July 2018

Celebrate National Pollinator Month with Catskill Provisions New York Honey Rye Whiskey.

In celebration of the Pollinator Partnership whose mission is to protect pollinators to ensure healthy ecosystems and food security, Catskill Provisions is teaming up with the female members of the New York Chilled 100 to mix-up some sexy and delicious cocktails with their New York Honey Rye Whiskey.

“After tasting Catskill Provisions’ Honey Rye Whiskey, I immediately fell in love with the product. It is well made and balanced, and the honey adds warmth and flavor without over sweetening the juice. It transported me back to Georgia, with notes of peach and white flowers. I named the drink for my favorite New York neighborhood, Sugar Hill. The rich history and progressive culture gives you a feeling of being at home, just steps away from the hustle and bustle of the city. I chose a floral component to accentuate the whiskey’s natural aromas, and to combine my Southern heritage with the exciting beauty of the city I now call home.”

Sugar Hill Cocktail

Sugar Hill Cocktail

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 oz. Catskill Provisions Honey Rye Whiskey
• 1 oz. Fresh Lemon Juice
• 3/4 oz. Hibiscus Rose Syrup*
• 1 Egg White

Preparation: Crack egg white into one side of shaker, set aside. Add remaining ingredients and shake together vigorously with ice. Strain into one side of shaker, dispose of ice andshake again without ice. Strain into a coupe glass and garnish with Angostura bitters.

*Hibiscus Rose Syrup

Combine 3 oz. dried hibiscus flowers with 2 oz. dried rosehip. Add 1 cup Water and 1 cup Cane Sugar. Bring to a simmer, then reduce heat and stir to dissolve sugar. Let steep for 15 minutes, then strain and cool.

Meet Madison Burch

Chilled 100, New York

Raised in North Carolina, Madison began competing in the cocktail world in 2012 after relocating to Atlanta where she began an intense apprenticeship that honed her bartending skills. She went on to open and run several successful cocktail bars there.

After being accepted to the Cocktail Apprentice Program at Tales of the Cocktail in 2015, and again as a leader the following year, Madison relocated to New York City in 2016 to join the team at the NoMad Hotel. There she worked alongside some of the most inventive and skilled bartenders in the industry. She found herself frequenting the East Village and eventually fell in love with a small cocktail bar in the neighborhood, Holiday Cocktail Lounge, joining their team. She now slings drinks there full time and uses her free time to read anything she can get her hands on and spoil her cats rotten.

Madison Burch – Chilled 100 Member, New York

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Award-Winning, High-Rye Whiskey Reveals Tattoo Art Collection by Artists Shawn Barber, Jess Mascetti, Thomas Hooper and Jason Kundell.

Tattoos aren’t just an art form, but a means of personal expression that continues to evolve as tattoo artists push creative boundaries with ink. Bulleit Bourbon is teaming up with four trailblazing artists and shaking up tattoo culture with the announcement of Bulleit Bourbon Tattoo Edition. The latest Frontier Work is a limited collection of tattooed Bulleit Bourbon bottles. Bulleit Frontier Works is an ongoing series of projects and collaborations with modern cultural creators.

Bulleit Bourbon Tattoo Edition is a series of four unique tattoo designs on the iconic Bulleit bottle. These collectible bottles were created in partnership with some of the country’s top tattoo artists whose work is inspired by the frontier spirit and culture of the cities they live in. The collaborations mark the first time the Bulleit Bourbon bottle has been altered, transforming the frontier-inspired bottles into collectable pieces of modern art. Each bottle includes a hangtag featuring a scannable QR code to access an interactive Augmented Reality experience, bringing each artist’s design to life digitally.

Participating artists include Shawn Barber of Los Angeles, Jess Mascetti of New York, Thomas Hooper of Austin, Texas, and Jason Kundell of Portland, Ore. Each artist is known for their unique style of ink and innovative flair—the same spirit Bulleit embodies through its modern approach to making whiskey. The limited release tattoo bottles will be available for purchase in each artist’s respective state beginning in August, 2018, and select bottles will be available nationwide.

