Rules
Must be 21+ to enter
Must be a current working bartender in Arizona
APPLICANTS
There will be 16 competitors, 4 of which will be invited back from the top 4 finalists of the previous year. So there will be 12 new spots to fill.
From the applications we will be choosing 24 for in person tryouts/
The 24 applicants chosen to participate in the tryouts will be selected based on their responses to the application questionnaire.
Personal information will be redacted and applicants will be chosen 100% based on their answers without the judges being able to see who is being chosen.
TRYOUTS
These will be held in person to determine the top
16 seeds of the bracket
Tryouts will include practical application of making cocktails, trivia questions, speed rounds, and a curated cocktail presentation.
TOURNAMENT
The tournament itself will be a mixture of speed rounds, games, cocktail knowledge, bar knowledge, creativity, classic cocktails, modern cocktails, and curated cocktail presentations.
The tournament will span every monday for 4 weeks starting October 6th, and ending on October 27th.
As a competitor if you advance you will compete every week.
October 6th - Top 16 compete 1v1 and 8 will move on
October 13th - Quarterfinals - Top 8 Compete 1v1 and 4 will move on
October 20th - Semifinals - Top 4 compete 1v1 and 2 will move on
October 27th - Finals - Top 2 compete for $10,000
The rules for each week will be given out once the 16 person bracket is established.