To celebrate over a decade of the unrivalled Bols Around The World (BATW) competition, Lucas Bols is mixing things up in 2019 by inviting bar teams to participate.  Because at the end of the day, it takes a talented team to create a remarkable cocktail experience.

Participating bar teams are to create a unique recipe and creative theatrical concept using one or more products from the complete Lucas Bols Global Portfolio (Bols Genever, Bols Liqueurs, Bols Vodka, Damrak Gin, Galliano, Passoa and Vaccari) to allow for maximum inspiration. Teams will post a video of their bar team, bringing their concept and recipe to life on their social media channels. Those interested can register on www.bolsaroundtheworld.com. Registration starts on October 19.

“With our BATW 2019 competition, we intend to challenge and inspire every cocktail professional around the world. We are excited to give this 10th edition a twist by tapping into the creative energy of bar teams. At Lucas Bols, we strongly believe in the power of team spirit, and we look forward to the inspiration BATW 2019 will bring to the bartending community,” says Lucal Bold CEO Huub Van Doorne.

Entries will go through two rounds of judging, the first by the Lucas Bols Global team, the second by industry icons Alex Kratena (top bar industry influencer and founder of P(OUR)), Boudewijn Mesritz and Lydia Soedadi (founders and owners, Tales & Spirits Amsterdam, listed number 35 by The World’s 50 Best Bars 2017), and Steve Schneider (partner and principal bartender, Employees Only in NYC and Singapore).

The six finalist bar teams from North America, Eastern/Central Europe, Western Europe, Asia Pacific, South/Central America and Africa/Middle East, will be flown to Amsterdam to compete in the Grand Finale on June 19, 2019.  

The winning bar team will receive a trip for up to three members of their bar team to one of the following cities: Berlin, Cape Town, Dubai, London, Mexico City, Moscow, New York or Tokyo.

Lucas Bols portfolio is imported, marketed and distributed by Farsons Beverage Imports Company (FBIC) limited, a member of the Farsons Group.

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