“I’ve always thought the Bulleit bottle was badass because of its unique shape and iconic design. Putting my own unique spin on it was a fun challenge because I didn’t want to mess with the style too much, but did want to share what LA means to me through my art. Bulleit gave me a lot of creative liberty and I’m proud of how it turned out.”
– Shawn Barber of Memoir Tattoo in LA

Bulleit Bourbon Limited Edition Tattoo Bottle Series

Barber originally partnered with Bulleit in 2017 to create the first Bulleit Frontier Works campaign which brought 24 talented tattoo artists from Southern California together to craft the world’s first tattoo billboard. Bulleit and the artists created a 35-ft. leather tattoo billboard, which was displayed in LA’s Silver Lake neighborhood and now travels to festivals across the country. Bulleit Bourbon Tattoo Edition has once again united artists from a variety of tattoo genres to celebrate one of the world’s most precious forms of personal expression and share the frontier spirit of tattoo culture.

“These artists are some of the most talented people I’ve ever met. It’s an honor to work with people who share our passion for pushing boundaries on the frontier with such creativity, and to feature their art on our Bulleit Bourbon bottles. Let’s raise a glass to tattoo culture, style and the artists that bring it to life everyday through their passion and dedication to ink.”
– Ed Bello, Brand Director for Bulleit

Inside each Tattoo Edition bottle is the same award-winning, high-rye Bulleit Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. Bulleit Bourbon Tattoo Edition carries a suggested retail price of $24.99 and can be found at your local retailer.

For more information, visit Bulleit.com. For more on Frontier Works and the limited release Bulleit Bourbon Tattoo Edition bottles, follow Bulleit on Instagram and check out the hashtag #FrontierWorks.

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Our home is one of the places we hold near to our hearts. Our love for our hometown is fueled by the fact that this, right here, is your place!

Smirnoff knows how important a hometown is to a person, so to celebrate the many amazing unique places across North America, Smirnoff is debuting limited-time only locally-inspired bottles including specially designed bottles for Chicago and California.

California Bottle

The new Chicago and California bottles are the first of many locally-inspired bottles that Smirnoff plans to roll-out in 2018. Each bottle will feature iconic imagery and language for each respective place, giving a nod to some of the many things that make these hometowns great. The Chicago and California bottles are on shelves now and will be available from now until November.

Chicago Bottle

For more information, visit Smirnoff.com.

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Heineken® and the International Champions Cup (ICC) are taking to the pitch for another year to bring retailers and consumers the best of beer and soccer.

Heineken is kicking off the 2018 season with an engaging retail sweepstakes with exclusive prizes, all geared to drive in-store traffic and encourage purchase. As the exclusive beer sponsor of ICC, retailers can stake a claim with the Heineken ICC 2018 program and profit from kickoff to final whistle.

Since 2013, the annual ICC presented by Heineken has become a highlight on the global soccer calendar, stoking some of the most intense rivalries in world soccer. This season Heineken is bringing some of the world’s most popular and famous clubs to the United States allowing fans to enjoy unprecedented access to the action. And Heineken aims to elevate the game day drinking occasion every step of the way.

“Heineken drinkers are passionate about all things soccer and ICC. Heineken drinkers are 60% more inclined to view FIFA championships, are 71% more likely to view Spanish League Soccer[1], and that “Just Hanging Out” social occasions, including watching sports with friends, comprise 30% of total beer volume[2]. Enjoying a cold Heineken on game day enhances the experience and leads to greater consumer engagement, and Heineken has seen uplift in volumes within markets that activated ICC at retail last year, offering strong encouragement for retailers to support the partnership with ICC. We are building on this momentum in 2018 with an even bigger program.”
– Bjorn Trowery, Director, External Communications at Heineken USA

Heineken and the ICC

High impact national and regional POS will drive the connection between Heineken and the ICC viewing occasion to attract more valuable shoppers, maximize basket rings, and drive conversion and incremental drinking occasions. A sweepstakes offering consumers a chance to win exclusive prizes and experiences, including “Fan of the Match” will be augmented by media running throughout the ICC season to deliver billions of consumer impressions.

