We were invited into an old courtyard right in the centre of medieval Antwerp where Campari will open a new bar on May 5th called: Gaspare La Piazza Dell’Aperitivo. The moment we set foot in it, we fell in love with it. Tucked away from the commercial chaos of the city and her typical traffic…
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Jurgen Nobels wins Diageo World Class Belgium 2015!
Wow! Ladies and gentlemen, what a match! If you think bartending is easy feel free to enlist next year in what is commonly known as ‘the Olympics of Bartending’ – Diageo World Class! After more than 10 hours of competing, Belgium finally has a candidate to send to the Global Finals in South Africa: Mr….
Bar Convent Berlin 2014 – Too soon for the next trend in cocktails and spirits?
BCB or Bar Convent Berlin, is easily the biggest cocktail and spirits convention of Europe. Now having successfully closed it’s 8th edition and welcomed more than 9000 visitors it should call itself EBC – Berlin (European Bar Convent – Berlin). Because – and we quote a female bartender standing in the waiting line – “Holy…
Diageo World Class 2014 – 3 movies of Hannah Van Ongevalle’s Challenges
Shaking your way to the top 12 best bartenders of the world in less than 2 years is not an easy feat, especially not in a Competition like World Class. Hannah Van Ongevalle (The Pharmacy, Knokke, Belgium) did it, not to mention as 1 of the only 2 remaining women in the Top 12. Below…
Hannah Van Ongevalle, the written word challenge of the Diageo World Class Global Finals
Right at this very moment, Hannah – our Belgian contestant and among the 16 final contestants in the competition – is presenting her Written Word challenge on the most famous of all cocktail competitions: Diageo World Class. Frankly it is very hard for me to write any words at all, because I am baffled. I…
Hannah Van Ongevalle Breaks Through!
There it is! Our own Belgian candidate, Hannah Van Ongevalle (The Pharmacy bar, Knokke) has been chosen to join the final 16 contestants (out of 48) for the most prestigious cocktail competition in the world! The tension was enormous, the competition is very tough, but she made it. She deems it a personal victory to…
Hannah Van Ongevalle wins Diageo World Class Belgium 2014
For the first time in years there was girlpower on the stage of the Diago World Class Belgian Finals, Hannah Van Ongevalle and Sofie Ketels have definitely proven that the Belgian bartenderscene is no longer a male monopoly. Well, I must say, this was a very exciting competition. Eleven contenders, lots of new faces. Amongst…
JIGGER’S – Best Belgian Cocktailbar – starts 2014 with a Bang!
Belgium’s best cocktailbar ‘Jigger’s The Noble Drugstore’ will be invaded by a horde of national and international premium bartenders this January! Be there and surrender to their wonderful libations! The ladies and gentlemen that will present you their latest creations are all from award winning bars, like for instance Sherry Butt (Paris) and DOOR 74…
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