A brand new format, a brand new prize and a brand new winner can be topped
The Bartender of the Yr Competitors which is proudly sponsored by Hendrick’s Gin & Monkey Shoulder is getting a little bit of a shake-up in 2023. With a whopping prize of a visit to Scotland on provide, the format of the comp has additionally been modified, which means the complete occasion will run over someday.
For the previous couple of years (COVID excluded) the Bartender of the Yr Finals have been staged through the Bar Awards at Doltone Home. However this yr, the primary two rounds and the finals will all be staged on Monday, eleventh September, all within the one place and within the lead as much as the epic Home of William Grant social gathering. So begin prepping these drinks and brushing up in your bartending information. It’s set to be an epic competitors! AND it’s really easy to register your curiosity.
All you must do is electronic mail us your self (or a supervisor or pal can nominate you) and you can be added to the checklist. All working bartenders are eligible to compete. There isn’t a pre-requisite and no cocktails to be submitted prior. If that seems like one thing you would be all for, electronic mail amy@spantonmedia.com as we speak! There can be common updates and quizzes however by registering your curiosity you can be the primary to know what’s occurring. Deadline to register your curiosity is 1 August, 2023.
This yr, the primary two rounds and the finals will all be staged on Monday, eleventh September, all within the one place and within the lead as much as the epic Home of William Grant social gathering.
Be a part of a number of the largest names within the Australian bar business (suppose Jenna Hemsworth, Alex Gondzioulis, Dan Gregory, Lee Potter-Cavanagh and final yr’s winner Priscilla Leong) and throw your hat within the ring.
THE PRIZE:
Go to Hendrick’s Gin & Monkey Shoulder in 2024
This yr’s winner can be topped Australian Bartender Journal Bartender of the Yr, and a once-in-a-lifetime alternative to move over to Scotland in early 2024 (tbc), hosted by one of many William Grant & Sons BAs. This winner will go to each distillery websites and have the chance to current their profitable cocktail to each Grasp Distiller Lesley Gracie, and Malt Grasp Brian Kinsman head to head.
The format: All in someday
Competitors Spherical 1 – Written Examination Test
Monday, eleventh September, 2023
10am – 11am
WRITTEN EXAM: About 100 bartenders will sit a 1 hour written take a look at with bartender, drinks and cocktail-related questions.
Competitors Spherical 2 – High 8 Blind Tasting & Sensible Cocktail Problem
Monday, eleventh September, 2023
12.30pm – 3pm
Half one in all Spherical 2 is the blind-tasting spherical. You can be requested to establish quite a lot of spirits, with marks given for the class, its model, its geographical origin, and the product’s title. If in case you have any doubt about the best way to fill out every part for the spirit, at all times present as a lot details about the spirit as you possibly can.
There’s a time restrict of 20 minutes for the blind tasting.
Half two of Spherical 2 consists of the thriller field bartending problem. You will want to make two drinks: one, a drink on the fly primarily based on substances within the field; the opposite a basic cocktail specified by the judges on the spot. You should have 1 minute to have a look at and style the substances within the thriller field, adopted by 2 minutes with which to make each drinks. The drinks are scored purely on style and look. You’re not marked on working clear. It is a pace, reminiscence, and invention problem.
Competitors Spherical 3 – High 3 Competitors Ultimate
Monday, eleventh September, 2023
7pm – 9pm
All prime 3 finalists get 5 minutes stage time previous to the Home of William Grant Celebration (venue to be revealed shortly) to make their signature cocktails in entrance of social gathering company. That is their final take a look at and can determine who wins. All prime 3 finalists must create 2-signature drinks that should embrace a minimal of 30ml of sponsor’s 1st Model in cocktail #1 and minimal of 30ml of sponsor’s 2nd model in Cocktail #2. Or the one model have to be utilized in each signature cocktails.
TO ENTER:
All you must do is electronic mail us your self (or a supervisor or pal can nominate you) and you can be added to the checklist. All working bartenders are eligible to compete. There isn’t a pre-requisite and no cocktails to be submitted prior. If that seems like one thing you would be all for, electronic mail amy@spantonmedia.com as we speak! There can be common updates and quizzes however by registering your curiosity you can be the primary to know what’s occurring. Deadline to register your curiosity is 1 August, 2023.
The Bartender of the Yr & the Bar Awards are a part of
Sydney Bar Week 2023, 9-13 September, 2023