Heineken shoppers shop more and spend more versus the average beer shopper with 18% more trips and an 18% higher buy rate[3]. With beer lovers shopping for Heineken this summer and soccer fans looking to enhance ICC viewing occasions, retailers who get behind the program can score—and win—with higher sales and profits all season long.

For more information, visit HEINEKENUSA.com.

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Sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name.

And if that’s your thing, you have to go where Christine Kim puts the “tender” love and care in “bartender.” Christine, who currently presides most nights at Service Bar in Washington, D.C., has the uncanny memory of an elephant. She makes it a point to recall the names, faces, and preferences of her guests so to set them at ease. It’s always nice to feel like more than just a bar tab.

What do you do to create unforgettable experiences for your customers?

It’s hard to put into words how I behave during a typical shift, because I feel like I’m just being myself. I always welcome guests with a smile, a menu, and a greeting. I enjoy embracing guests into my “home.”

Our products are vehicles for making all sorts of connections. If there are different guests visiting from the same area, I introduce them. I always respectively engage with those sitting across from the bar, and if I find out that they are in D.C. from out of town, I write down a list of suggested bars and restaurants to check out that are in their wheelhouse. Nine times out of ten, they come back to tell me where they’ve been and give their feedback, which I appreciate. I like to play Sherpa with our guests.

How can you ensure that your customers enjoy themselves enough that they return?

I’m very big on getting the names of our guests and introducing myself. You eliminate that barrier of anonymity and start to establish a personal connection. Service Bar DC is a neighborhood cocktail bar, so having a relationship with our guests is extremely important to us. There are many times when guests return for a second visit and I’ll remember what they drank previously down to the order in which they imbibed.

I have a strange memory skill set that allows me to recall some of the smallest details, which in turn makes guests feel great.

Any instances when a situation was going south, but you managed to turn it into a positive for the customer?

I was interacting with a guest when a coworker who recognized her came over and interjected, saying they were going to make her a cocktail. On a check back, she told my coworker it was great.

A minute later, I looked over to see how she was doing. I could tell from her expression she did NOT want this drink. I made her the drink I initially recommended and quietly slid it in place of the old one. We joked around like nothing had happened. I never want guests to feel forced to consume something they do not want.

Give Christine’s specialty cocktail a mix.

Pew, Pew!

Pew, Pew!

(I used this for a Glenfiddich/Star Wars event … hence the name.)

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2  oz. Glenfiddich 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky
• 1 oz. Tamarind Honey
• 3/4 oz. Lemon
• 1 dash Angostura Bitters
• Soda (to Top)
• Dehydrated Lemon (for Garnish)

Preparation: Build in tin; shake. Strain into a Collins glass; top with soda. Garnish with dehydrated lemon.

Christine Kim – Chilled 100 Member, Washington D.C.

Meet Christine Kim

Chilled 100 Member, Washington, D.C.

A native of Silver Spring, Maryland, Christine Kim was first initiated into restaurant life while attending the University of Maryland at Baltimore County. It was in 2011, with a move to the District and her first bartending gig at downtown D.C.’s Lincoln Restaurant and Bar, that she embarked on what would ultimately become a lifelong love affair with the unique interplay between alcohol and hospitality.

Her affinity for high-volume, high-intensity nightlife and a gifted copy of The Craft of The Cocktail led her to join the opening crew at Farmers Fishers Bakers; and later, chef Michael Schlow’s inaugural D.C. hotspot, Tico. As a driving member of the much-celebrated 14th Street bar team, Kim graduated to opening and developing bar programs at Schlow’s successive restaurants—The Riggsby, Conosci, and Casolare—where she continued to hone not only her deft hand with a shaker tin, but also the effusively warm and inviting personality with which she continues to welcome her guests every night from behind the bar.

