Am 19.05 und 20.05. 2009 findet wieder die Prague bartending Challenge statt, die auch letztes Jahr ein voller Erfolg war. Die Judge sagte dass sie bisher ein so aktives und begeistertes Publikum noch nie zuvor erlebt haben, obschon das von Personen gesagt wurde die regelmäßig in Las Vegas, London und auf der ganzen Welt bereits verschiedenste Competitions mitgemacht haben. Auch die Competitiors waren begeistert was für eine riesen Party letztlich die gesamte Veranstaltung gewesen ist.
Bevor ich alle Einzlheiten wiedergebe was uns am 19.05 erwarten wird, gebe ich einfach hier die Einladung wieder, die vermutlich viele von euch bereits bekommen haben:
Flair passion community is proclaiming competition of profesional bartenders
Prague bertending challenge III
Date of competition – 19.5. – 20.5.2009
Time schedule – Qualifying round 19.5.2009:
15:30 – 16:30 – arrival of all competitors
17:00 – lot,disscusion
17:30 – start of qualification
??:00 – end of qualification, proclamation of sequence (first 8 bartenders qualified)
Time schedule – Final round 20.5.2009:
17:00 – 18:00 – arrival of all competitors
18:30 – disscusion
20:00 – introduce of bartenders and jury, start of competition
22:30 – end of competition, proclamation of winners
Party with Dj Mexim, Dj Elite feat. Milan Saxo Strnadel
Place of competition: Techtle Mechtle, Vinohradská 47, Praha 2 Czech republic (qualifying round)
Retro music club, Francouzska 4, Praha 2, Czech republic (final round)
Number of competitors: Maximum is 30 competitors
Rules of competition:
1. Start payment is 600 KÄ (20 Euro)
2. Bartender prepare in qualification 2 cocktails, Cuba Libre by working flair and any cocktail with min. 2cl of Havana club and Monin MIX by exibition flair in time 5 minutes.
Prescription working flair: 4cl Havana club blanco, squezze lime, fill it up with coca cola
Prescription exibition flair: any prescription by bartenders, duty part of the cocktail Havana club min. 2cl and Monin MIX (sweet and sour, strawberry puree …..)
3. In the final competitors prepare 3 cocktails, Havana Cubata by working flair, Screw driver by any style and any cocktail include min 2 cl Havana club and Monin MIX by exibition flair in time limit 8 minutes.
Prescription working flair: 4 cl Havana club anejo 7 anos, squeeze lime, fill it up with coca cola
Prescription working or exibition flair: 4 cl Absolut vodka, fill it up with orange juice (speciál prize for best trick with Absolut bottle – Havana barell proof)
Prescription exibition flair: any prescription from competitor, duty part Havana club, min 2 cl and Monin MIX
4. Competitors will use their own bartenders equipment.
5. Competitor may use for serving their own glass, in other case the glass will be ready in the place.
6. There will be available bottles of Havana club, Absolut, Monin MIX and Malibu (those in limited amount)
Minimum quantity in the bottle is 2 cl. Bottle for working flair must be fill min from 50 percent, it will be organised by organiser.
7. No fire flair or pyrotechnics are to be used during your routines.
8. You may use any pour spout that you wish, and you are allowed to tap in the pour spout if you prefer
9. Competitors may set up the bar however they want. Anything that is missing will be the competitor’s fault, so double check everything!
10. Bar backs will be around all the time to help out. They will also help clean the bar after every competitor and get you anything you may need.
11. No plastic bottle are allowed during your performance.
12. All music must be in CD format, on ONE CD. Do not bring two CD’s or more to be mixed by the DJ. There is always a chance that the DJ will get it wrong and that could ruin your routine. It is recommended that you bring more than one copy with you and check that it works
13. For preparation of the stage is limit 5 minutes.
14. All competitors must clean the stage after their show and leave it in 3 minutes.
15. The stage will be enhanced platform wih open bar.
Prize money: 6000,- euro
1st place: 3000,- euro
2nd place: 1500,- euro
3rd place: 750,- euro
4th place: 500,- euro
5th place: 250,- euro
Final regulation:
All decision of commissioners are final. We are not responsable for damage in the show.
Accept bottles: Havana club, Absolut, Malibu, Monin, any liqueurs
Aplication:
Aplication with your name, surename, prescription of your cocktail and contact to you please send to our emails.
Accommodation:.
