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National Winner of MONIN Cup 2022 announced

National Winner of MONIN Cup 2022 announced
  • PublishedAugust 4, 2022

Monin India has announced Akshay Kottary, the Head Trainer at Martiny Mixology from Mangalore, Karnataka as the National winner from India of the prestigious MONIN Cup 2022. MONIN Cup is an international bartending competition conducted across more than 50 countries to discover the most skilled mixologists.The runner-ups in the competition are Hemali Bendre from Bombay Canteen and Akshay Waghmare from Pass Code Only.

Post his win, Akshay Kottary said: “It is a dream come true moment for me to win this prestigious title and to represent the country in the upcoming event in France. To meet the best mixologists from around the country and to be guided by the veterans in the industry was indeed a surreal experience. I am thankful to Monin India for this opportunity and the past weeks have been the best days of my life.”

The participants who emerged as winners from the final event were selected after two rounds. In the first round, the participants made mocktails with a minimum of six ingredients including the Monin syrup. There was a surprise factor in the second round where the participants made a cocktail with a Monin flavour that they picked from the draw of lots.

Kottary will now compete on a global level with finalists from different countries in the international grand finale for the coveted MONIN Cup in France at the end of 2022. 

The finalists from all corners of the country who were selected via regional competitions conducted in Kolkata, Bangalore, Mumbai, and Delhi over the past few weeks competed for the coveted trophy in the national capital on 3rd August.

This year’s MONIN Cup edition was on the theme ‘Sharing Memorable Moments’  where participants used their creativity, skill, passion, and inventiveness to develop a memorable cocktail moment. Participants who competed for the MONIN trophy were either professional bartenders or students from bar schools aged between 21-27 years.

The final event to select the National winner from India of the prestigious MONIN Cup 2022 was judged by the esteemed jury consisting of India’s most revered consultant beverage trainer and Co-owner of Sidecar bar, Yangdup Lama, Co-founder of Greenhouse by Bacardi, Sahith Sethuraman, Founder Director of Gigglewater Beverage Concepts Pvt. Ltd, Karina Aggarwal, and Monin’s Regional Sales Director from Dubai, Andrea Fidora. 

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