‘The Maestro’ Salvatore Calabrese, ‘The King of Cocktails’ Dale DeGroff, the ‘Godfather of British bartending’ Peter Dorelli, Japan’s most well-known bartender Hidetsugu Ueno, spirits innovator Jean-Sébastien Robicquet and spirits stalwart Philip Duff have gathered to launch #JustOneShift.
This exceptionally uncommon second signifies their dedication to honour the late Gary ‘Gaz’ Regan to proceed his fundraising for Wine To Water to unite the drinks business within the mission of offering clear water to the populations that don’t have it.
#JustOneShift is a a world fundraising initiative throughout 20 nations from fifteenth September to fifteenth October 2023 with the goal is to mobilise the world of bar and mixology to lift cash in 3 ways; through tip donations, public donations and an public sale of a captured second of mixology historical past.
About #JustOneShift 2023
The fundraiser was initiated by Jean-Sébastien Robicquet, founder and CEO of unbiased French distillery Maison Villevert. It follows an identical marketing campaign of the identical identify Gaz Regan created whereas he was alive.
Three Strategies of Fundraising
1. Commerce | World outreach to donate a sum from #JustOneShift through the marketing campaign from the bar business to www.wtw.org/gazregan
3. Public sale | Bid for the unique finger-stirred Negroni picture* + 10 yr anniversary picture + Gin 1495 coffret
The Finger-Stirred Negroni
The G’Vine Gin Connoisseur Programme (GCP) (international quest to seek out the world’s finest gin bartender) supplied the scene for a second in bartending historical past: {a photograph} unintentionally captured Gaz Regan’s first ever ‘Finger Stirred Negroni’ earlier than it grew to become Gaz’s signature that grew to become so well-known it was immortalised as a stainless-steel bar spoon within the life-size form of his finger.
100% of Proceeds
The charity challenge will donate 100% of the proceeds to Wine To Water, based in 2007 by Doc Hendley who’s an ex-bartender and good friend of Gaz Regan (1951- 2019). The funds raised will probably be used to implement clear water initiatives all over the world. The initiatives financed embody digging and repairing wells, supplying areas with filtration techniques and storage containers, and educating locals on the way to preserve contemporary water provides.
Quote
“Maison Villevert has initiated this fundraising to uphold two robust beliefs: Firstly, water is an integral a part of the life of each single individual on the planet and we needs to be entitled entry to wash water. Secondly the legacy of pioneer Gary Regan needs to be upheld and continued. The 2 beliefs mixed will deliver a strong message to an business centered on the significance and perpetuation of water, in its many types” Jean-Sébastien Robicquet
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