Tsanislav Angelov won the prestigious first place at the final of the emblematic Bar Masters program, which for the sixth year in a row brought together the best bartenders in the country and gave them the opportunity to exchange experience and demonstrate their skills and creativity in making cocktails. The proven professional went through a series of challenges, speaker panels and fought off competition from 150 bartenders to reach the final stage of the competition. It was held in two rounds on October 2, in which Tsanislav Angelov stood out with his perfect performance and his impeccable author’s cocktail “Bond on the Balkans”. It was he who won the hearts of the audience, consisting of relatives of the participants, partners of Coca-Cola HBK Bulgaria, as well as representatives of the teams responsible for the development of the company’s alcohol portfolio in 29 countries, and impressed the respected jury, composed of Chelsie Bailey – European brand ambassador for the Schweppes brand, Alessandro Garneri – Master of Botanicals, and Giuseppe Musso – Master Blender of MARTINI. In addition to the prestigious title “Bar Master of Bulgaria 2024”, this year’s winner also received a cash prize worth BGN 7,000. He was personally awarded by Jaak Mikkel, New Business Director at Coca-Cola HBK, who shared: “Bar Masters is deservedly the winner of the 1st place in the ranking of Coca-Cola HBK for best practices in the HoReKa business in the past year – thanks to the enormous work and efforts of the Bulgarian team, as well as the proven high level of the participants in the program . Our vision is to be the leading 24/7 beverage partner, providing the right offerings for every occasion and time of day, and I believe this iconic program will continue to contribute to the development of the bartending community and cocktail culture in Bulgaria in line with growing consumer interest .”
Immediately after the winner – Petar Bozhinov and Chris Arsov took second and third place in the sixth edition of the program, who showed remarkable skills and won cash prizes worth BGN 3,000 and BGN 2,000. In addition, thanks to Schweppes, the winner and his first runner-up will compete in a challenge with bartenders from 8 other countries at the Athens Bar Show. They will compete for the grand prize, namely a bartending course at the internationally recognized bar “Line”, owned by the winner of the title of Bartender of the Year 2012 for Greece and representing the country at the World Finals in Brazil – Vasilis Kyritsis.
Since the start of the inspiring initiative that unites the bartending community in Bulgaria, more than 700 professionals have taken part in it to date, and within the framework of the program, they go through numerous challenges and trainings every year. This year, for example, the edition kicked off with a two-day bartending event called the Bar Master Show. It provided the unique opportunity for more than 100 visitors to get to know the intricacies of the craft through various thematic speaker panels led by well-established names in the bartending industry in our country. Vasilis Kyritsis was also a special guest in it. After that, during the summer season, the participants planned their own pop-up bars with original menus and concepts, and the best 23 of them managed to continue to the next stage – the bartending camp. This year it was held in Greece, where professionals took part in interactive seminars led by established specialists, visited iconic establishments in Thessaloniki and embarked on the challenge of finding an interesting Greek ingredient to create an original Mediterranean-style cocktail. The best performers in this endeavor proceeded to the final third stage of the program, which consisted of two rounds. During the first round, called Stars Of Martini, contestants prepared 5 classic Martini cocktails in 5 minutes, and in the second round, The Signature Cocktail, they showed their skills and creativity by creating their own signature cocktail.
At the end of the program, guests and participants enjoyed exquisite cocktails, unforgettable moments and a pleasant atmosphere filled with bright meetings and inspiration. All this contributed to the successful completion of the initiative, the main goal of which is not only to discover and reward the best bartenders in Bulgaria, but also to create a community to exchange experiences, inspire the new generation of bartenders and entertain.
A number of leading brands from the constantly developing 24/7 portfolio of Coca-Cola HBK Bulgaria joined the search for the best bartender in Bulgaria. Among them were the famous as the first carbonated non-alcoholic drink in the world – Schweppes, Naked Malt – the official whiskey partner of “THE WORLD’S 50 BEST BARS”, Gentleman Jack – the whiskey that is distinguished by uncompromising quality, Finlandia vodka, rum with over 130- year history – Brugal, the most famous English gin Bombay Sapphire, Jägermeister “MANIFEST” and the Italian coffee with a 142-year history Caffe Vergnano.
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