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Monin India announces Kottary as the winner of Monin Cup 2022
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Saturday, 06 August, 2022, 15 : 00 PM [IST]
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Delhi/ Bourges (France)
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Monin India announced Akshay Kottary, the head trainer at Martiny Mixology from Mangalore, Karnataka, as the National winner from India of the prestigious Monin Cup 2022. It is an international bartending competition conducted across 50+ countries to discover the most skilled mixologists. 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 runner-ups in the competition were Hemali Bendre from Bombay Canteen and Akshay Waghmare from Pass Code Only. The finalists from all corners of the country 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 yesterday. The regional events commenced in Kolkata on July 12 and concluded in New Delhi on August 1. The competition was conducted with a strong hope to rekindle the passion for mixology. Speaking at the event, Germain Araud, MD, Monin India Pvt Ltd, said, “Monin Cup competitions were a great platform for the budding bartenders in the country to come forward and show their exceptional talent to the world. We aimed to provide a professional stage for them to thrive and learn new skills through this contest. There was an overwhelming response from all parts of the country and the participants outshined themselves with recipes that were performed with utmost artistry. The opportunity to represent their home country is a great feat to achieve and we saw a tough competition at the finals as well.” The judging committee comprises the elite names in the food and beverage industry of the country ranging from professional bartenders to chefs. The final event 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. Managing director of Monin Group (Global) Philippe Bergerault was also present at the event to cheer the country’s young bartenders. The veterans evaluated all aspects such as presentation, efficiency, skills, appearance, aroma, taste, and respect for the theme. 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 and 27 years. Post his win, 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.’
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