UK Runner Up

Competition winner portrait

Q and A with the winner

• Current bar:

  Artesian Bar The Langham Hotel, London

• Previous bars:

  Alvinos , Newcastle Crazy Pedros, Manchester Empire, Liverpool

• Personal industry icon:

  Tim Ward

• Favourite industry book:

  The Barbook

• Where would you guest shift?

  Nomad, New York.

• Where do you find inspiration?

  In music and art.

• Single or Double Strain?

  Double.

• Life goal?

  To own my own business.

The winning serve

Hurricane James

• 65ml No.3 Gin
• 25ml Freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 10ml Merlet creme de poire
• 10ml Homemade jasmine syrup
• 10ml Homemade pinenut orgeat
• 2.5ml Branca Menta
• 2 dash Absinthe

Method; SHAKE all ingredients with ice and strain into a mug gilled with cubed and crushed ice. Glass; Tiki mug. Garnish; Dehydrated orange, dehydrated pineapple, mint sprigs, half passion fruit & key from No.3 Gin bottle

Similar serve

Old Eatonian

• 45ml/1.5oz No.3 London Dry Gin
• 45ml/1.5oz Liller Blanc
• 5ml/0.2oz Crème de Noyau Liqueur
• 2 dashes Angostura bitters
• 1 Orange

Shake all ingredients with ice and fine strain into chilled Coupette glass. Garnish with orange twist.