The City of Hamilton is pleased to announce that registration is now open for the Bacardi Cocktail Competition, taking place on October 19th during the fall edition of the 2018 City Food Festival.

Interested bartenders must complete a registration form and submit it to the City Events department at City Hall no later than October 5th. To be eligible, applicants must be currently employed as a local bartender in the bar, restaurant or spirits industry. Applicants must make use of at least one of the title sponsor's brands. A full list of the criteria of the competition is available to applicants upon application submission.

The Bacardi Cocktail Competition will be held on October 19th at the international headquarters of Bacardi on Pitt's Bay Road. Up to eight bartenders will compete against each other in front of a live crowd and will be judged by a panel of industry professionals based on the creativity, taste, use of sponsor brands, visual appeal, use of ingredients, amongst other criteria.

The successful bartender that takes home top honours will receive the Grand Prize trip to the Bacardi Factory in Puerto Rico courtesy of Bacardi as well as a cash prize from the City of Hamilton.

For more information about the Bacardi Cocktail Competition, visit the City of Hamilton's website at www.cityofhamilton.bm and search under the Event Calendar page or email events@cityhall.bm

• Press release from the City of Hamilton