42Below World Cup '07

Congrats to team Ireland for finishing 4th in probably the world's toughest cocktail competition, The 42Below Cocktail World Cup. It was an excellent team display by Alan,Ryan and Ed.

DeKuyper Cup

Mixo-logic's Paul Lambert placed 3rd out of 16 bartenders from around the world in the DeKuyper Cup, held in Scheidam, Holland.

The competition took place in DeKuyper's new Visitor Centre which was offically opened by the Mayoress of Schiedam during this event.

Paul's Recipe was as follows:-

PUCKER UP
35mls Stolichnaya
17.5mls DeKuyper Sour Apple Pucker
10mls fresh lemon juice
35mls Funkin Green Apple Puree
17.5mls DeKuyper Raspberry

B.A.I. Bartender of the year 2007

Paul Lambert of SABA on Clarendon Street has been nominated for Bartender of the Year 2007 by the Bartenders Association of Ireland. results will be announced at the Annual bartenders ball on Oct 15th. other nominees are:-

Alan Kavanagh, Balzacs
Darren Geraghty, Kudos Bar, Clarion hotel, Liffey Valley
Norbert Shok, Tiger Becks
Rafael Agapito,Porterhouse Central

KETEL ONE NATIONAL COCKTAIL COMPETITION

Mixo-logic's Paul Lambert qualified for the final of the Ketel One National Cocktail Competition to be held in the Ketel One Distillery in Schiedham, Rotterdam in November. The qualifier was held in the Morgan Hotel and was run in association with Drink magazine and The Mixologist Club. Rafael Agapito of Porterhouse Central and Colin Hutton of Diep le Shaker also qualified from the Dublin heat. They will be joined by bartenders from other qualifiers held throughout the country.