The Home of Angostura is celebrating their 200 12 months Anniversary and delighted to relaunch the Angostura® International Cocktail Problem (AGCC). This marks the start of a brand new dialogue with the bartending neighborhood and so they’re placing out a name for the easiest bartenders in Australia and New Zealand to enter the ANZ regional ultimate of the Angostura International Cocktail Problem. Click on right here to enter.
The highest six entrants from ANZ (3 from Australia, 3 from New Zealand) shall be flown to Sydney to compete within the AGCC regional finals on Sunday 23 February in the course of the T25 Awards Week and consists of lodging over the occasion interval. The winner of the ANZ regional ultimate will obtain AUD/NZD $5,000 and be flown to Trinidad on an all bills paid journey in Could 2025 to compete in opposition to a few of the world’s greatest bartenders within the international finals.
Rohan Masssie the 2020 AGCC winner spoke extremely of the competitors, saying, “The Angostura cocktail comp is without doubt one of the most hotly contested cocktail competitions on the planet due to the once-in-a-lifetime alternative that it affords. In contrast to another competitions which can be all about social media hype, this isn’t an Instagram comp. It’s not about who can publish essentially the most or promote the model greatest. It’s about you as a bartender, the drinks you create, and whether or not you’ve received what it takes to actually characterize the model.”
The worldwide winner not solely takes out the title of Angostura International Cocktail Champion however will even obtain an additional USD $10,000 and and a world ambassadorial function for the Home of Angostura.
Famend as one of the vital prestigious competitions on the market, every entrant might want to create their model of the enduring Queen’s Park Swizzle, historically made utilizing Angostura rum, easy syrup, lime, mint and Angostura fragrant bitters. Entrants must submit their Cocktail Identify, Recipe & Methodology, menu description and supporting paragraph, plus 1 x cocktail picture. For extra particulars head to www.angosturaglobalcocktailchallenge.com/rules-guidelines/
Entries open on 14 October and can shut on 8 December, 2024. The highest six entrants to compete within the AGCC regional finals in Sydney shall be introduced by 20 December. Bartenders can take up the problem by getting into at https://angosturaglobalcocktailchallenge.com/how-to-enter/
Loy Catada, Proximo Spirits specialist urges Bartenders to use because the model celebrates their 200- 12 months anniversary, he says “This competitors isn’t nearly making unbelievable cocktails—it’s about becoming a member of a legacy of creativity, craftsmanship, and keenness. With this 12 months’s theme, ‘A journey via time… a celebration of 200 years of Angostura, bartending, and basic cocktails,’ we’re inviting bartenders to showcase their expertise and be a part of one thing actually particular. The journey to Trinidad begins now, and I can’t wait to see Australia’s best bartenders step as much as the problem.”
Rohan Massie the 2020 AGCC winner spoke extremely of the competitors, saying, “The Angostura cocktail comp is without doubt one of the most hotly contested cocktail competitions on the planet due to the once-in-a-lifetime alternative that it affords. In contrast to another competitions which can be all about social media hype, this isn’t an Instagram comp. It’s not about who can publish essentially the most or promote the model greatest. It’s about you as a bartender, the drinks you create, and whether or not you’ve received what it takes to actually characterize the model.”
In previous years, the problem has seen a few of the most influential bartenders within the trade compete for the title. Earlier Australian winners embody well-known bartenders reminiscent of Rohan Massie who got here 2nd place within the International Finals in 2020. Marco Nunes, Zdenek Kastanek, Andy Griffiths, Joe Sinagra, Mike Tomasic, James Irvine and Dan Gregory. Marco, Andy and Mike have all gained the worldwide title too. From NZ, Ray Letoa gained the International Finals in 2018.
Key Angostura International Cocktail Problem dates:
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- Entries open – 14 October
- Entries shut – 8 December
- High Six ANZ finalists introduced – By 20 December
- ANZ regional ultimate – Sunday 23 February (T25 Awards Week)
- International ultimate in Trinidad – Could 2025
For extra info, please contact Loy Catada – Proximo Spirits Specialist
lcatada@proximospirits.com
