The Finals
UK
Novikov Restaurant & Bar
Tuesday June 11th
The big winner was Juan Jose Orellano from Beaufort Bar at the Savoy in London with his serve “Pinewood”, with Roots Mastic, Smoky Ginger ale, Pineapple Juice, Lime Juice & Walnut Bitters
“Pinewood”
The top 3 were:
Alessandro Geraci from Chiltern Firehouse in London with “Unalome”: Roots Mastic, Grapefruit Juice, dashes of Roots DIktamo, Mediterranean Tonic Water & Pepper
Filip Stribrny from Novikov in London with “Ra-Be-Ton” with Roots Rakomelo, Becherovka, Lemon juice & Tonic water
And Jason-Candid Knüsel from the American Bar at the London Savoy with ”Mama Africa”: Roots Rakomelo, Cold Brew Coffee, lime juice & tonic water
See all the finalists’ cocktails:
Meet the Judges
Tony Pescatori
Tony's passion for the craft has its roots in a rural Italian catering background where from the 13th year of age. Moved to London right after graduating from catering school to deepen his knowledge of the bar world: after two years in Shoreditch house learning how to work in a big team and a busy environment he joined the Nightjar team in 2012 being the Bar Manager of one of the best bars in the world for the past 3 years.
Evan Prousaefs
Evan Prousaefs is the Bar Manager of Meraki bar & restaurant, with experience in high-end venues in London and Mykonos. He was running the Bar & Beverage department of Nammos group and has strong background in openings, including the first Ling Lin Hakkasan.