12:01 PM
Every bartender needs to make that journey to Cuba.
"A bartender is not someone who is just born, and raised […] in one place. Bartenders travel and that’s why they’re here in La Havana." These words come from the master of ceremonies of the previous Grand Prix, Michael Menegos. This particular vision shouldn't be taken for granted and is all too often ignored outside of the trade’s microcosm.
Last March, for the 8th edition of the Havana Club’s Grand Prix, some of the world's top bartenders and most respected judges travelled to Havana, which is a city that the rum-expert Ian Burrell describes as the 'Mecca of Rum'. As he says in the filmed footage of the competition, "I feel like every bartender needs to make that journey to Cuba, to come see all the old established places where the daiquiri and the mojito were popularized."
Just think about La Bodeguita Del Media, La Floridita and many other prestigious bars where, for generations after generations, cantineros have been keeping this Cuban custom alive. In the same spirit, Havana Club contributes and honours this great national tradition with its very own prestigious annual gathering.
Last March, for the 8th edition of the Havana Club’s Grand Prix, some of the world's top bartenders and most respected judges travelled to Havana, which is a city that the rum-expert Ian Burrell describes as the 'Mecca of Rum'. As he says in the filmed footage of the competition, "I feel like every bartender needs to make that journey to Cuba, to come see all the old established places where the daiquiri and the mojito were popularized."
Just think about La Bodeguita Del Media, La Floridita and many other prestigious bars where, for generations after generations, cantineros have been keeping this Cuban custom alive. In the same spirit, Havana Club contributes and honours this great national tradition with its very own prestigious annual gathering.
By clement
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09:09 AM
a serious competition for bartenders from all over the world
By Sohini
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Great Guys, great drinks!