THE COMPLETE LIST OF COCKTAIL COMPETITIONS

… OR AT LEAST, EVERYTHING WE COULD FIND!

Winning cocktail competitions is one of the fastest ways to become well known as a skilled bartender / mixologist. It can open the door to tons of career and consulting opportunities – from private consulting gigs to jobs as prestigious as brand ambassadorships.

We’ve put together a directory of upcoming cocktail competitions as well as a guide to help you win them – so you can take your career to the next level and win great prizes!

Competitions Accepting Entries:

 None at the moment!  Check back as we update this page constantly.

If you know of a competition we haven’t listed, let us know!

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Le Grand Cortage Cocktail Competition – Entries Close October 25, 2022

USBG PERFECTIONISTS BY PATRÓN – Entries Close October 7, 2022

Cognac De Luze Cocktail Contest – Entries Closed May 31, 2022

Novo Fogo’s Bar Strength Challenge – Entries Closed May 31, 2022

Swizzle Sisters Podcast’s Cocktail Contest – Entries Closed May 10, 2022

Bombay Sapphire Gin’s Most Imaginative Bartender Competition – Entries Closed April 25, 2022

Reddit User LoganJFisher’s April 2022 Cocktail Competition – Gin And Blueberries – Entries Closed April 2022

Equiano Rum’s Intereseting Narrative Cocktail Competition – Entries Closed April 30, 2022

Tanteo’s Mexican Standoff Bartending Competition – Entries Closed April 30, 2022

The 2022 Bourbon Brawl Presented By Garrison Brothers + Texas Monthly – Entries Closed April 12, 2022

Reddit User LoganJFisher’s March 2022 Cocktail Competition – Ukrainian Vigor – Entries Closed March, 2022

Hip Sip’s Battle Of The Modern Bartender – Entries Closed March 6, 2022

Reddit User LoganJFisher’s Feb 2022 Cocktail Competition – Tea Leaves & Bénédictine – Entries Closed February, 2022

Reddit User LoganJFisher’s Jan 2022 Cocktail Competition – Chocolate / Cocoa & Rum – Entries Closed January, 2022

Reddit User LoganJFisher’s Nov 2021 Cocktail Competition – Absinthe and Amaro – Entries Closed November, 2021

Fresh Victor No ProbLlama Cocktail Competition – Entries Closed October 22, 2021

Original Cocktail Competition – October 2021 – Elderflower and Apple – Entries Closed October 1, 2021

2021 Coffee Cocktail Challenge – Entries Closed October 12, 2021

Original Cocktail Competition – September 2021 – Bourbon and Amaretto – Entries Closed September 30, 2021

The POM Wonderful Photo and Cocktail Recipe Contest – Entries Closed September 30, 2021

Cognac Connection Challenge – Entries Closed N/A

Liber & Co. Grand Summer Awards – Entries Closed July 12, 2021

Don’t Waste This Cocktail Contest – Entries Closed July 31, 2021

Bartenders & Baristas Challenge – Entries Closed June 24, 2021

Olmeca Shot Ring Competition – Entries Closed June 15, 2021

INDOGGO Challenge – Entries Closed June 12, 2021

“Power Of The Palate” National Cocktail Competition – Entries Closed June 7, 2021

Patrón Perfectionist – Entries Closed N/A

Cocktail Competition Show – Entries Closed N/A

Concours D’Spirits – Entries Closed March 12, 2021

Mix Fest Cocktail Competition – Entries Closed January 2, 2021

Peat Week Cocktail Competition – Entries Closed January 26, 2021

World AIDS Day : Celebration & Cocktail Competition – Entries Closed December 4, 2020

Art’Quarium Clarified Punch Contest – Entries Closed November 30, 2020

Vipra Halloween Cocktail Contest – Entries Closed October 31, 2020

A Toast to the Service Industry – Entries Closed April 12, April 19, April 26 and May 3, 2020

The Star of the Bar Competition – Entries Closed February 20, 2020

2020 Bartender Of The Year – Entries Closed November 5, 2019

Hardy Legends of Cognac Competition – Entries Closed October 24, 2019

Bartenders “Talk Story” With Ocean Organic Vodka – Entries Closed August 2019

Mediterranean Inspirations Cocktail Competition 2019 – Entries Closed July  2019

PAU Maui Vodka Road To Maui Competition – Entries Closed July 25, 2019

USBG Most Imaginative Bartender Competition – Entries Closed March 31, 2019

USBG Diageo World Class 2018 – Entries Closed N/A

Beefeater Mixldn 7 – Entries Closed January 2018

Bacardi Legacy Competition – Entries Closed N/A

Bols Around The World – Entries Closed October, 2017

 

How to win Cocktail Competitions
Chris and Julia Tunstall

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