In 2016, Kim was featured in Zagat’s inaugural “30 under 30” for Washington, D.C. That same year, she reunited with her former colleagues from Farmers Fishers Bakers to undertake a new project: the massively acclaimed industry darling Service Bar. As lead bartender at Service Bar, ambassador for Chilled magazine, member and former council member of the U.S. Bartenders’ Guild, and member of the D.C. Craft Bartenders Guild, Kim continues to develop her own mastery of the craft. On the rare evening that one might catch her on a night off, she’s liable to be found drinking champagne and on the verge of breaking out into uncontrollable dance.

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Glenfiddich—the world’s most awarded single malt Scotch whisky—has launched the fourth and newest concept in its Experimental Series with Glenfiddich Fire & Cane, a smoky whisky finished in sweet rum casks.

Fire & Cane is inspired by the early innovation of Glenfiddich Malt Master Brian Kinsman, who ran peated spirit through the Glenfiddich stills for the first time in 2003, birthing the concept. Fire & Cane boldly marries smoky whisky with non-peated whisky that had been maturing side-by-side in bourbon casks, highlighting Glenfiddich’s sweet and fruity signature style. Taking it a step further, Kinsman finished the married whisky in Latin rum casks, sourced from various South American countries, for three months to produce a surprising and unexpected overlay of flavors with added caramel toffee sweetness.

“This new single malt truly encapsulates the spirit of experimentation. We started with a question—what would happen if we did something with peat that we had not done before? The answer is an unconventional and unexpected whisky, one that is truly surprising. During the tastings, some experienced the unusual smoky notes, while others tasted toffee flavors—this phenomenon can be attributed to the Scotch spending three months in sweet rum casks. It’s a bold combination, which I’m sure will appeal and intrigue single malt enthusiasts as well as those looking to try something new and different.”
– Brian Kinsman, Glenfiddich Malt Master

The fire aspect comes from the peat used in the malting process gathered in Speyside, which yields an explosion of campfire smokiness with oak and peaty notes, finished with lingering woodiness. The cane aspect provides long-lasting sweetness by merging rich, sweet toffee with green fruit character, baked apple, and toasted marshmallow with soft spice. Rum casks also help balance the dryness of the liquid and drive sweetness. Furthermore, by exclusively using naturally sweet American oak—sourced from the Kelvin Cooperage in Louisville, Kentucky—Fire & Cane is certified kosher.

Glenfiddich Experimental Series combines the brand’s passion for pushing Scotch whisky boundaries while unlocking new possibilities in the true spirit of experimentation. Other releases in the series include the Glenfiddich India Pale Ale Cask Finish, Glenfiddich Project XX and Glenfiddich Winter Storm.

Bottled at 43% ABV, Glenfiddich Fire & Cane is now available with a suggested retail price of $49.99/750ml at premium bars and liquor stores nationally. Fire & Cane comes in a colored glass that seamlessly transitions from a black/brown base to clear glass, displaying the world’s best-selling single malt Scotch whisky. The bottle was designed to showcase the juxtaposing flavors physically with the shift in color.

Glenfiddich Fire & Cane

Glenfiddich Fire & Cane Tasting Notes

FIRE:

• Nose: Billowing soft peat notes, like distant smoke carried on the wind
• Taste: An explosion of smoke, like a campfire built with Highland peat (but no medicinal island notes). Overlaid with oak notes and deep toffee
• Finish: Lingering smokiness
• Key Notes: Campfire smoke 

CANE:

• Nose: Lots of rich sweet toffee with some zesty fresh fruit notes and a lively spiciness
• Taste: A core of classic green fruit character, with the deep sweetness of baked apple and toasted marshmallow. Overlaid with soft smoke and wood spice
• Finish: Long-lasting sweetness
• Key Notes: Sweet toffee

For more information, visit Glenfiddich.com.

