The Good Mix is again for 2024 with 139 finalists competing throughout six Regional Finals in Australia and New Zealand.
In 2024 the competitors welcomed just a few adjustments, together with including new manufacturers into the portfolio, a brand new cocktail transient, and a brand new extradionary prize.
It’s the right mix (pun meant) of celebrating and supporting the bartending neighborhood.
This 12 months’s Regional Closing hosts bartenders at every occasion for 2 days. With the same old competitors format of Blind Tasting, Product Information Check and the Cocktail Presentation, every bartender can be handled to model immersive experiences to assist develop business abilities and bartending data. The finalists even have the chance to let their hair down slightly, meet the opposite bartenders from their state, and a little bit of downtime away from the calls for of labor!
In September 2023, The Good Mix requested bartenders to submit a cocktail that was “TRADITION or PERSONALITY”. The competitors obtained simply shy of 500 entries throughout Australia and New Zealand.
Western Australia was the second of the six Regional Finals, and it befell on March eleventh and twelfth.
Finalists started the competitors days with the Beam Suntory Blind Tasting and Product Information Check on the QT Perth. The opponents then engaged in a Japanese Kokedama Workshop, creating their very own string backyard characteristic utilizing seasonal flora to brighten up their bars, and loved an unique Suntory 100-year prestigious whisky tasting with Brendan Gray.
To shut off the day, finalists may chill out and luxuriate in some downtime with each other, with a scrumptious unfold to match the Beam Suntory cocktails at Varnish on King.
Cocktail Presentation Day was hosted at The Beaufort. The 14 finalists every had six minutes to current their signature creation in entrance of a panel of three judges: Brendan Grey, James Pennefather, and Jaaidev Vvidyadharan.
Earlier to competitors day, finalists promoted their cocktails inside their respective venues for 2 weeks to rejoice World Bartender Day. Factors towards their ultimate scores have been awarded on their strategy to this element of this competitors.
The Good Mix 2024 WA Regional winners are:
WA APPRENTICE CATEGORY
JAC LANDMARK
WA PROFESSIONAL CATEGORY
MAX GIUDICE
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After the displays had concluded, the night festivities may start. At The Heritage Bar, within the PDR, finalists have been handled to a Jim Beam Welcome dinner, the place the winners have been introduced.
Jac Landmark was awarded WINNER of APPRENTICE class, and Max Giudice the WINNER of PROFESSIONAL Class. Max is again for an additional shot on the title after successful the Apprentice Class Grand Closing in 2019!
Max joined us in Bali for The Good Mix Grand Closing, then travelled to New York, Bar Convent Brooklyn in addition to visiting Kentucky, the place he skilled a VIP Expertise at Maker’s Mark and Jim Beam distillery. We’re excited to welcome him again!
Jac Landmark and Max Giudice will now proceed to the Grand Closing held in Queenstown, with the 8 different state finalist winners but to be introduced.
Hold watching as the following 4 states unfold!
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