10 Australian finalists battled it out for the Australian title of Amaro Montenegro “Vero Bartender” on Tuesday 23rd August at Bridge Lane Bar in Sydney in entrance of a packed crowd.
The theme for 2022’s version was Sharing the Essence; bartenders needed to create a large-format sharing cocktail that tells the story of a metaphorical or bodily journey or journey that has impressed them. The profitable cocktail captured the bartender’s distinctive ability within the artwork of making moments of significant togetherness.
A complete of 10 finalists amongst 53 legitimate entries acquired, have been chosen to make their cocktail creation in entrance of a dwell panel of judges together with Adam Lau, 2019 Australian Vero Bartender Nationwide champion, and Mark Hickey, Spirits Platform Nationwide Academy Program & Model Ambassadorial Supervisor and Josh O’Brien, Spirits Platform NSW Model Ambassador. Visitor choose was David Spanton from Australian Bartender Journal.
The Prime 10 finalists for Amaro Montenegro’s Vero bartender Competitors 2022 have been:-
- Kate Bartlett (Cobbler) | Brisbane QLD
- Alessandro Nardini (Fable) | Melbourne VIC
- Alfie Simmons | Possibly Mae | Adelaide SA
- Mayer Henry Tanza (Grain Bar) | Sydney NSW
- Loic Mouchelin (Sante Bar) | Toowoomba QLD
- Benjamin Walsh (Jolenes Bar) | Sydney NSW
- Liam Shephard (Bar Brutus) | Brisbane QLD
- Paolo Maffietti (Possibly Sammy) | Sydney NSW
- Alex Johnson (Hanky Panky) | Darwin NT
- Thomas Opie (Births & Deaths) | Sydney/Wollongong NSW
The theme for 2022’s version was Sharing the Essence; bartenders needed to create a large-format sharing cocktail that tells the story of a metaphorical or bodily journey or journey that has impressed them.
The Australian winner was Thomas Opie from Births & Deaths in Wollongong NSW. He’ll now compete towards different bartenders from all around the world within the world remaining of The Vero Bartender in Italy in October 22.
