UNIVERSITY OF SPIRITS IN THE COGNAC REGION CELEBRATES CRAFT COGNAC WITH LE GARAGE BAR & COMANDON

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Cognac and Cocktail Event in Cognac, France.

Organised by Association Elixir from the Université des Eaux-de-Vie from Segonzac and Le Garage Bar in Cognac.

Le Garage Bar is an iconic bar in Cognac owned by the Berniers for almost 20 years. Originally, the bar was a garage dealership for DeDion, Panhard and other luxury French. Now, Le Garage Bar has kept this spirit but changed into a trendy and fun bar in Cognac where everyone can relax and taste a cognac cocktails.

Le Garage Bar in Cognac, France

You will taste the new cognac Comandon X Le Garage Bar.

When: Thursday 25th October 2018
When: Le Garage Bar: 3 rue de l'isle d'or, 16100 Cognac, France
Starting at 7pm

Le Garage Bar will serve 4 Cocktails made with the unique small batch cognac produced by Comandon, le Comandon X Le Garage, fabriqué en lot unique et avec une passion artisanale.

COMANDON X LE GARAGE COGNAC, CRAFT, SMALL BATCH, LIMITED EDITION, UN-CHILLED FILTRED, SINGLE DISTILLERY

7 € per cocktail or 12 € for 2 cocktails

Specialty foods will be availble exclusively made for this event by the chef of Le Garage Bar.

This event will profit and fund/donation to the Elixir Club, student club from the University des Eaux-de-Vie, so as to offer scholarships to finance the last year trip which is part of the curriculum for the Master 2 Management of Spritis Business in Segonzac, France.

2016 WORLD BEST BARTENDER IS FRENCH WOMAN JENNIFER LE NECHET

Jennifer Le Nechet from Café Moderne in Paris wins the 2016 World Class Bartender competition organized by DIAGEO.

Jennifer Le Nechet is named World’s Best Bartender 2016

Almost 10,000 bartenders entered the Diageo-run global competition, which marked its eighth anniversary in 2016.

After a series of regional heats, 56 made it through to the Miami-based final, where bartenders took part in a series of challenges to assess technique, personality, spirits knowledge and performance under pressure.

In addition to naming the winner, judges also announced five runners up: Dries Botty from Belgium; Adrián Michalčík, Czech Republic; Jonas Andersen, Denmark; Ryu Fujii, Japan; and Nick Wu, Taiwan.

Le Nechet, the first female bartender to win the title.

Source: the Spirits Business

Mixology and 2012 Cointreau Mixology Series

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Mixology is becoming a big word in the world of spirits and consumers. Cocktails and cocktail making is the old way of thinking. Kind of like talking about cooking  versus cuisine. Mixology is very much about caring about the ingredients. That is the focus is on the selection and sourcing of the ingredients. The creativity of what you are making is also very important. Mixology is artistic while cocktail making is much more technical. And Bartending? Well it is about running a bar!

However, the technique is primary and the recipe is secondary.

Mixology has a great deal in common with making cognac in the sense that cognac makers care very much for the balance and the consistency of the beverage.

This year Cointreau is organizing Cointreau Mixology Series, these are exclusive cocktail-making lessons with some of the top mixologists in the USA, such as New York and Los Angeles. See here for LA for instance.

Each class includes an education on two signature Cointreau cocktails — the original margarita and a classic sour cocktail with a modern twist — plus a postlesson reception to enjoy your cocktails with a spread of appetizers. Guests will leave with gift bags full of Cointreau goodies to practice bartending at home.

• One-hour mixology lesson, including two signature Cointreau cocktails.

• One-hour postlesson reception with cocktails and hors d’oeuvres.

• Cointreau gift bag.

• All the knowledge necessary to mix cocktails at home.

In the United Kingdom Cointreau is even more adventurous by offering private mixology lessons in the comfort of your home. Amazing isn't it!

"A professional Cointreau mixologist will arrive armed with everything needed for a pop-up cocktail-making master class including sumptuous orange liqueur Cointreau, additional ingredients and cocktail shakers. Leading with a lesson on how to shake the perfect Cointreaupolitan, the in-house mixologist will teach you all about the history of cocktails and how to make the perfect aperitif for a night in. You’ll learn how to make delicious and contemporary cocktails with orange liqueur Cointreau at their heart including the Cointreau St Clements, the Cointreau Cobbler and the Cointreau Margarita. At the end of the masterclass, exclusive limited edition gift bags will be distributed containing all you need to recreate the exquisite cocktails again and again."   Cointreaurendezvous.co.uk here .

Sources: Photos www.cointreau.com