This year marks a milestone in Philippine Bartending.
This global cocktail competition challenges the best bartenders in the world to create their own cocktail legacy that will stand the test of time and that can go shoulder to shoulder with great classics like the daiquiri and mojito.
What makes this event so special? The BACARDÍ Legacy Cocktail Competition is a serious competition for talented Mixologists and it has quickly established itself as one of the most important cocktail competitions in the world. It is judged by an unrivaled panel of industry experts, renowned for their distinguished palates and years of bartending experience.
However, BACARDÍ believes that it takes time for a drink to become a true classic. That's why the deliberations process takes months; to ensure it has the potential to join our unique heritage as a BACARDÍ Legacy Cocktail. If it is successful, it will have the honor of being recorded in our company archives for generations to come.
This year there will be 1 winner each from Singapore,
Thailand & the Philippines - to represent South East Asia in San Francisco
for the Global Competition.
Out of 50 entries coming from different Bars in the
metro it was trimmed down to the TOP 15 which were the following:
Joey Cerdinia- The Exit
Bianca Condes – The Curator
Rodrigo Tomoling – Simply Thai
Marnel Masallo – Skye
Jason Hussein Ali – Niner Ichi Nana
Rodrigo Tomoling – Simply Thai
Marnel Masallo – Skye
Jason Hussein Ali – Niner Ichi Nana
Mark Alvin Tolentino- Niner Inchi Nana
Jerry Miranda – Niner Ichi Nana
Philip John Seralde – Team Insider
Sports Bar
Guillermo Natividad
– Eclipse Solaire
Clayton
Munar – Buddha Bar
Aliuss
Burnhard Abrazado – Buddha Bar Cedric Cello- Smith
Mark Jerrold Bernandino – B Hotel
Richie Cruz - Team Insider Sports Bar
Kenneth Lloyd Misagal - ABV —
The semi finals was held at the Distillery in BGC. It
was a private event attended by the contestants, Bacardi Philippines and our
select panel of judges.
The judges were a combination of industry experts that
included:
Bobby Campos of Bacardi Philippines
Ito Zamora of Bacardi Philippines
David Denis - bar consultant from Miami
Danee Macatulad of Savoroso Philippines
Chef Philip
Golding
It was a nerve wracking completion but everybody
enjoyed the night until the results. The top 5 of the Philippines were
announced and they were:
The Philippines' 5 finalists for the BACARDI Legacy Cocktail Competition:
1) Richie Cruz - El Tindero
2) Joey Cerdinia - bequest
3) Mark Alvin Tolentino - Little Man
4) Marnel Masallo - Island Souvenir
5) Mark Jerrold Bernardino - Kalikasan
What people do not know about this first batch is they
are pretty solid and united. The next 4 months is going to be tough as they market their respective cocktails.But as they say, this is still a competition and
may the best Bartender represent the Philippines.
Please support our homegrown bartenders if you happen to pass by their bars. Goodluck to all our Filipino
Bartenders!!!!!
