Round 1 - Espresso Martini // Adelaide Speed Circuit 2025 Bartending Competition

WELCOME TO PROFESSIONAL BARTENDING. A NEW GLOBAL SPORT.

Our goal is to transform one of the worlds oldest professions into a thrilling, worldwide competition. By uniting bartenders, bars, and brands under one transparent ranking system, Master Bartending Championship (MBC) highlights the legacy, creativity, speed, and flair that make this profession an art form. Whether you're a seasoned pro or new to the scene, step into our arena and discover the energy, camaraderie, and excitement that elevate bartending to a whole new level.

Have you ever been to a cocktail competition before?? It's a great social event packed full of energy, responsible debauchery and, now, pure athletic excitement! Guess what?! its on a boring Monday Night! Come on down and be witness as MBC begins to formalise, build a community and give birth to a new global sport! 

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INTRODUCING THE FIRST EVER MBC OFFICIAL SERIES - THE 2025 ADELAIDE SPEED CIRCUIT!
Every month, Adelaide's fastest bartenders will battle it out to be crowned the fastest bartender in Adelaide for 2025! With 10 rounds scheduled over the next 8 months, competitors will score points towards being the crowning champion. Up for grabs is $1000 cash outright for the winner, $600 for 2nd place and $400 for 3rd place. 

THIS IS ROUND 1 - Espresso Martini 
Dick Bradsell invented this drink in the 80's to 'wake you up and f*** you up' - oh Dick, how far we've come!

Last year we hosted the quickest gimlet at a staggering 20.6 seconds. This time put Tom Egan to the top of the leaderboards for MBC Speed globally. But that was just one competition - Was he lucky, or was it skill? It's time for Tom to defend this title on the 28th of April at 99 Gang Social. With thrilling commentary by Henry Doyle (@bottleshockhenry) and a slight change to the rules to make the competition even closer- the 2025 Adelaide Speed Circuit is about to kick off with a BANG!

Location: 99 Gang Social, 99 Hindley St, Adelaide SA 5000
Time: 6pm - late
Tickets: $20
Drink Specials: Espresso Martini $15 all night.
Round prize: $200

As always, a huge thanks and shoutout to our sponsors who made this event possible:
Check 'em out they make tasty products and services:
Spirito Santo, Cartel's Cold Brew, Spear Grass Distillery

You can follow along on all our socials and even watch the event live on twitch.tv/MBChampionship
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Master Bartending Championship (MBC) is an organisation aimed at growing attention to the creative world of bartending in all its forms. As one of the oldest occupations in the world, the art of hospitality has been shaped by many decades of collective thought, bringing it to where it stands today. Yet, much of it remains unnoticed. By refining and highlighting the most attractive aspects of creative bartending, the Master Bartending Championship seeks to establish a platform akin to other elite sports around the world.

The ongoing principals of MBC are:
1. Freedom and Creativity
Until now, cocktail competitions globally have almost all been supported through brand sponsorship. This model is strongly supported as it makes up the bulk of competitions available and has brought the sport to where it is today. MBC is and always will remain agnostic to a brands involvement in a cocktail competition.

2. Making the Subjective Objective
Transparency in judging results is just the beginning of creating a true and fair sporting competition. Each judgement is ensured to be made independently of external opinion.

3. Becoming the Best Above All Else
Strong and friendly competition among competitors is paramount. Many competitors already invest hundreds of dollars preparing for competitions.

4. You in Your Drink
Bartenders, being some of the most interesting people, play a key role in platform growth by telling stories to a target audience.