HOW IT WORKS
- Create a cocktail that displays the submission transient ‘TRADITION’ or ‘PERSONALITY’
- Outline your degree of entry.
- Apprentice – 2 years or LESS behind the bar, OR 2. Skilled – 2 years or MORE behind the bar.
- Enter your particulars on-line at www.theblend.world/en-au.
- Choose your Hero spirit from the Beam Suntory portfolio. (*Checklist obtainable on-line)
- Share your signature serve and the story behind it. Then…SEND IT!
RULES
- RULES ARE MEANT TO BE BROKEN, BUT IN THIS CASE, WE ADVISE AGAINST IT. IF YOU BREAK THEM, YOUR ENTRY WILL BE NON-COMPLIANT AND THEREFORE NOT JUDGED.
- Members should create a NEW (unpublished), imaginative and scrumptious cocktail.
- The cocktail should be composed of a most of six (6) elements (together with drops/ dashes)
- Do-it-yourself elements are welcome. (If making a shrub, soda or syrup with a number of elements, ie. Lemon, rosemary, honey, lavender soda – these rely as 1 ingredient.)
- Ice and garnishes are NOT included as elements.
- The cocktail should hero a model from the collection of Beam Suntory merchandise said on the entry kind.
- The cocktail should comprise a minimal of 45mls of a number of merchandise from the Beam Suntory portfolio. (e.g. 30ml Maker’s Mark, 15ml Galliano Vanilla)
- Your cocktail should NOT exceed 75ml of alcohol.
- Enter as many instances as you want! FULL T&C’s on web site.
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KEY DATES & STAGES OF THE COMPETITION.
- ENTRIES CLOSE: 6th NOVEMBER 11.59pm (AEST)
- REGIONAL FINALISTS ANNOUNCED LATE NOVEMBER
- STATE ‘WELCOME SESSIONS’ & PHOTOGRAPHY DECEMEBER
- WORLD BARTENDER DAY FEB 24th
- 2 DAY IMMERSIVE REGIONAL FINALS EVENTS WA, VIC, SA/NT, VIC/TAS, QLD, NZ (MARCH/APRIL)
- GRAND FINAL – JUNE
- WINNERS TRIP TO UK- JULY
What is going to you create? Any extra questions contact your native The Alternate Ambassador, or The Mix Workforce through Instagram, or hayley.morison@beamsuntory.com
LEARN. CREATE. CONNECT.
GOODLUCK!
The announcement of The Excellent Mix returning featured on the entrance cowl of the August version of Australian Bartender Journal #270.