We recommend hotel Tosca ( very close to both places of comp ). You can make a reservation here: http://www.euroagentur.com/en/ea-hotel-tosca
Or hotel Globus www.hotel-globus.cz (same like last year, we will organise transport from this hotel)
You can try this link as well: http://www.euroagentur.com/en/prague-hotels
Contact persons:
TomasVich
tomasvich@hotmail.com
Filip Ropek
f.ropek@seznam.cz
www.flairpassion.com
Judges:
Tug van den Bergh (WFA Co-founder)
Andy Collinson (WFA Co-founder)
Szabolcs Szoke (WFA Ambasador Hungary)
Tomas Vicci Vich ( WFA Ambassador Czech republic )
Scoring System
There are three sections to the scoring system comprising of sub-sections, these are as follows;
Flair
(200 points – 50 points per sub section)
• Variety – To score well in this section we want to see competitor’s flair everything they touch. If you pick up your juice and just pour with for example we will see that as a missed opportunity to flair. We will also be looking for a wide variety of moves. A flash (when all objects are in the air at the same time), Grabs, pours, bumps, taps, rolls, stalls etc.
• Creativity - It is impossible for judges to know where every single move comes from and who made up which move, but our professional judges have a wide knowledge of flair and will be able to see if someone is copying or has taken moves from someone else. To score highly we want to see your own style, moves and creations throughout your routine. This is not just about the moves, it also takes into consideration the presentation of your routine, your music and how well or creative you are when you perform!
• Difficulty - Just because you flair more objects at the same time, it doesn’t necessarily mean that you are more difficult. A bump, tap and roll combination with a bottle and tin can be more difficult than some 4 bottle moves. Judges will be looking for difficult moves and skilful sequences. Linking together a lot of bumps/rolls/taps/reverse catches for example can help you score points.
• Smoothness - Did you have a set routine, or where you just making it up as you go along? If you drop did you recover well or did you let it affect your performance. We want to see a routine, which is well balanced. We also want to see a smooth flairing style. We don’t want to see you stopping to adjust grabs, or not putting your moves together well.
Entertainment
(100 points – 25 points per sub section)
• Balance – Is your routine weighted correctly? The judges will be looking for a well thought out performance and not something that has not been planned. We want to see the routine build into a great finish.
• Showmanship - Flair is all about entertaining people. You are putting on a show for the people that are in the venue, so we want to see you interact with them. This doesn’t mean that you must wear a costume, just try and think what you want to see from a performance. One tip: A smile can make a big difference.
• Music Interaction - Very straightforward! How well are you flairing in time with your music? The judges will be looking to see if you stop when the music stops/breaks, or do you flair with the beat of the tune. Are you interacting with the words of the song, or are you literally dancing with the music while you are flairing? Your routine should be choreographed from beginning to end.
• Composure – Are you calm and relaxed on stage? Do you land all moves with confidence; do you recover well from any drops or mistakes? To score well here you must possess these abilities.
Deductions
• Drop (3 points) - A drop is when the object you are flairing with is out of your control and falls to the floor or onto the bar. We will not count drops with a beverage napkins, straw, garnish or ice. Also if you are flairing 3 bottles for example and you drop two of them, then that will be counted as two drops. If you drop a bottle and it spills you will only be penalised for the drop, you will not be deducted for the spill as well. If you knock the bar and two tins fall off of the station you will be counted for two drops here as it is the fault of the bartender. If you are flairing 3 tins and one bottle and you drop all 3 tins which are all together and inside each other then this is only 1 drop, but if they are separated and you drop them then it is 3 drops.
• Spill (2 points) - We will have two judges counting spills and then we will take the average from their results. A spill will be down to the judges’ discretion.
• Break (10 points) - Whenever a glass object is smashed, either in mid air or on the floor.
• Misc (5 points) - Missing ingredient, wrong ingredient or wrong procedure.
We will be looking for beverage napkins, straw, garnish, plenty of ice, whether you used the correct procedure when making the required drinks and finally if you put in the required ingredients for the cocktail.
• Missing Drink (40 points) - Quite simply, if you don’t have the two drinks on the bar by the end of your routine, then it is considered as missing. If you have a glass on the bar top with ice but with no alcohol or mixer etc then that is a missing drink. If a drink is considered as missing you will not get deducted for the missing ingredients as well.
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 Marcel Giger, der ehemalige Betreiber der Bar “Floor Club” (Zürich/Schweiz) war so freundlich mit uns ein kurzes Interview zu machen. Die meisten kennen ihn als sehr zugänglichen und kompetenten Kollegen, der schon länger dabei ist. Es ist ihm gelungen eine sehr erfolgreiche Flairbartending-Competition auf die Beine zu stellen, die dieses Jahr zum vierten mal stattfinden wird, die legendäre Flaircracks Competition. Vermutlich hat diese Competition deshalb einen so guten Ruf bekommen, weil Marcel selbst Flair Bartender ist und genau weiß, worauf es ankommt.