Worldwide baristas and bartenders will compete for the worldwide title in Cartagena, Spain.
BY SARAH ALLEN
BARISTA MAGAZINE
Featured photograph by Sarah Allen
One of the vital enjoyable and artistic beverage competitions is again for its eighth 12 months: The Licor 43 Bartender & Barista Problem will happen in September in Cartagena, Spain!
Having attended this competitors when it was held within the Canary Islands just a few years in the past, I can attest to the spirit and pleasure the occasion brings out within the contributors, who hail from world wide: After profitable their regional competitions going down this summer season, worldwide espresso and spirits ambassadors will collect in Spain to spend a number of days finishing complicated, inventive, and thrilling challenges whereby they craft unique drinks utilizing the Licor 43 line of spirits and specialty espresso.
“There’s a lot to discover in terms of the pure marriage of aromas and flavors between Licor 43 and occasional, and truly this results in some actually fascinating areas for our bartending group to dig into in additional element,” says Blanca de la Infiesta, chief advertising and marketing officer for spirits at Zamora Firm. “Cartagena shouldn’t be solely the hometown of Licor 43 but in addition town the place one of many very first combos of Licor 43 and occasional was born, the Café Asiático—now the Carajillo 43 is exploding world wide—so we’re excited to see what else we will encourage with our agenda this September!”
How the Problem Works
World finalists from Licor 43’s 9 key markets—Germany, Mexico, USA, Brazil, Guatemala, Colombia, Estonia, Peru, and Costa Rica—will spend their time in Cartagena immersed in three days of workshops and with famend spirits and occasional specialists, in addition to the winners of the final seven editions of the competitions, culminating within the grand finale on the ultimate day.
The winner of the 2024 Bartender & Barista Problem will obtain two tickets to their nearest Bar Convent Honest, selecting between USA, Germany, and Brazil, with lodging and journey bills. As well as, they are going to be welcomed as a choose subsequent 12 months on the 2025 Bartender & Barista Problem by Licor 43, and can change into the Licor 43 Espresso Grasp for 2024, showing with the model at key worldwide reveals.
Previous duties introduced to the regional winners on the worldwide Bartender & Barista Problem have included a Thriller Field, through which opponents have a restricted time to create an unique drink utilizing random substances equivalent to native fruits and nuts, sugars, syrups, and spices mixed with espresso and one in every of Licor 43’s multitude of spirits. In one other problem, opponents are given a set amount of cash to buy substances from an area market to make use of in a drink design.
Rivals are judged on the style, visible enchantment, complexity, and applicable use of espresso and Licor 43 of their drinks. And the 2024 Bartender & Barista Problem is ready to be probably the most superior up to now. Provides Bianca, “This 12 months goes to be an actual trade of concepts from world wide, and a glance to the way forward for our bartending business as effectively.”
Are You Up for the Problem?
espresso and spirits professionals might now enter by way of this hyperlink or by the Licor 43 web site. They will additionally contact data@licor43.com with questions.
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