{"id":16466,"date":"2021-01-13T15:03:58","date_gmt":"2021-01-13T14:03:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cognac.fr\/?p=16466"},"modified":"2021-01-13T15:09:11","modified_gmt":"2021-01-13T14:09:11","slug":"cognac-bartender-contest-and-the-winner-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cognac.fr\/en\/communique-en\/cognac-bartender-contest-and-the-winner-is\/","title":{"rendered":"Cognac Bartender Contest: and the winner is\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

PRESS RELEASE<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

13.01.2021<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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COGNAC BARTENDER CONTEST: AND THE WINNER IS\u2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Cognac sector is betting on its digital presence and cocktail competitions to showcase its talents, in what is currently a difficult context for all bartenders. The Cognac Bartender Contest, organised in partnership with Spirits Hunters, has just crowned Antony Bertin, bartender at the Aquarium Bar in Dinard, Brittany, the winner, in recognition of his \u201cTerre Lune\u201d cocktail.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This free contest was launched last November by the BNIC (Bureau National Interprofessionnel du Cognac) and Spirits Hunters. For four weeks, bartenders based in France were offered the chance to submit an Instagram video of themselves creating a Cognac-based cocktail, which represented a great opportunity for this community to share their expertise on social media (@cognac_official and @spiritshunters_mag). Two winners were chosen each week and, at the end of the competition, a jury consisting of bartenders and spirits experts* crowned the grand winner: Antony Bertin and his \u201cTerre Lune\u201d cocktail.<\/p>\n

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This talented 32-year-old bartender is head of the Aquarium Bar in Dinard and briefly told us his motivation for taking part in the competition:\u00a0\u201cI decided to participate in the Cognac Bartender Contest because Cognac is a spirit that I particularly love on its own and in cocktails. (…) I enjoy filming my creations as much as I do working behind the bar, even if I still consider myself to be an amateur filmmaker.\u00a0Taking part in this competition is a fantastic way to combine my two passions.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Antony Bertin will receive a grand prize of 1,000 euros from Spirits Hunters and, as soon as the health situation permits, he will be invited to Cognac to meet the people behind this spirit.<\/p>\n

\"\"\u00a9AntonyBertin<\/p>\n

Recipe<\/strong>
\n[Earth Experience]\nIn a metal tumbler, add:
\n50 ml VSOP Cognac
\n10 ml hazelnut syrup
\n30 ml White Penja Pepper Cordial
\n20 ml verjuice
\n60 ml toasted chestnut oolong tea
\nThrow the cocktail to chill and mix the ingredients.
\nFill the globe-shaped glass.<\/p>\n

[Lunar Experience]\nIn a soda siphon, add 50 ml of toasted hazelnut-infused VSOP Cognac. Leave in the fridge for 24 hours.<\/p>\n

Then, fill the lunar glass, adding 1 dry ice cube to \u201cfreeze\u201d the Cognac.<\/p>\n

Serve under a bell jar.<\/p>\n

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