UK Champion

Competition winner portrait

Q and A with the winner

• 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

Shine & Brine

• 35 ml No.3 Gin
• 20 ml Victory bitter
• 20 ml citrus juice
• 20 ml olive brine syrup

Method; shaken Glass; nick n’ Nora (or similar) Garnish; olive and mint

Similar serve

Vesper

• 50ml/1.5oz No.3 London Dry Gin
• 20ml/0.5oz Vodka
• 10ml/0.3oz Quinquina
• 1 Orange

Stir over ice and strain into a chilled Martini glass. Garnish with orange twist.