2010 WORLD COMPETITIONS of Cocktail and Flairtending - The drink for 2011.

Held in Singapore at Swissotel, The Stamford from 22 to 27 November during the IBA Congress. The WCC champion is Mr Hofferer Mario of Austria with his Rosemari. The recipe:

• 2 dashes Bacardi Superior
• 2.5 cl Grand Marnier Cordon Rouge
• 0.5 cl Mozart Amande ChocOrange
• 1.5 cl Kahlua
• 1 cl Monin Lychee Syrup
• 1 cl Cream (float)

Stir and strain into Z-stem Martini glass (Libbey) garnish with Physalis, Chocolate, Kakao, Orange Peel & Gold

The winners of the WCC:

• Champion: Hofferer Mario, Austria,
• 1st runner-up: Zachopoulos Ioannis, Greece
• 2nd runner-up: Kolev Vasil, Bulgaria
• Efficiency Prize: Grzegorg Szumski, Poland

Picture from left: ABSS President Mac Lee, Grzegorg Szumski (Poland), Kolev Vasil (Bulgaria), Hofferer Mario (Austria), Zachopoulos Ioannis (Greece) and IBA President Derrick Lee.

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The Champion of the Flairtending is Juan Pablo Santiago from Uruguay with his concoction for Modern Times:

• 4.5 cl Absolut
• 1.5 cl Mozart Amande ChocOrange
• 1.5 cl Monin Mango Syrup
• 1.5 cl Monin Passionfruit Syrup
• 6 cl Caraibos Orange Juice

Shake and strain into Energy glass (Durobor) garnish with Orange and Cherry.

The winners of the flairtending:

• Champion: Juan Pablo Santiago, Uruguay
• 1st runner-up: Nike Trivino, Venezuela
• 2nd runner-up: Hsu Po Sheng, Taiwan

Picture from left: IBA President Derrick Lee, Nike Trivino (Venezuela), Juan Pablo Santiago (Uruguay), Hsu Po Sheng (Taiwan) and ABSS President Mac Lee.

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Participants of The Elite Bartenders Course - Far East 2010, 14 to 24 November 2010 @ Singapore. A total of 34 participants coming from 15 countries; Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Korea, Maldives, Netherlands, Norway, Peru, Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Singapore. For more photographs, click here.....