Brockmans Gin’s invitation to bars to enter their best ‘Brocktail’ recipe for World Gin Day has resulted in entries from across the globe. Entrants came from France, Germany, Ireland, Spain, the UK and the USA.
Brockmans has now announced the 5 finalists for 11 June 2016 – World Gin Day – with a public vote being launched to pick the worldwide winner.
The shortlisted cocktails and the bars selected as finalists are:
- Pretty Woman – The Walrus Room, London
- Irn Bro – Gin Bar 71, Glasgow
- Black and Stormy: Rev. J. W. Simpson, London
- Woman at Night: La Habanera, Madrid
- Lord of the Gins: The Churchill, New York
Bob Fowkes, co-Founder and Marketing Director of Brockmans Gin said: “We had nearly 30 entries, many of them brilliant. On Saturday 11th June, Brockmans will be taking over the PTMY bar in Newcastle where the resident mixologist will recreate these five shortlisted cocktails. We’re inviting the public to vote on the day via the Brockmans Facebook page.”
The link for the page, which will go live on 11 June, is: https://bit.ly/1VJRp2C
Voting is also possible via: https://www.facebook.com/brockmans.gin
On World Gin Day, Brockmans will work with the mixologists at the PTMY bar in Newcastle to create the Brocktail recipes entered, all of which will feature on a special cocktail menu available only for that evening.
The winner will be announced on Monday 13 June 2016.