How to mix?

Since April 2, a total of 200 bartenders have been competing for regional rounds to be among the world finalists to represent Turkey at the Diageo Reserve WORLD CLASS™ Global Finals “How to mix?” will be sole problem tonight for 16 young bartenders in Istanbul. Mixology is the art of cocktail making, and the best of the best mixologists in Turkey are competing to punch their ticket to a final competition in London. Since April 2, a total of 200 bartenders have been competing for regional rounds to be among the world finalists to represent Turkey at the Diageo Reserve WORLD CLASS™ Global Finals. Launched in 2009, the Global Final is an internationally recognized platform and mark of distinction for mixology, simply referred to as the “Oscar of Bartenders.”

Now in its sixth year, the competition finals are back in Britain, after starting in London in 2009 and touring the world in places like Rio de Janeiro, New Delhi, Athens and a luxury Mediterranean Cruise. This year the Bartender of the Year will be crowned in London, after a journey of mixing and shaking starting from Scotland, and then making all the way down to London in a special buzzy boozy train ride. The event will take place between July 28 and Aug. 1, 2014, and it will surely be a landmark week in the luxury calendar.

The Global Final will be judged by the world’s most respected mixology cognoscenti and attended by trendsetting editors, renowned bar owners and a selection of guest judges who are also renowned craftspeople in their fields. Diageo Reserve competitors are synonymous with sophistication and impeccable service. They are the most innovative bartenders that keep pushing the boundaries of contemporary and...