BeefeaterMIXLDN 2016 Competition
It all began in 2011 with only 50 entrants and 4 countries participating. By 2016, there were over 1,400 entrants across 33 countries and has become the largest gin cocktail competition in the world. Have a quick preview of our Beefeater MIXLDN 2016 Global Final event in London.
I can’t believe I have won. It’s still not properly sunk in! The calibre of competition was exceptionally high – with each cocktail more innovative and creative than the last and each paying heed to the theme of the competition whilst ensuring the unique and distinctive flavours of the Beefeater Gin came through front and centre.”
Global Final judges included Beefeater Master Distiller Desmond Payne, award-winning industry experts such as Ryan Chetiyawardana, Anistatia Miller and Esther Media Cuesta and popular cocktail writers and critics BarChick and The Cocktail Lovers. Thank you for these amazing moments.
Winner of 2016
Timothy Ching
Timothy was crowned the winner, following a hard-fought contest against 31 finalists from the four corners of the globe, with his ‘Please Sir I Want Some More’ cocktail deemed the absolute best in class at last night’s (9th February 2016) grand finalé, held at the Bike Shed in Shoreditch. Timothy impressed the panel of judges across a series of challenges that included creating an innovative cocktail in line with the competition’s theme of ‘Inspired by London, Directed by You’ – with each drink taking a cue from the very best of British cinema.
The winning cocktail
Please Sir,I Want Some More
Method
Japanese Hard Shake
Glassware
Wooden coupe
Garnish
Candid dehydrated grapefruit peels
Ingredients
40ml Beefeater 24
10ml Kamm & Sons
10ml Chamomile tea & Grapefruit Zest Syrup
5 Dashes Calamansi Vinegar
3 Dashes Tea Pot Bitters
The 2016global finalists
Alberto Pizarro Spain
Andrei-Razvan Mocan Romania
Charlotte de Fevere Belgium
Conor Ryan Ireland
Daniel Calta Denmark
Dawid Pytkowski Poland
Dilyan Avramov Bulgaria
Emil Hed Sweden
Fábio da Costa Portugal
George Hunter South Africa
Jin Kim South Korea
Joseph Ballinger United Kingdom
Karina Tamm Estonia
Konstantin Karvounis Austria
Konstantinos Vlachos Greece
Madeleine Tate New Zealand
Marek Vybíral Czech Republic
Mario Batista Cuba
Masanori Fujikura Japan
Matheus Cunha Brazil
Michael Fortier Canada
Moona Janhunen Finland
Mor Koral Israel
Nenad Milosevic Serbia
Ni Kun China
Odd Rasmussen Norway
Rodrigo Muños Chile
Stacey Swenson United States of America
Tarek Nix Germany
Timothy Ching Hong Kong
roberto giudici Italy
Ľubomír Miščík Slovakia
