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Patrón Perfectionists prepares for national finals

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Issues are heating up within the Patrón Perfectionists cocktail competitors, with a lot of nationwide finals going down this month.

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Patrón Perfectionists Benelux finalist: Zana Möhlmann

Since Patrón hosted its first Perfectionists cocktail competitors within the UK in 2015, the Tequila model has challenged bartenders to develop serves that replicate the pursuit of excellence.

The competitors has now expanded to incorporate greater than 30 international locations, and the 2021/22 contest is nicely on its solution to crowning its latest champion.

The subsequent steps on the Perfectionists journey are the nationwide ultimate competitions, wherein 10 bartenders face off to signify their international locations within the international ultimate. These nationwide contests passed off all through September and can proceed this month.

Among the many nationwide champions already introduced are Lawrence Christopher Gabriel from the Philippines, Zviad Khuntsaria from the UAE, and Zana Möhlmann (pictured above) from Benelux.

As soon as all of the winners have been chosen, the fortunate group will fly to Mexico in January 2022 to compete within the international competitors – set to be a once-in-a-lifetime expertise for any Tequila lover.

The worldwide finalists will spend every week at Hacienda Patrón, the model’s house, studying about agave spirits, Mexican tradition and the way Patrón is made.

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Down Time by Ellie Raeside, from Tonic Bar in Edinburgh

This yr, the nationwide competitions are being broadcast on the Patrón Perfectionists Fb web page, so bartenders and customers alike can cheer on their favorite contestants.

And Patrón has discovered different methods to contain the general public, too. For the 2021/22 competitors, bartenders have been tasked with crafting serves that may be simply replicated in a house bar, so cocktail lovers could make the recipes themselves.

Moreover, the Tequila model known as on UK customers to vote for their favourite cocktail from a shortlist of 30 serves, serving to to find out the nation’s 10 nationwide finalists. Lastly, customers have been in a position to buy ready-to-drink variations of the top 10 serves from The Drinks Drop and pattern the cocktails in every finalist’s bar.

The ten bartenders competing for the title of Perfectionist within the UK ultimate on 11 October are: Benjamin Shelmerdine from Filthy XIII in Bristol, with the cocktail Silver Century; Danny McManus from The Gate in Glasgow, with The Pursuit; Ellie Raeside from Tonic Bar in Edinburgh, with Down Time; Kat Stanley-Whyte from Uno Mas in Edinburgh, with Escape the Field; La’Mel Clarke from Lyaness in London, with In Movement; Liam Scott from The Corinthian Membership in Glasgow, with Jalisco Sundown; Morgana Toro from Artesian Bar, with Escoffier; Stefan Oancea from London Cocktail Membership Shoreditch, with Nabu; Tiegan King from Babel Belfast, with King’s Rose; and Yannis Heracleous from Hawksmoor Spitalfields in London, with Brick by Brick.

These bartenders might be judged on their creativity and aptitude by a panel of specialists, together with two-Michelin-star chef Tom Sellers; Giulia Cuccurullo, winner of the 2020 Patrón Perfectionists competitors; Deano Moncrieffe, founder and director of London bar Hacha; and Claire Presland, model director for Patrón, Western Europe, Australia and New Zealand.

Head to fb.com/patronperfectionists to tune into the published of every nation’s ultimate, and take a look at patronperfectionists.com for extra info.

This month’s Patrón Perfectionists nationwide finals:

4 October – Spain and Portugal

5 October – South Africa

11 October – UK

12 October – Colombia

14 October – Canada

15 October – Mexico

17 October – US

18 October – Italy

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