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The Macallan has unveiled Edition No.4—a new limited-edition whisky. The fourth release in the innovative Edition Series, Edition No.4 embodies the craftsmanship and pioneering design of the new Macallan Distillery in Speyside, Scotland, which opened in June 2018.

The liquid demonstrates the mastery of whisky making on the estate since 1824 and is another exceptional example of The Macallan’s dedication to quality.

Edition No.4 explores the whisky making process, exposing the detail of its creation for true transparency. This limited-edition whisky has been shaped by the use of incomparable oak casks, which are the single greatest contributor to the outstanding quality, natural colors and distinctive aromas and flavors of The Macallan. Nick Savage, The Macallan’s Master Distiller, has handpicked casks to reflect a modern flavor profile while staying true to The Macallan Sherry-seasoned oak casks maturation.

The meticulous attention to detail and quality in the oak cask selection brings different dimensions as each cask imparts its own influence to the whisky, delivering surprising aromas and character. Crafted from a combination of European and American oak casks, Edition No.4 presents a zesty, vibrant and invigorating single malt that brings notes of rounded honey, sweet toffee and citrus fruits.

While previous releases, Edition No.1 and Edition No.2, highlighted the influence each cask has on the taste and flavor of the whisky, Edition No.3 provided an insight into the aromas. Edition No.4 stands out by revealing the structure of the whisky, drawing parallels on how the new Macallan Distillery is constructed, and showcases the lengths The Macallan goes to when creating single malts.

Taking inspiration from the structure of the new distillery, Edition No.4 exposes the role of each cask in the making of the whisky. European oak Sherry-seasoned casks from Tevasa provide the foundation, contributing rich notes of dried fruit and delivering a layer of wood spices and root ginger, while European oak sherry-seasoned casks from Jose y Miguel Martin and Diego Martin Rosado shape the form of the whisky, offering notes of dried fruit, dates and figs. American oak sherry-seasoned casks from Vasyma balance the structure, imparting vanilla, toffees and butterscotch. The capstone which completes the composition is represented through refill sherry-seasoned oak casks, bringing the bright, lively character of citrus fruits.

“Edition No.4 is a celebration of The Macallan’s whisky making heritage as we enter an exciting new era, marking the coming together of our history and new horizons in the creation of two structural masterpieces: a remarkable whisky and a magnificent new distillery.”
– Nick Savage, The Macallan Master Distiller

With an ABV of 48.4% and a natural color of burnished copper, Edition No.4 is a distinct whisky that pushes the boundaries of innovation and reflects the passion, traditions and craftsmanship that goes into the art of the perfect cask selection.

The Edition No.4 limited edition pack featuring a hand signed print of The Macallan Distillery by Magnum photographer Paolo Pellegrin is now available in select retailers across the United States for a SRP of $100.

The Macallan Whisky Edition No.4

The Macallan Whisky Edition No.4 Tasting Notes

• Color: Burnished copper  
• Nose: Bold and rounded honey with a sweet toffee apple note. Orange zest follows a background of ginger and nutmeg. Robust, polished matured oak comes at the end in contrast to the subtle green wood and floral undertones
• Palate: Nutmeg with wood spices and green cloves open up immediately, with a calm following the intense beginnings, leaving a sweet and vanilla viscous mouth coating
• Finish: Fruity with oaky sweetness, long and lasting

For more information, visit TheMacallan.com.

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The First Single Malt Whisky Ever to Use High Roast ‘Chocolate’ Malt Barley Brings Espresso Intensity to the Highland Distillery for One Week Each Year.

For one week each year, the stills at Glenmorangie’s distillery in the Scottish Highlands are dedicated to the creation of spirit for the ground-breaking whisky: Glenmorangie Signet, which celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2018. Created by Dr. Bill Lumsden, Glenmorangie’s Director of Distilling, Whisky Creation & Whisky Stocks, Glenmorangie Signet was the first single malt to use high roast ‘chocolate malt’ barley in its production and includes some of the distillery’s rarest whiskies matured in bespoke designer casks. Glenmorangie Signet received a Double Gold in the San Francisco World Spirits Competition in 2018 and is recognized as the richest whisky in the Glenmorangie range.

