Throughout Barra Mexico’s Cocktail Week, eight Jamming Session finalists competed for the 2022 title whereas surrounded by gorgeous panoramic views of town on Rosewood San Miguel’s rooftop earlier than a stay viewers and a panel of worldwide acclaimed judges together with BEKAB founder Fabiola Padilla, Ritual H bar director José Luis León and Casa Mata beverage director Yana Volfson in addition to CEO/co-founder Bertha González Nieves, who presided over the festivities as host.
London-based Daniel Kaizen, the assistant bar supervisor of 34 Mayfair in the UK, was in the end topped the winner of the 2022 Casa Dragones Jamming Classes after crafting his unique Dragon Punch cocktail. The successful recipe was a variation on a refreshing punch with tropical flavors corresponding to pineapple and kiwi and based mostly on his chosen theme of “Innovation” for the ultimate spherical.
Apart from the trophy, the prize included an invite for a Casa Dragones Bartender Residency in San Miguel, a set of Casa Dragones’ household of ultra-premium expressions together with a personalised Casa Dragones Joven to take pleasure in with household and associates at house in addition to a thousand-dollar grant in help {of professional} endeavors.
The 2022 version of Casa Dragones Jamming Classes acquired over 400 unique cocktail video submissions from mixologists all through Mexico, the USA, and Europe with entries impressed by the theme of “For the Love of San Miguel.” The finalists in San Miguel first confronted an elimination spherical, adopted by a last spherical that includes the highest three bartenders with the best scores. For the ultimate spherical, the three finalists offered cocktails based mostly on ideas that information Casa Dragones’ mission as a small-batch producer together with “innovation,” “Mexican craftsmanship,” and “trendy, sustainable manufacturing.” Along with creating drinks for the judges, the contestants have been required to organize their cocktails in batch kind so the viewing viewers may vote on the fan favourite.
Dragon Punch
Created by bartender Daniel Kaizen
Inspiration: Providing a punch that comes with all of the flavors of Casa Dragones whereas with the ability to cater all totally different ranges of people that wish to take pleasure in tequila, from connoisseurs to learners.
Components:
- Casa Dragones Blanco Rosemary syrup
- Pineapple juice
- Orange juice
- Lemon and Lime juice
- Kiwi, pineapple and lime items
- Rosemary
ABOUT JAMMING SESSIONS & THE BARTENDER EXCHANGE PROGRAM
Jamming Classes initially debuted in 2015 in San Miguel de Allende as an occasion that paired cooks and bartenders collectively with a purpose to “jam” and create collaborative cocktails. Remodeled to focus totally on the bar neighborhood, Jamming Classes is the flagship cocktail competitors of Casa Dragones’ Bartender Trade Program, an initiative designed to foster a world neighborhood of business professionals, bartenders and mixologists that share a ardour for Mexico and tequila. Launched in 2020, the Bartender Trade Program celebrates the interchange of information, expertise and experience between bartenders from Mexico, the USA and the remainder of the world.
