Havana Club Cocktail Maestros 2nd Edition - Switzerland Champions

The Swiss finals of the Havana Club Cocktail Maestros were held in Zürich and brought together some of the country's most innovative bartender duos for a day packed with flavour, flair, and Cuban soul.

Rafael Gloor and Dominik Fuchs emerged victorious with their cocktail, The Golden Pane Apple, which impressed the judges for its complexity, balance, and creative use of fermentation, sustainable garnish, and the layered expression of Havana Club rum.

The Golden Pane Apple
– 30 ml Havana Club 7 Años
– 20 ml Havana Club Edición B
– 35 ml Clarified Apple Juice (adjusted to 7% acidity using lemon & malic acid)
– 20 ml Smokey Salted Caramel Tepache Syrup
– 10 ml Fresh Lime Juice
– 5 ml Sugar Syrup
– 2 dashes Angostura Bitters
– 10 ml Perrier-Jouët Champagne (top)

Garnish:
Apple foam (using vegan egg white) + dehydrated crisp made from leftover apple pulp