Competition Prizes & Rules

Prizes

For the top 3 scorers in each round, in each city in the drinks making section:

1st – Bottle Courtesy of Sponsor and £40 worth of Cocktail Kingdom goodies

2nd – Bottle Courtesy of Sponsor and £30 worth of Cocktail Kingdom goodies

3rd – Bottle Courtesy of Sponsor and £20 worth of Cocktail Kingdom goodies

There is also a prize worth £10 from Cocktail Kingdom for the lowest score

For the quiz round which is open to all in attendance there are also Bottle Prizes from the Sponsors for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places

For Round 1 the Cocktail Kingdom Prizes are broken down as follows:

1st – Japanese Barspoon Julep Strainer & Yarai Mixing Glass, 2nd – 25ml/50ml Jigger & Yarai Bitters Bottle, 3rd – Ice Pick & Julep Cup, Wooden Spoon – Lewis Bag & Muddler

For Round 2 the Cocktail Kingdom Prizes are broken down as follows:

1st – Japanese Barspoon, Yarai Mixing Glass & Lewis Bag,  2nd – AG Cobbler Shaker, 3rd – Lewis Bag & Julep Cup, Wooden Spoon – Lewis Bag & Muddler

After the rounds are over the TOP 2 TEAMS from each city will be invited to compete against each other in the GRAND FINALE!

Team Rules

1. The teams must contain a minimum of two people and a maximum of five. These bartenders must be from the same bar or bars operating within the same group. Exceptions will be made only if your bar has too small a team to allow you to take part and to cover your business, in this case you will be allowed to pair up with another bar in a similiar situation.
2. One captain must be appointed for each team as a main point of contact.
3. There will be two members allowed behind the bar, they should work together to present and prepare the 3 drinks.
4. All team members will be able to contribute to the ‘quiz’ section of the competition throughout the day.
5. A minimum two team members must be present on the day or face disqualification.
6. If you are unable to compete in any given round then you will score zero points for that round as the only penalty. ** With the exception of any of the teams who had to miss out on round 1, if you missed this round and compete in round 2 you shall be awarded 100 bonus points.
7. Every team must bring with them a homemade mystery ingredient which will be put into the draw for one of the other teams to use in their second drink.

Competition Rules

The teams will have to have to field 2 bartenders who can work together in preparing and presenting the 3 drinks.

The rounds consist of making three drinks and completing a quiz throughout the session.

The quiz will be based on bar-tending, product knowledge and history of the industry. This will run throughout the session and can be completed by all team members.

The drinks made are as follows;

1. Prepared Drink – one drink prepared before the day with the one of the sponsored products for the session
2. Mystery Bag – Each team picks one brand and one mystery ingredient from the selection the other teams have provided and has to make a drink in any style they like.
3. Simple Serve – The competitor must use the last brand which has not already used to suggest a serve with a maximum of one mixer and one garnish.

Home-made ingredients are permitted but must be fully explained and easily replicated.

Competitors will have a maximum of ten minutes to complete all three drinks.

Judging

The judging will be carried out by three people every round consisting of a brand sponsor and two members of the SSPB.

They will be scoring competitors as follows;

A total of 50 points per competitor, per judge for all three drinks.

A total of 50 points for the quiz.

Anyone else present can take part in the quiz and the top 3 scorers will win a bottle courtesy of the sponsors.

All scores will be added throughout the four rounds and the top two from each city will go on to compete in the nationwide grand final.

Get Involved!

Please email the following information to the appropriate SSPB city, please be aware that it is on a first come first served basis as numbers may need to be capped, or teams combined from bars who don’t have enough staff to field a team.

• Team captain name and contact details – e-mail and mobile number preferred
• Bar/bars represented

SSPB Edinburgh – sspbedinburgh@gmail.com

SSPB Glasgow – sspbglasgow@gmail.com

SSPB Aberdeen – sspbaberdeen@gmail.com

Interesting in Sponsoring? Contact sspbmembers@gmail.com

General queries – scottishspb@gmail.com