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Chivas Regal
announce the 15 finalists who will be
heading to Tokyo to compete to be
crowned Chivas Masters Global Champion
2017.
Chivas Regal has announced the 15
national winners who will be heading to
Tokyo to compete to be crowned the 2017
Chivas Masters Global Champion.
The annual competition which is now in
its fourth year tests the cocktail
making skills of the worlds best
bartenders and celebrates the innovation
and the craftsmanship at the heart of
mixology.
This years Chivas Masters Global Final
which takes place between the 1st – 5th July will focus for
the first time on the celebrated
traditions of Tokyo’s bartending scene –
whose unique cocktail customs continue
to fascinate and inspire bartenders
across the world. Throughout the week,
the contestants will take part in a
number of individual and team
challenges, and will need to showcase
both exemplary bartending skills and
team spirit to impress the judges.
The judging panel comprises:
- Iain Griffiths, hospitality
industry pioneer and co-founder of
Mr Lyan Ltd;
- Micah Melton, beverage director at
the Alinea Group (Aviary Chicago & NY)
and renowned ‘ice chef’;
- Chris Lowder, spirits evangelist and
‘New York’s Rising Star Bartender 2015’
(StarChefs);
- Dré Masso, ex-director of bars
for the Potato Head Group in Bali,
Jakarta, Singapore and Hong Kong;
worldwide Cocktail Mentor and spirit
creator
- Rogerio Igarashi Vaz, owner of
Tokyo’s Tram & Trench, celebrating
the modern interpretation of
Japanese bartending
The 15 finalists, who have each
excelled in their national competitions
running across four continents, will be
hosted in Tokyo by Masahiro Urushido,
the first ever Chivas Masters Global
Champion. They will be mentored by a
distinguished panel of
internationally-acclaimed judges, who
will share their expertise through a
series of inspirational masterclasses.
The 2017 Chivas Masters Global Finalists:
- Sandra Šalatová (Czech Republic)
- Atsushi Suzuki (China)
- Ryan Nightingale (Hong Kong)
- Masato Sakurai (Japan)
- Benjamin Boyce (United Arab
Emirates)
- Hyacinthe Lescoët (France)
- Wouter Bosch (The Netherlands)
- Adam Schmidt (USA)
- Rhys Wilson (United Kingdom)
- Aloisek Rodríguez Martínez
(Cuba)
- Abner Barrientos (Puerto Rico)
- Patryk Biadacz (Poland)
- Daniel Huggins (Germany)
- Roger Grüter (Switzerland)
- Haydée Barron Flores (Mexico)
Max Warner, Global Brand Ambassador for
Chivas Regal, commented: "Our 15
national winners have already hugely
impressed us with both their skill and
character, but there’s still much more
to do if they want to be crowned our
2017 Chivas Masters Global Champion. The
values of community, collaboration and
generosity lie at the very heart of this
competition, and successful participants
must not only impress a world-renowned
panel of judges, but demonstrate that
they embody these values every step of
the way."
The 2017 Chivas Masters Global Champion
will be decided on the evening of
Wednesday 5th July, and will win an
all-access, all-expenses-paid trip to
Tales of The Cocktail 2017 in New
Orleans. The winning Chivas Masters
Collective team will walk away with the
pinnacle of the range, Chivas Regal The
Icon, presented in a bespoke decanter
with customised Japanese glassware.
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