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An online cocktail competition for professional bartenders worldwide, celebrating Savoia Vino Aperitivo. Entrants create a cocktail with at least 30ml of Savoia Rosso or Savoia…
Monin's international competition for young professional bartenders and bartending students aged 27 or under. Entrants create an original cocktail using at least 10ml of Monin…
An international bartender competition from Bols run country by country. The 2026 Neon Nights edition asked bartenders to create a colourful, low-alcohol party cocktail inspired…
Founded by Maison Giffard in 1997, the Giffard West Cup is an international cocktail competition for bartenders and baristas. National selections lead to an international final in…
An international bartender competition from Italicus Rosolio di Bergamotto that seeks the most creative art-inspired aperitivo cocktail. National and regional champions go on to a…
The House of Lustau challenges professional bartenders to create a cocktail using any product from its solera-aged range of sherries, brandies and vermouths. Recipes should feel…
A team competition from Havana Club in which pairs of bartenders submit Cuban-inspired cocktails to qualify for national finals, then progress through regional challenges with…
A bartender competition from Beesou focused on low-alcohol innovation, seasonal expression and sustainability. The 2026 challenge asked bartenders to reinterpret a Spritz…
An online recipe competition run with Adriatico, open to professional bartenders and home cocktail makers worldwide. Entrants create an original cocktail with at least 15ml of an…
An online recipe competition run with Pallini, open to professional bartenders and home cocktail makers worldwide, with prizes for each group. Entrants create an easily replicated…
Cointreau's annual Margarita Challenge for bartenders. Entrants create a Margarita twist using Cointreau, a salt element and a secret ingredient assigned when they enter. One…
A Christmas-themed competition with Heering to find the best new cherry liqueur cocktails from professional bartenders and home cocktail enthusiasts. Entrants add their recipe…
Run with Bodega Lustau, this competition invited professional bartenders and home cocktail makers to enter original sherry cocktail recipes. Its aim was to encourage new…
An international competition from Hayman's Gin for professional bartenders to create new contemporary classic cocktails using Hayman's London Dry, Old Tom and/or Sloe Gin with…
Run with Mandarine Napoléon, this challenge invites professional bartenders and home cocktail makers to create cocktails containing at least 15ml of Mandarine Napoléon Liqueur…
A Passoã-backed recipe competition seeking new cocktails inspired by the Porn Star Martini. Professional bartenders and home cocktail enthusiasts upload an original recipe with a…
Run with De Kuyper Royal Distillers, this competition challenged professional bartenders and home cocktail enthusiasts to create easy-to-replicate cocktails using at least 15ml of…
A De Kuyper recipe competition inviting professional bartenders and home cocktail enthusiasts to create summery cocktails with a nautical or beach theme. Entrants build a recipe…
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Patrón Tequila's international bartending competition, in which bartenders compete in national finals for a place at the global final at Hacienda Patrón in Jalisco, Mexico.…
A UK bartending championship from Monkey Shoulder that focuses on the bartender rather than the cocktail. Competitors take on skills-based challenges including a drinks quiz…
A Chairman's Reserve competition challenging bartenders to create their own spiced rum, drawing on ingredients from their own culture. Entrants first submit a concept, inspiration…
A competition from Galliano inviting professional bartenders to create a cocktail based on Galliano Espresso liqueur. Entries were scored on the recipe, the story behind it, the…
An annual international competition from Licor 43 that invites bartenders and baristas to showcase their skill and creativity in pairing Licor 43 with coffee. National heat…
Beluga Vodka's on-trade education programme and cocktail competition for bartenders in the UK, Italy, Russia, France, Spain, India and Germany. Entrants submit a cocktail of up to…
An online video competition for bartenders, run by Difford's Guide for Havana Club, in which entrants filmed themselves at home making their take on one of ten Havana Club…
A Jägermeister cocktail competition for UK bartenders. The 2020 edition asked entrants to submit a video of themselves making a cocktail at home; ten finalists then created a…
A UK bartender competition from Gabriel Boudier, organised by its UK distributor Emporia Brands, that challenges entrants to create an original liqueur or crème using only…
An annual team competition open to bar teams working in any Soho House Group bar or restaurant internationally. Finalist teams present three cocktails each at a global final…
Fabbri's international cocktail competition for female bartenders, which challenges entrants to create an original cocktail featuring Amarena Fabbri, Mixybar Amarena Fabbri or…
Jack Daniel's competition for UK bartenders celebrating Jack Daniel's two Lynchburg saloons. In its fourth edition, 12 finalists formed two teams, White Rabbit and Red Dog, each…
Bacardí Legacy is an international bartender competition that rewards simple, great-tasting Bacardí rum cocktails that can be easily replicated by bartenders and consumers…
Lucas Bols' global bartending competition, which in its tenth edition invited bar teams to create a unique cocktail and theatrical serve concept using products from the Lucas Bols…
Chase Distillery's international bartending competition, inviting bartenders to create a unique cocktail that showcases sustainability, home-grown produce and their local area…
No.3 Gin's annual competition challenges professional bartenders to create their own twist on a classic gin cocktail, which changes each year. Entrants use at least 40ml of No.3…
Unlike sport where the first to finish or score the most is obviously the winner, judging one competitor against another in a cocktail competition...
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Organisers of cocktail competitions, usually drinks brands, have their own ideas and goals so rules vary enormously with their length and terms...
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I've judged hundreds of cocktail/bartender competitions, perhaps more than anyone else, and over my 25 years as a drinking scribe, I've come across...
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Taking part in cocktail competitions is a great way for ambitious bartenders to garner publicity and attract attention from drinks brands and media...
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