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Praphakorn Konglee claims 2021 Bacardí Legacy title

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Thai bartender Praphakorn Konglee has been topped the champion of Bacardí Legacy, making Thailand the primary nation to win the competitors twice in a row.

Konglee took house the title along with his fruity Out of Sight serve

During the last week, Konglee and 38 different opponents took half within the competitors’s world finals, held just about.

The competition’s finale was initially scheduled to happen in Miami in Could 2020, however was postponed and moved online as a result of Covid-19 pandemic.

Konglee secured the victory along with his Out of Sight cocktail, a mixture of Bacardí Carta Blanca rum, recent pineapple, basil, yoghurt, lemon and agave. The serve was impressed by his private journey to fatherhood.

The Thai bartender works at Discover the Locker Room bar in Bangkok, a venue co-founded by Bacardí Legacy 2019 winner Ronnaporn Kanivichaporn.

Konglee stated: “Bringing this title to Thailand for a second 12 months is simply superb. I’m celebrating right here now with my household and am so excited for all of the alternatives forward of me with Bacardí, which is able to permit me to enhance as a bartender and make my household proud.

“It has been such a troublesome 12 months, however I’m so grateful that we’ve all been capable of full our Legacy journey collectively – regardless that miles aside – tonight.”

As his prize, Konglee will obtain year-long help from Bacardí to additional develop his profession, and his profitable cocktail will probably be served in a number of the world’s prime bars.

Monica Berg, one of many judges of the grand remaining, stated: “What I beloved most concerning the profitable drink was that it was very shocking, and but additionally very acquainted.

“I beloved how Praphakorn related the substances of the drink to his personal private journey, and that this journey was additionally one thing we may all relate to. This cocktail isn’t solely an awesome expression of the place he comes from, but additionally a celebration of the brand new instructions that he’ll take.”

Along with Berg, the judging panel consisted of In the past Perrone, of the Connaught bar in London; Ian Burrell, world rum ambassador; and Sandrae Lawrence, co-founder of The Cocktail Lovers.

Konglee was joined on the digital podium by two runners-up: Adam Dow from Australia and Max Curzon-Value from Canada.

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