Fortunella Bitter Competitors Entry Deadline: Midnight, March thirty first, 2023
The 2023 cocktail competitors season formally opens right now, with the announcement that Fortunella Golden Orange Liqueur has launched a Bitter competitors, providing a prime prize of £500 in money.
Fortunella’s creator, Lukas Stafin, is difficult bartenders to create a traditional Bitter-style recipe that exemplifies the ‘easy but advanced’ strategy that sits on the coronary heart of each the Bitter cocktail, and Fortunella Golden Orange Liqueur.
Bartenders are invited to submit their creations by Midnight on March thirty first, with the highest 10 then competing in individual on the closing on April twenty fifth, which might be held at Opium in London’s Chinatown.
About Fortunella Golden Orange Liqueur
Fortunella is created in small batches on the Bimber distillery in London. A collaboration between Lukas Stafin, a 15-year bartending veteran, and grasp distiller Dariusz Plazewski, the liqueur is constituted of the highest-quality golden oranges, also called kumquats.
Every batch makes use of 60kg of recent, hand-peeled kumquats, with the skins being macerated and the fruit flesh moving into to sugar. After seven days, the skins are faraway from the spirit and distilled. After mixing every little thing collectively, the liquid is left to relaxation for 2 weeks earlier than being assessed for high quality and bottled, sealed, and labelled by hand.
The ensuing liqueur sits at 36% ABV, with a sugar content material of 110 grams-per-litre. Lukas provides the next tasting notes:
Look: Clear, vibrant golden amber.
Aroma: Pungent and aromatic zesty kumquat with faint lemon and vanilla.
Style: Unctuous kumquat fruit and zesty orange oil with creamy vanilla softness. Wealthy however in no way overly candy with balancing black pepper spirituous spice.
Aftertaste: Kumquat fruit, zesty orange and delicate peppery spice.
Competitors Prizes and Guidelines
The ten bartenders invited to the ultimate on April twenty fifth might be competing for money prizes. First place might be awarded £500, second place £250, and third place £100. The ultimate will begin at 2pm, end by 6pm, and for many who are capable of stick round, post-competition drinks hosted by a soon-to-be-announced visitor shift bartender will begin at 8pm.
Fortunella Bitter Competitors Guidelines:
- One entry per individual.
- The recipe should comprise a most of 5 components together with Fortunella Golden Orange Liqueur.
- No scorching components or premixes of any sort
- Recipes should comprise a minimal of 40ml of Fortunella Golden Orange Liqueur.
- Recipes should be the unique creation of the bartender.
- The cocktail ought to have a inventive identify.
- Garnishes should be edible.
Enter the Fortunella Bitter Competitors
After you have finalised your cocktail, submit it for paper judging earlier than Midnight on March thirty first, by way of the e-mail hyperlink under. Please present this data:
- Your recipe expressed with measurements, in addition to garnish, glassware and general presentation.
- Preparation and mixing directions
- A picture of your cocktail
- An outline of your inspiration or methodology of inventing your cocktail
Submit your entry right here: information@fortunellaliqueur.com
