A major milestone in the evolution of one of the world’s biggest cocktail competitions will be celebrated this year when BACARDÍ crowns the 10th winner of its BACARDÍ Legacy Global Cocktail Competition.
Hundreds of thousands will tune in live to join over 200 guests at Mexico City’s Museo Numismatico Nacional on May 1st to see the winner announced. A panel of top talent from the drinks industry, including Alex Kratena, Ivy Mix, Shingo Gokan, Benjamin Padron and Carina Soto will decide who takes home the coveted trophy.
“We are beyond excited to be celebrating ten years of BACARDÍ Legacy this year,” says Dickie Cullimore, Global Ambassador for BACARDÍ rum. “For the past decade this competition has given huge support to the careers of hundreds of bartenders by welcoming them into BACARDÍ Legacy’s ‘Gran Familia.’
"This unique stable of talent has delivered a raft of new, original and delicious classic BACARDÍ cocktails to bars throughout the world, many of which have left a lasting legacy and will be ordered for many more years to come. We’re thrilled to be bringing ‘Legacy’ to Latin America - a place that exudes the spirit of BACARDÍ rum – for the first time and we can’t wait to welcome our competitors for an amazing week of education, competition and friendship.”
The BACARDÍ Legacy Global Cocktail Competition challenges bartenders to create the next generation of classic rum cocktails that will have an enduring popularity; to stand alongside drinks such as the Original BACARDÍ Mojito, the Original BACARDÍ Daiquirí and the Original BACARDÍ Cuba Libre.
James Irvine (pictured above at the Australian final) is off to Mexico City in two weeks on an all-expenses-paid journey to represent Australia against the best bartenders from 34 countries globally, and potentially etch his country’s name into the bartending history books.
The global final will conclude five days in Mexico’s capital in which James and his opponents will attend immersive workshops led by some of the industry’s finest, prior to two days of semi-final competition. Eight will progress to the Global Final on May 1.
Both days of semi-finals and the Grand Final will be streamed live from the event’s Facebook page
James Irvine features on the cover of a jam-packed new issue of Drinks Trade magazine, out now. Irvine is Group Beverage Director at Swillhouse Group. He shares how others behind the bar can progress their skills, even without access to direct training programs or competitions.
Don't miss features on Australia's best beer bars, the latest trends in coffee and apertifs, an exclusive interview with Swift & Moore and an exploration of the issue of beer tap contracts.
Not to mention Drinks Trade's annual Chardonnay Tasting Bench.
Take a look at the digital version of the magazine by clicking here.
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