Third Masters of Maraschino competition seeks entries

Italian liqueurs producer Luxardo is inviting UK bartenders to enter the third annual Masters of Maraschino cocktail competition.

Last year’s Master of Maraschino Elliot Ball of Shaker & Company creates his Torreglian Accord cocktail

The competition final, due to be held at the Boutique Bar Show in London on 24 September, will see the finalists compete against one another for the chance to win a trip to Luxardo’s picturesque distillery in the Torreglian hills in northern Italy.

Additional prizes and surprises will also be handed out to the runner-up and all finalists.

The competition will be judged by the UK Bartenders Guild as well as members of the Luxardo family.

Matteo Luxardo of Luxardo, said: “I very much look forward to the 2013 Masters of Maraschino. I am extremely happy to judge such highly talented mixologists every year, and to host winners at Luxardo in Italy. The cocktails over the years have been beautifully original and very well created. Luxardo Maraschino is a key ingredient in classics like the Aviation and Martinez, and some of the exciting new maraschino mixes are set to be future classics.”

Cocktail recipes featuring Luxardo Maraschino must be submiotted to sulinong@slo-london.com by 1 September, along with the cocktail name, bartender’s name, telephone number, email and address of their bar.