"Summer Flair Bartender Competition"
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida USA
September 5th 2005

Once again Club Safari held another qualifier for the "Summer Flair Bartender Competition". This was the last chance to impress the judges and make it into the finals. All of this the day after one of the biggest party nights in the Industry! In the end there could only be two finalists, and they were...

1st Place

Nicolas "Nico" Antivero came out strong in the last qualifier for this event.

With a Tanqueray, Cuervo and Blue Curacao bottle... Nico juggled all three showing the judges and himself what is possible in our sport of Flair Bartending.

Don't forget to vote for Pedro and cheer Nico on in the Finals. Click on Nico's picture to the right to see a highlight of his round.

2nd Place

Chad "Taco" Tocco finally makes the cut taking second place and earns his way into the finals.

Taco has a smooth style with some nice originality which helped him achieve his goal. Expect to see a lot more from this competitor in the future.

Click on Taco's picture to the left to see a clip of him in action.

Rounding out third place this time was James Burke. With an entertaining Flair round and a strong pour test, James will be a threat in the finals as he is invited back as a "Wild Card".

Taking this months honorable mention and putting on a great Flair round was Nick Silverman. He had an exciting Flair round that captivated the judges as well as the other competitors. He will have another chance to prove himself as Nick is invited back as a "Wild Card" for the finals!

A special thanks to Robin Gutilla, Thomas Perugini, Dave Gardiner, Larry Marble, all the competitors, judges, staff and supporters who made this event a success. We will see you next month for the finals and a fundraiser to help our Flair friends in Biloxi.