The distillation of Glenmorangie Signet is a rare occasion that takes place for one week every year—Signet Week. For seven days each year, the distillery only produces the ‘chocolate malt’ and halts production on all other whiskies, a highly unusual occurrence in the whisky industry. While the exact secrets of its production are known only to Glenmorangie’s whisky creators, the high-roast ‘chocolate malt’ is tumble-roasted in small quantities, coaxing out a spirit of espresso intensity and is tempered over many years by a judicious marriage of unique cask types. Creaminess comes from specially crafted bourbon barrels, sweetness from sherry butts, and a spicy backbone from unusual virgin charred oak casks; all balanced by some of Glenmorangie’s oldest stocks.

Glenmorangie Signet

Glenmorangie Signet Tasting Notes (Bottled at 46% ABV; $199.99 U.S. market SRP)

• Color: Deep amber
• Nose: The enticing warmth of coffee, ginger and cinnamon bursts forth, then melts into dark chocolate and tiramisu. Old-fashioned dark toffee emerges, alongside crystallized orange peel, cocoa, crème caramel and rich fruit cake
• Taste: A velvet explosion on the palate swirls crackling spices with bitter mocha, dark chocolate and the mellow softness of apricot and butterscotch. Then a surge of toasted hazelnuts and almonds, paired with praline, vanilla and orange zest
• Finish: An incredible complexity of mocha and spice heralds creamy, cappuccino notes and hints of amaretto, before a finale of chocolate-coated raisins and bitter-sweet orange
• Awards: IWC Whisky of the Year in 2016 and Double Gold in the San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2018

“Glenmorangie has always been known for pushing the boundaries of the taste experience through innovation and Signet is, in many ways, the embodiment of that creative vision. My favorite cup of Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee inspired me to create Signet and it took years of hard work and painstaking attention to detail to bring it to life. We had to forge new ground: to create a spirit that united the ‘chocolate malt’ with Glenmorangie’s signature house malt, to dedicate the stills to that purpose alone for seven days each year, and then to perfect an assemblage from our rarest and most precious whiskies. It remains one of my proudest creations and one I’m delighted to see enjoyed around the world by whisky connoisseurs and newcomers in equal measure.”
– Dr. Bill Lumsden, Glenmorangie’s Director of Distilling, Whisky Creation & Whisky Stocks

Tours take place at the Glenmorangie distillery throughout the year, including a special Signet Tour, which includes a sample of Glenmorangie Signet. For more information, and to book a tour, visit Glenmorangie.com.

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42 bartenders from around the globe, representing 48 countries, to compete in Amsterdam next year.

The world’s finest bartenders will gather in Amsterdam in May 2019 to compete for victory in the annual BACARDÍ® Legacy Cocktail Competition. The prestigious competition will be held in the home city of its current champion, Erik van Beek, and will host the highest number of participating countries in its history.

BACARDÍ Legacy challenges exceptional bartenders to write their own chapter in the world’s most awarded rum’s extraordinary and enduring history. They must create a new cocktail that is worthy of inclusion in this legacy—to be honored alongside classics like the Original BACARDÍ Mojito, the Original BACARDÍ Daiquirí and the BACARDÍ Old Cuban. Upon entering its 11th year, the competition will now introduce its newly released premium BACARDÍ Añejo Cuatro rum as one of the key ingredients bartenders may use to create their ‘Legacy’ cocktail in the competition.

The much anticipated announcement of next year’s Grand Final city was made live on the BACARDÍ Legacy Facebook page from New Orleans’ ‘Preservation Hall,’ where BACARDÍ hosted a party to celebrate ‘International Daiquiri Day.’ Erik van Beek, who is visiting Tales of the Cocktail with BACARDÍ as part of his winning prize, took the mic along with Dickie Cullimore, Global Ambassador for BACARDÍ rum, to proudly declare that the 2019 global finals would take place in his home city.

