2024 Initiatives

As in previous years, the Ketel One team challenged global finalists competing in Diageo's World Class competition to create Garnished with Good cocktails that benefited communities. The bartenders driving these initiatives are truly "Community Heroes".

Greta Skamaročiūtė

Representing: Baltics Elevating Cocktail Culture with Empathy focuses on the transformative power of empathy-both behind the bar and in front of it -

Michal Dojčák

Representing: Slovakia Open Door is an initiative for communities to share bar prep rooms and combine waste to make useful cocktail ingredients such as

Francisco Vaccalluzzo

Representing: Argentina Building Foundations is an initiative to solve the need for a professional, well-trained workforce by creating a Bar School that

Nicolas Oltean

Representing: Indian Ocean The Mafate Project is a strategic initiative aimed at transforming mixology into a lever for economic development and cultural

Daniel Seehuusen

Representing Sweden This initiative aims to strengthen the industry by connecting generations so that the knowledge and artistry of seasoned bartenders

František Dandáš

Representing Czech Republic Tiny Pillars highlights the fate of rural hospitality venues and helps support an example of a community-run cafe bar in a

Luca Bruni

Representing: Italy Upside Down is not only the cocktail name but the name of a project created to connect the local community with the bar community

Ryu Komorita

Representing: Brazil Step Into the Next Level is a project designed to prepare newly graduated Learning for Life students for what the big bars around

HaLim Kim

Representing: Korea All Square Hero is a movement centred around change and creating a better world by creating new conversations about waste and need,

Uyen Ngo Kim

Representing: Vietnam Pitch In is a community of bartenders across Hanoi coming together to connect and to further the awareness of sustainability in

Santanu Chanda

Representing: India Ice Clarity Enhancement is an initiative dedicated to transforming the beverage experience across India by teaching bartenders the

Julian Bella Robins

Representing: Israel Level Up is a scalable, cocktail-inspired initiative that empowers bartenders, enhances their skills, and builds a stronger, more

Francis Ndung'u

Representing: Cruise Line This initiative aims to contribute to the restoration of stability and growth in the Kenyan hospitality industry, where the

Annette Mulama

Representing: Kenya Breaking Shells is an initiative to raise the bar for female bartenders in Kenya. It will give them the opportunity to learn and hone

Jake Down

Representing: Australia The Kangaroo Collective is an initiative inspired by the Kangaroo cocktail that works with bars to offer a solution: a collective

Yaremi Anela Greig Rodriguez

Representing: Panama Mi Patio - Tu Patio is a proposal to enhance the spaces of Casco Viejo by creating a garden to teach more people to produce local

Jonathan Stanyard

Representing: USA The Bitter Gringo Toolkit is an initiative that inspires bartenders to think locally and improve their modifiers; I'll teach bartenders

Masato Ishioka

Representing: Japan One in a Million is a platform that allows fellow bartenders to help document the stories of our predecessors and the rich history

Pedison Kao

Representing: Taiwan The Dancing Bee! Drinking Honey challenge is inspired by the waggle dance of bees. It challenges the community to do the shaker waggle

Emmanouil-Ektoras Vezyrgiannis

Greek Hospitality Heroes is an initiative to provide meaningful support for the growth of the hospitality community in Athens and across Greece while making

Ventsislav Trenchev

Representing: Bulgaria Garnished with Education is an initiative based at Hangout where guests are educated through workshops to help them better understand

Javier Rios

Representing: Chile Don't be 86 is an initiative that addresses injury prevention in the most classic hospitality positions by giving each bar that can

Jody Rahme

Representing: South Africa Pour for Purpose is an initiative that provides financial support to hospitality staff who lack the resources or tools to fully

Danilo Frigulti

Representing: Great Britain Beyond the bar is an initiative that enables bartenders to grow their life skills, ensuring longevity of their hospitality

Keegan McGregor

Representing: Canada The Urban Orchard Project is a program to beautify local spaces by empowering local artists to create new, dynamic pieces of mural

Luis Adrian Rodriguez Almon

Representing: Dominican Republic Health is Priority is an initiative that uses citrus fruit waste to create cleaning products that protect and promote

Tanat Suttirak

Representing: Thailand This initiative, which collaborates with Precious Plastic Thailand, aims to create a more sustainable world by reducing waste and

Rui Pereira

Representing: Portugal This initiative aims to elevate service standards in bars in Viana do Castelo and encourage a culture of mindful consumption and

Miruna-Andreea Tudose

Representing: Romania Stronger Together is an initiative designed to support the hospitality community in Bucharest by providing formal training and career

Yeff Ávila Rodriguez

Representing: Colombia Imperfekto is an initiative that collaborates with community heroes who are committed to driving change in the hospitality industry

Jien Ming Liao

Representing: China Be Seen is an initiative that aims to shift public perception and highlight the professionalism and artistry involved in bartending

Koki Yokoyama

Representing: Mexico This initiative supports the Ciudad Retoño project by creating a cocktail that represents the core values of Sustainability and

Aris Sanjaya

Representing: Indonesia Islander is an initiative focused on preserving the authenticity of Balinese culture through significant and rapid developments

Borja Insa

Representing: Spain Bars For Change is an initiative dedicated to supporting and carrying out social improvements around the world.

Emily Doherty

Representing: Ireland Bar Whispers is an initiative that creates a chain of creativity and community spirit. Bartenders collaborate by creating and sharing

Kiko Victor

Representing: Philippines Long Live The Fighters is an initiative that aims to increase the visibility and appreciation for Filipino culture compared

Oscar Figueroa

Representing: Peru QORI is an initiative designed to breathe new life into local chicherias-breweries, creating 'chicha de jora' while preserving cultural

Angelo Solimando

Representing: Cayman Islands Glass to Sand is an initiative that involves crushing glass bottles into sand, which is then used to rejuvenate depleted

Czarek Nowak

Representing: Poland Cezary is on a mission to raise awareness for the well-being and a more balanced lifestyle of bartenders in his community through

Felice Capasso

Representing: Norway Through Know Your Spirit, Felice is on a mission to start a conversation about the well-being of bartending professionals by connecting

Artem Talalai

Representing: UAE With his Cool Down initiative, Artem wants to unite hospitality professionals all over Dubai through a two-step wellness-focused program

Anniina Viskari

Representing: Finland Anniina brings her bar community together through an after-work event she has created where art, vintage, cocktails and good food

Luisa Fritsche

Representing: Germany With her initiative Luisa is on a mission to raise awareness for self-care among bartenders in her community and has launched a

Stefano Bussi

Representing: Hong Kong & Macau With From Within, Stefano is on a mission to create awareness for well-being in his bar community and encourage a more

Kerim Nefati

Representing: Denmark With his initiative, Kerim is on a mission to prioritise well-being in the workplace for hospitality professionals by offering tailored

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