We’ve photographed a few mixology competitions. The latest was for the 42Below Cocktail World Cup competition.  Round 1 of the contest took place in 13 US cities and we photographed the one in NYC. The event was held at the Cooper Square Hotel, which as you can tell, has a magnificent view of the Manhattan skyline.
Ten local bartenders showed the crowd and the judges what they could do with 42Below vodka. Masa here brought some very enthusiastic fans to cheer him on.
It was fun to watch the bartenders put together their tasty treats. You would be amazed at some of ingredients they used, from raw egg whites to custom-baked cookies. Yum, yum – cookies to make the sweet tooth happy!
Congratulations are in order for to Sean Hord, the bartender in the above photo. He was part of the USA team that just won the International 42BELOW Cocktail World Cup competition, which was held in Wellington, New Zealand. Sean is a bartender at the very trendy PDT bar in New York city.
Looks like the judges really enjoy their jobs. Who can blame them?
The judges told us at the beginning that the competition is not just about the drinks. Presentation is also key. Think they also told the contestants because one team really took the presentation element to heart.
42Below is made from New Zealand water and as they say in New Zealand, “it’s all about ‘Love, Drinks and Rock n Roll, Baby!’.” To see a slide show featuring the competition highlights, click on the image below. Be sure to keep your speakers on because you don’t want to miss what Mr. funny man in the above picture said!