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Mr Fogg’s debuts Around the World in 80 Days adventure
As it prepares to open its fifth London venue, Mr Fogg’s has partnered with Bombay Sapphire to search for the next great British explorer.
The winning applicant will have 80 days to travel the world collecting botanicals and cocktail ingredients
Inception Group, owners of the Mr Fogg’s chain of bars, will mark the opening of Mr Fogg’s Society of Exploration with the search for a gin-loving explorer who can follow in the footsteps of fictitious Victorian explorer, Phileas Fogg.
Mr Fogg’s and Bombay Sapphire will offer the winning applicant and a friend the chance to work as a global ambassador for the brand as they traverse the globe in search of botanicals and cocktail ingredients.
In a statement, Inception Group founders Charlie Gilkes and Duncan Stirling said: “We’ve loved welcoming people into Mr Fogg’s world without setting foot outside of London for over five years.
“We are now delighted to announce the expansion of the Mr Fogg’s collection and have the chance to send two people around the world in 80 days.
“We can’t wait to follow all of their global adventures – Phileas would be proud.”
Along the way, the winning applicant will be charged with documenting their modern take on Fogg’s original journey by posting on social media channels and writing a blog about their travels.
Each explorer will also be given an atlas, journal, luggage tags and a hip flask for the occasion.
The two travellers will be responsible for collecting botanicals and inspiration along the way to bring back to London to create their very own around-the-world cocktail made with ingredients from every corner of the globe.
The winning applicant will be selected by famed explorer Levison Wood, a best-selling author and photographer known for his Walking the Himalayas series on Channel 4.
Mr Fogg’s Society of Exploration will open in September and follows the group’s House of Botanicals venue, which opened in July and featured in our round-up of the month’s hottest bar openings.