Cocktail Competition

About

Create an original cocktail recipe and compete for the title at the AC15 Gala cocktail competition. Entries are judged on taste, presentation, creativity, and technique.

There are several chances to develop your recipe at the clubroom: a workshop on March 26th, the Members' Night on April 2nd, and an additional Members' Evening on April 9th. The bar is open for you to experiment and try out ideas.

Categories

Enter one of three categories:

Short

Spirit-forward. Served in a stemmed glass or over ice in a rocks glass.

Long

Built or stirred. Served over ice or lengthened with a mixer.

Shaken

Shaken with ice. Must include at least one citrus or dairy element.

The winner of each category receives a trophy.

Rules

1. Each participant may submit one entry in one category only.
2. The recipe must be original and not previously published.
3. Maximum 6 ingredients, excluding ice and garnish.
4. All ingredients must be commercially available or provided by the organiser.
5. Preparation time in the finale: 10 minutes per drink.
6. Finalists will be selected from submitted recipes and invited to prepare their cocktail live at the clubroom.

Timeline

March

Submissions open

16th

Workshop

26th

April

Members' Night

2nd

Members' Evening

9th

Submissions close

12th

Finalists announced

14th

Live finale

16th

May

Winner cocktails served at the Gala

23rd