The Prize
The winner from each country will be representing their country in the Global Final in the UK in the last week of August.
We are keeping the exact details a secret, let’s just say you’ve never seen a cocktail competition quite this rubbish.
The winner of the Global Final will NOT ONLY be crowned The World’s Most Rubbish Bartender 2023, but they will also be whisked away on an all-expenses paid trip to New Orleans, to attend the World Famous Tails of The Cocktail Festival in 2024.
Second place will win a weekend away for two at an eco-hotel in their country, with the third prize being dinner for two at a Green Michelin Star Restaurant in their country.
How To Enter
All YOU need to do to enter is to create a Discarded cocktail using one of our award-winning zero waste spirits along with one zero-waste ingredient.
Send your World’s Most Rubbish cocktail recipe AND your zero-waste ingredient recipe to us by filling out the entry from here. Please make sure you select the country you are entering from, to ensure compliance with local laws.
The key details for your entry
If based on the UK
Your drink entry must contain a minimum of 50ml of any of the three
Discarded Spirits Co. range, which are:
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- Discarded Sweet Cascara Vermouth
- Discarded Banana Peel Rum
- Discarded Grape Skin Vodka
- The 50ml can also be made of up a mix of the different products
If based in Norway, Denmark or Finland
Your drink entry must contain a minimum of 40ml of any of the three
Discarded Spirits Co. range, which are:
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- Discarded Sweet Cascara Vermouth
- Discarded Banana Peel Rum
- Discarded Grape Skin Vodka
- The 40ml can also be made of up a mix of the different products
- Your drink entry must also contain at least one zero-waste ingredient – something made using the waste from your bar, cafe, restaurant, or perhaps ‘urban foraged’ from your local community. See Zero Waste Ingredients *(add hyperlink to Zero Waste ingredients section) for inspiration – from spent coffee liqueur to used citrus cordial.
- Doug McMaster, owner of zero-waste Green Michelin Star restaurant Silo, likes to say: “Waste is a failure of the imagination.” We think this is a great place to start for inspiration not just for your drink, but your entire story. When it comes to striving towards zero waste, the only limit is your imagination.
- Let's talk about garnish. Any drink with a non-edible garnish (random lime wedge, I am looking at you) will not be considered for the final.
The Live Final
The top entries will be invited to present their drinks to a panel of judges at a live final in their country.
You will have 10 mins to make three identical versions of your drink and present them to three judges. Discarded stock, cocktail equipment and ice will be provided. You will need to bring everything else.
You will be judged on:
- Your use and knowledge of the Discarded Spirits Co. range
- Your zero-waste ingredient(s) and the sustainability story behind them
- How your drink tastes
- The theatre of your presentation
- The beauty is in the details, e.g. how far did you take the zero-waste approach in your drink?