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INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS
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Quest for the CupQUEST FOR THE CUP: INTERNATIONAL BARTENDING COMPETITION CELEBRATES THE ART AND STYLE BEHIND CREATIVE COCKTAILING
 Eighth annual Finlandia Vodka Cup will find the world’s best aperitif, long drink, after dinner drink.
January 31, 2006, Kittila, Finland – The arctic homeland of Finlandia
Vodka served as center stage for the brand’s international cocktail
competition. The eighth annual International Finlandia Vodka Cup took
place on Jan. 31, 2006 in Lapland, Finland.
The competition
brought together top bartenders from 19 countries to showcase a range
of signature drinks that have reignited the spirit and golden age of
cocktails. In preceding months a myriad of local competitions selected
one national winner to represent his/her country at the International
final held in the unique Lainio Snow Village, 150 miles north of the
Arctic Circle Finland, Lapland. Bartenders were judged on the
art, style and craft behind creative cocktailing as judge’s search for
the world’s best aperitif, long drink and after dinner drink.
The 8th International Vodka Cup title was awarded to Jan Lindgren
of Hyvinkaa, Finland for his outstanding, creativity in delivering
mouthwatering drinks throughout the competition. Upon winning the
competition Lindgern was said to be truly overwhelmed by the experience
and looking forward to visiting his choice of the worlds best
cocktail destination where he expand his extensive bartending knowledge.
Image gallery >>> http://iba.1g.fi/kuvat/2006/8th_Finlandia_Cup/
World renowned cocktail mixologist, Dale DeGroff, and judge for the Finlandia Vodka
Cup competition commented “The cocktail bar business is going through a
renaissance right now that has not been seen in decades,” adding “It’s
an exciting time to be in the cocktail business and this competition
will undoubtedly bring some new and unique recipes to the world.”
Previous winners of the Finlandia Vodka Cup include Stojan Crizman from Slovenia in 2004 and Cevat Yildirim
from Turkey in 2005. The cocktails these bartenders created such
as the Finlandia Pineapple Kiss, Finlandia Caipiroska and Finlandia
Kiwitini have become known around the world.
“Finlandia is one of the world’s premiere vodka brands and is proud to
create this one-of-a–kind annual international competition,” said
Finlandia Brand Ambassador Markku Raittinen,
“The bartenders that create these unique cocktails deserve to be
celebrated and there’s no better place to do it than the birthplace of
Finlandia Vodka.”
The Finlandia Vodka Cup consists of three drink categories: an
aperitif, a long drink and an after dinner drink. Every drink a
bartender creates must have a new and original recipe based on
Finlandia Vodka, or a member of their flavor family; Cranberry Fusion, Lime Fusion, Mango Fusion or Wild Berries Fusion.
Competition events are fun, exciting and entertaining throughout the
week – participants are able to experience Finland while participating
in snowmobiling safaris and other outdoor activities.
Finlandia Vodka is a product with great heritage, unparalleled quality,
and a global reputation. Finlandia is unique for its Finnish
heritage and untouched glacial spring water, a legacy of the Ice
Age. Finlandia’s pure clean taste can be attributed to a
meticulous continuous distillation process which compliments only the
finest natural ingredients, pure glacial spring water and six row
barley grown under the Midnight Sun.
Keep Your Judgment Pure. Drink Responsibly.
Contact: Kim Charney, 502-774-7291, e-mail: kim_charney@b-f.com
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