Cocktail World Cup: Submit your cocktail to represent Austin and the U.S.!
By Logan Youree, 1:09PM, Tue. Jul. 8, 2008
If you are a bartender, mixologist, or just fancy yourself as the creative type there is an extremely unique opportunity for you that ends this week.
42 Below Vodka sponsors the Cocktail World Cup every year in New Zealand where 42 bartenders from around the world compete to see who can devise the world's greatest and most unique drink. This year they have chosen Austin as one of the very few regions in the world to send a local representative to compete in the international competition in New Zealand later this year. This is your chance to create a brilliant drink, impress your friends, have some fun, and represent Austin and the United States in this world competition.
First things first, if you or a friend want to enter go to www.cocktailworldcup.com by THIS FRIDAY July 11 and register yourself and your cocktail. You have to get this in by Friday in order to qualify for the regional competition. On their website you can also check out some photos and fantastic videos from the previous years to give you some inspiration.
After all the submissions have been gathered we will release a list on July 17 of the top 10 local bartenders and their cocktails on www.austinchronicle.com/42belowvodka. Your job then is to vote and get your friends to vote on who you think has the best cocktail from this list. These votes will be tallied at the end of the week and the winner will be announced at an exclusively secret event on July 27. Those that vote will be automatically entered for a chance to win tickets to the party on the 27th.
Whew... I know it is a lot to take in and there isn't much time left but maybe a little time crunch is just what you need to create the world's greatest cocktail.
To recap:
1. Submit your cocktail to www.cocktailworldcup.com by Friday, July 11
2. Keep an eye out for special Chrontourage tasting events for your chance to sample some of the final drinks.
3. Starting July 17 vote for your favorite of the 10 finalists on austinchronicle.com/42belowvodka
4. When the winner is announced on July 27 cheer them on as they go to represent Austin in the Cocktail World Cup in New Zealand!
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