BarWars IV
Boyton Beach ,Florida USA
April 21st & 22nd 2003

"BarWars IV" Rules

-A NEW BARTENDER JEDI IS BORN-

OFFICIAL COMPETITION GUIDELINES

The contest shall be based on a point system, with a total of six hundred (600) points available to each bartender. Points may be accumulated during two rounds of competition with a fixed maximum number of points per round:

Rules

ROUND ONE: Speed / Accuracy 200 points

Judging shall begin once the drink list is placed in front of the contestant and the emcee says, "GO". IT SHALL BE THE CONTESTANTS RESPONSIBILTY TO SIGNAL THE TIMING JUDGE TO STOP THE CLOCK. This may be accomplished by waiving his/her hands above the head. The judges will record the contestantÕs score at the end of the round. Also the drinks will be closely scrutinized for recipe accuracy (exact drink contents), the use of appropriate glassware, garnishes, and spillage. The beer pours will be judged on the size of the head ( 1/2" to 1" ) and the placement of the glasses. Each mistake the contestant makes during the completion of the six drinks , one beer and three free pours will add varying time penalties to the score recorded by the time judge.

-All six drinks and the pint of beer must be placed on individual bevnaps.

-The Shooter must be chilled and shaken.

-Ice can only be scooped by an ice scoop or tin , No Glassware!

-There can be nothing in your hands when you start.

-You will pour and put back , there will be no throwing off .

-The Pour Test Bottles will be on the Back Bar and filled half full with water.

-There will be a ten point bonus for a perfect pour test.

-Bartenders will receive ten points for every five seconds adjusted speed time that is under 1:20 .

-All Bottles from the well must be returned to the well as all bottles from the back bar must be returned to the back bar.

-All juices must be returned to the jockey boxes.

-The free pours can be done in any order before , after or during the round.

-The free pours will be poured into 3 plastic cups marked with the corresponding pour.

ROUND TWO: Flair / Specialty Round 400 points

-If the bartender would like music for their routine they must submit the CD to the DJ after the preliminary meeting .

-No FIRE what so ever !

-The bartender must make the drinks according to the drink list. This includes the proper glassware , ingredients , portions ,procedures and garnishes.

-Ice can only be scooped by an ice scoop or tin , No Glassware!

-The bartender must use the spirits that are available at the bar and may not bring other spirits to the contest for that is illegal.

-750mls WILL BE ALLOWED BUT THE COMPETITOR MUST SUPPLY THEIR OWN BOTTLES. The 750 mls must be of the same brand as the one liter that they are replacing. The only 750 ml we will be supplying will be the Tuaca bottle. We will not have any 1 ltr Tuaca bottles only 750 ml.

-The Working Flair drink must be finished before attemting to make any of the exhibition drinks.

-The bartender will have five minutes (four mins for Qualifying) to complete the drinks from the Drink list and produce a Specialty Drink. Whatever the Bartender has not completed after the time limit will be deducted from their total score. The Specialty Drink must be made last.

-Any drinks , props or equipment that is not already at the bar must be pre-approved by the judges prior to the contest.

-Bartenders that have a high degree of difficulty ( Triple bottle flipping , juggling , etc, ) or Guest involvement in their routines must discuss their routine and be pre-approved by the judges prior to the contest.

-The bar will be cleaned and reset after each contestant. The bartender will have two (2) minutes to arrange the bottles ,store-n-pours , ice scoops and props in their station .

-All liquor bottles will be set by the bartender.

-The emcee will then read the drinks out loud and will say " GO ",At this time the clock will start and you have four minutes to make the drinks on the drink list with Flair. You may not touch any equipment until the emcee says " GO ".

-If the bartender breaks a bottle they can ask the barback for a back up of what was broken.

-Also the last minute of your five minute routine there will be NO DEDUCTIONS for Spills or Drops!

Qualifying Day

-Qualifying Day will be on Monday April 21st .

-All Competitors need to arrive at 2:00pm Monday April 21st at Benny's Icehouse.

-All Competitors will do the Speed/Accuracy round as well as the Flair Round.

-For Qualifying day the Flair round will be four (4) minutes long.

-There will be deductions for spills and drops the last minute of Flair for Qualifying Day.

-There will be two bars , One for Speed and the other for Flair.

-We will pick numbers to determine the order you will go in.

-The first half of numbers will do Flair first and the second half will do Speed First.

-We will alternate from Flair Bar to the Speed Bar.

-We will take approximatly (12) twelve Bartenders for the Finals.

-We will be taking Five Tandem Teams for the Finals.

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