The 30 Australian finalists for the 2021 Patrón Perfectionists Cocktail Competition have been announced, with a public vote over the next month to determine who will be heading to the national final as part of the Top 10.
After careful assessment of more than 130 entries against the competition criteria of: flavour, appearance, inspiring and engaging and originality, the Top 30 finalists have been given the green light to move onto the consumer voting stage of the competition, which will see the Top 10 announced on the 23 July.
Consumers will be able to experience contender’s cocktails first-hand with creations available in the Australian Top 30 bars from the 24 June, consumers will then have just under one month to cast their votes with consumer voting finishing up at 10am AEST Friday 23 July (11.59pm GMT 22 July). QR codes on menus in bars will make consumer voting easy, allowing cocktail enthusiasts to have their say.
Matt Sykes, Global Commercial Execution for PATRÓN and founder of the PATRÓN Perfectionists Cocktail Competition, said: “This is an incredibly exciting year for the PATRÓN Perfectionists competition and I’m glad that we’ve been able to adapt with this new format. Consumers have a great appreciation for cocktail making and this offers them a new way to get involved and show their appreciation and support for great cocktails.
“To give consumers a chance to vote for their local Top 30 is another first for us and we can’t wait to see which cocktails and bartenders have resonated at home.”
For consumer’s unable to get out and trial the masterful creations across Australia, they can get creative at home with recipes from patronperfectionists.com.
The Top 10 mixologists per country will then take part in a national final, judged by a panel of four global experts. The Australian winner will be flown to Jalisco, Mexico in January 2022 to compete against the other national finalists in the global final at Hacienda PATRÓN with one talented bartender being named PATRÓN Perfectionist 2021.
The Australian Top 30 Names and Bars:
NEW SOUTH WALES
- Harrison Kenney, Cantina Ok!
- Sion Roberts, Dead Ringer
- Ross Appleby, The Swinging Cat
- I Putu Dedik Suarjana, Bodhi Restaurant Bar
- Kelham Waterfield, The Duke of Clarence
- Pauric Kennedy, Barangaroo House
- Minh Le, Loft Byron Bay
- Ashley Miller, Blue Kahunas
- Benjamin Walsh, The Duke of Clarence
- Jacob Wicks, Sarino’s
VICTORIA
- Surekha Krishnan, Coda & Tonka Restaurants
- Kristian Leombruni, Dessous
- Corina Retter, Capitano
- Ava Govanstone, Mjolner
- Miriam Wahlhuetter, LOVER
- Aiden Rodriquez, Eau de Vie
- Tom Gibbs, Bar Clara
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
- Grace Rawlins, Memphis Slims House of Blues
- Thomas Sykes, Extra Chicken Salt
- Matthew Blyth, Shotgun Willie’s
- Talis Heggart, Memphis Slim’s House of Blues
- Nicholas Favaro, Bar Torino
- Georgia Edmonds, Bank Street Social
- Marcus Pascoe, Bank Street Social
NORTHERN TERRITORY
- Pravin Phuyal, Hot Tamale
- Niccolo’ Maffezzoni, The Trader Bar
QUEENSLAND
- David Brosnan, Savile Row
- Rebecca Bayley, Cielo Rooftop
- Liam Shephard, Bisou Bisou
- Daniella Darakis, The Gresham
