All-female bartender contest helps fight breast cancer

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1 年前

STORY: Can you mix a cocktail in less than 30 seconds?

Location: Mexico City, Mexico

These bartenders are attempting to do so as part of the annual Speed Rack competition

The event aims to elevate the craft of bartending across the globe

and raise money for breast cancer research and awareness

[Lynnette Marrero, Founder, Speed Rack]

“We give them a group of six to eight cocktails, where four will be chosen on the day of. And it's about teaching them ways of working and just understanding how to build those drinks fast.”

[Ivy Mix, Founder, Speed Rack]

“We started just as trying to create a platform for women to stand on in a male-dominated industry. The idea was always to raise money for breast cancer research and prevention.”

A jury tastes each cocktail and penalizes any absent ingredients

by adding on seconds to a contestant's time

The fastest bartender overall wins

[Daniela Leal, Speed Rack winner]

“I think this opens doors for us to be seen by people, not only from Mexico but from other countries too, so they can look at women’s bars, at women behind the bar and most of all that they know we are damn good at it.”