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THE CHALLENGES
OVERVIEW
Each of the first five Challenges is worth 10 points, highlighting that no one skill is more important than any other and a great bartender is one who can master them all. The four top scoring bartenders across these five challenges goes through to the final challenge to face o against one another and determine the winner.
THE QUIZ
• The quiz consists of five rounds, increasing in difficulty, of 10 quick-fire questions:
- Round 1: Knowledge
- Round 2: History
- Round 3: Trending & Topical
- Round 4: Classic Drink
- Round 5: Hardcore
• You will be given 20 seconds per question to work out the answer, with each correct answer worth 0.2 points for a maximum score of 10 points.
• Answer all questions with either A, B, C or D.
• Your host will read out questions from a screen and you will have multiple-choice answer options.
• You don’t lose points for a wrong answer, so make sure that you write something for each question.
• As in real life, you can use your phone for help, but you’ll be disqualified if you take photos of the quiz screen.
POURING
• You will be required to accurately pour water using a bar measure of your choice or free pour: we use Satan’s Whiskers’ internationally recognised pour test.
• There will be 17 labelled shakers set up in a row. You must complete all pours in succession during the challenge.
• You need to pour the respective #ml volume into each shaker using 1 bottle with a speed pour.
Pours = 4 × 25ml, 4 × 50ml, then 5ml, 10ml, 15ml, 20ml, 25ml, 30ml, 35ml, 40ml and 50ml.
• You will be timed from picking up the bottle until finishing your last pour.
• We will provide some basic bar measures but you are welcome to bring your own.
NOSING
• 30ml of different alcohols are poured into 10 numbered blacktasting glasses.
• You will have a total of THREE minutes to nose all 10 glasses, identify what’s inside and write the answers down.
• For each of the 10 glasses, you need to identify the spirit category and the brand name.
TABLE SERVICE
• Eight coasters will be placed around a table, each with a picture of a guest.
• You must take the order by turning over the coasters to reveal the drinks that person would like, the referee will then flip them back over.
• You must then head to the bar and collect the correct drinks avoiding any obstacles along the way. Glasses will be filled with water with standard wash line.
• You must serve the correct drink to the right person, you must deliver all drinks in one run on one tray.
• Once the referee has checked the drinks, you must clear the table for the bonus point.
• You have THREE minutes to complete this challenge.
THE PERFECT SERVE
• You must make a perfect Monkey Shoulder Old Fashioned following the recipe provided, stirring down in a mixing glass.
• As soon as you consider the drink ready you must strain it into an empty tumbler – the referee will immediately take the temperature reading followed by the remaining score criteria. You can then add ice and garnish.
• The clock will stop when the drink is poured into the tumbler.
• You will be scored on speed, temperature, dilution, sugar balance (refractometer calibrated to a benchmark level), garnish and keeping a tidy bar. All scores are based on control drinks that have been tested on the day by referees.
• You have 30 seconds to inspect the station before you start.
ROUND BUILDING
• Only the contestants with the FOUR highest scores from the previous FIVE challenges will participate here.
• The final consists of two semi-finals with the winners of each then going head-to-head in a final round, both on identical stations.
• You are each allowed two minutes to arrange bottles and check the layout before starting, no equipment, bar top or drinks prep is allowed, garnishes will be precut.
• Both contestants must make SIX great-quality drinks in the quickest time possible – the round to be made will be shared on the day but the drinks will all be from a pre-provided list.
• Drinks must be of excellent quality as penalties will be in place for unservable drinks – this is not just a race!
• Scoring is out of 60 points, split evenly into two sections. Half are objective time targets, and half are about the quality of the drinks which will be marked by three referees.
SCORING
A total of 60 points are up for grabs
Overall time (up to 30 points):
• Up to 20 points can be scored for total round time. Maximum points are awarded for under three minutes, and fewer as time increases.
• Completing all drinks in quick succession - up to 5 points. This is gauged from the time between the first and final drinks completed. A drink is considered finished when it is garnished or strained if it has no garnish.
• Completing the most perishable drinks last – up to five points. This is gauged from the time between straining the first straight-up cocktail and completing the round.
• Each criteria will have a dedicated referee timing both contestants for consistency and fairness.
Drinks Quality (up to 30 points, maximum of 5 points per drink):
• Three referees score each cocktail out of 5, considering the flavour, and presentation. An average score will then be taken from for each drink.
• If a referee scores a drink as a zero, this indicates that they consider it unservable, meaning it would not be acceptable to serve in a bar or charge money for. If only one judge out of three give a drink a zero, it simply scores zero, but if two or more of the judges – ie, a majority – agree it is not of a servable standard, this incurs a penalty of 5 points deducted from the overall score. This is deliberately harsh: making drinks quickly but without proper care is not to be commended.
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