Amsterdam

“We can’t wait to bring the BACARDÍ Legacy to Amsterdam next year. It is a perfect opportunity to celebrate and showcase a city that has a well established reputation as a destination for nightlife, but is now fast becoming one of Europe’s shining stars for cocktail culture and bartending. I am particularly looking forward to seeing how our entrants this year will use the new BACARDÍ Añejo Cuatro rum, which is aged under the Caribbean sun and brings a subtle new flavor profile to our portfolio for Legacy; I’m sure it will bring forth some interesting and delicious new ‘Legacy’ drinks next year.”
– Dickie Cullimore, Global Ambassador, BACARDÍ Rum

Photo courtesy of BACARDÍ

Winning the BACARDÍ Legacy Cocktail Competition represents a life-changing achievement for a bartender, with past winners including Ago Perrone (London’s Connaught Bar) and Shingo Gokan (2017 Spirited Awards ‘International Bartender of the Year’). 2018’s winner Erik van Beek, who works at Bar TwentySeven in Amsterdam, will serve his winning cocktail, Cariño, at some of the finest bars in the world. BACARDÍ is now working with Erik to provide him with bespoke career development over the next year that will include travel to the United States and Asia, as well as a place on the judging panel at the final in Amsterdam.

The competition was founded in 2008 to support and celebrate extraordinary bartending talent by giving participants the opportunity to create a cocktail that will stand the test of time, become their signature drink and go on to have a lasting legacy.

The finalists will be selected following a series of national competitions held throughout the year. They will enjoy two days of training, development and camaraderie with BACARDÍ brand ambassadors and key industry experts in Amsterdam, before presenting their drink in the competition. A panel representing some of the most influential experts of the international bartending and spirits community will judge the final.

Follow the BACARDÍ Legacy Global Cocktail Competition on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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Actor on the rise, Patrick Cage, can currently be seen appearing on the award winning, HBO sci-fi thriller series, Westworld, alongside Evan Rachel Wood, James Marsden, and Ed Harris.

Based on the 1973 Michael Crichton book of the same name, the series takes place in a futuristic amusement park intended for rich vacationers who are looked after by robotic hosts. The dark odyssey follows the dawn of artificial consciousness and the evolution of sin. Patrick is introduced in season two as Phil, a technician who is dragged into a chaos-filled journey by “Dolores Abernathy” (Wood).

In addition to Westworld, Patrick has recently been seen on NBC’s hit drama series, This Is Us, and also on Jane the Virgin, Criminal Minds, and Rosewood. On the film front, he appeared in the short film, Life Event, which was released on Issa Rae’s #ShortFilmSundays YouTube channel.

Chillin’ with Patrick Cage

Tell us a bit about the projects you are working on.

Westworld is CRAZY. After the wild first season, where “Dr. Ford” was finally shot in the head, we pick up in Season 2 with the hosts on their journey to discover who they truly are.

With your busy schedule, what do you like to do with your downtime?

I’m usually working out, chilling with my dogs, or playing D&D with my little sister.

When you go out to eat, where do you like to dine?

Recently I’ve been feeling Thai and Indian food. I think it’s the curry!

What types of dishes do you usually order?

Panaang Curry or Chicken Tikka Masala.

Chillin’ with Patrick Cage

Do you cook?

Not as much as I should!

What types of drinks do you order when out?

I’ll usually get a Whiskey Ginger.

Do you prepare drinks at home?

Not typically, but I like a nice Cabernet from time to time.

Do you own a home bar?

No, I don’t.

Chillin’ with Patrick Cage

If you did own a home bar, what would it be like?

It would be one of those bars that are hidden and when you pull a lever, the wall spins around, revealing the bar.

What is your favorite drink/cocktail?

Mai Tais.

Have you ever been a bartender?

I actually am a licensed bartender, although I’ve never worked in a bar.

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