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THE BARTENDERS SOCIETY 2025
COCKTAIL & SOFT COCKTAIL COMPETITION
RULES

Please make sure to read the rules in full before registering.

ARTICLE 1 - ORGANISER

The competition is organised by the company SVS La Martiniquaise (hereinafter referred to as "The Organiser"), registered in the CRETEIL Trade and Companies Register under number 632 003 877 and whose registered office is located at 18 rue de l'Entrepôt - 94220 Charenton-le-Pont.

This competition is free of charge.

ARTICLE 2 - PARTICIPANTS - ACCEPTANCE OF THE RULES

Participants in the competition must be over 18 years of age and in the legal drinking age in their country. THE BARTENDERS SOCIETY competition is only open to professional or trainee bartenders. Only one entry per person is allowed. The former winners of the previous editions are not allowed to re-enter. Employees and service providers of the SVS La Martiniquaise Group are not allowed to participate. This exclusion also extends to the families of the Organiser's staff. In general, any person directly or indirectly involved in the implementation of this competition is excluded from this right to participate. The Organiser reserves the right to carry out any verification for the application of this article.

 

Participation in this competition implies unreserved acceptance of the rules in their entirety. as Organiser shall have the final say on any disputed case or difficulty of interpretation.

ARTICLE 3 - PRINCIPLE

The Bartenders Society is an international competition where candidates from 18 countries compete to be voted the “best bartender.”

The competition takes place in several stages:

1- REGISTRATION IN THE DIFFERENT COUNTRIES: Between 1er January and 30 June 2025

2- NATIONAL FINALS IN THE PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES AND REGION : March-June 2025*

3- INTERNATIONAL FINAL IN MARTINIQUE (for the 2025 Edition) : JULY 1.

*These dates are subject to change.

ARTICLE 4 - THEME

This year, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the contest, the theme is : « The anniversary : celebrate a special event that marked you over the past decade »

Build your vision and your creation using Saint James and Marie Brizard All the candidates will have to create a drink to celebrate a special moment of the last decade. Whether personal or related to a national event that left a lasting impression.

ARTICLE 5 - REGISTRATION

In order to participate, it is necessary that the applicant accepts the rules and the waiver and assignment of intellectual property rights. Without this, the registration cannot be validated.

 

TIMING

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Registration will be open in countries in link with the distributor of St James and/or Marie Brizard. Please contact the local distributor for more information.

 

THEME 2025

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For the local finals, each candidate will have to propose 1 cocktails recipe inspired by the theme: « The anniversary : celebrate a special event that marked you over the past decade (see article 4).

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INSTRUCTIONS

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Each candidate must use products from each of the competition's partner brands: Marie Brizard and Saint James. The candidate can use any product from the range available.

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Minimum uses:

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Cocktail with alcohol: 25ml Saint James rhum + 15ml Marie Brizard liqueur/ cream/ sirup

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Please note:

- Cocktails that include "homemade" ingredients are allowed if a complete recipe is provided at the time of registration.

- The name of the reference used must be clearly specified in the recipe proposed by the participant, as well as the centilitre. Examples: 40cl of Saint James Blanc 55°, 30ml of Marie Brizard Anisette liqueur.

Candidates should submit only images and recipes resulting from their own work.

ARTICLE 6 - SELECTION OF FINALISTS 

Example : The evaluation can be based on the following criteria:

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  • 20%: Respect for the theme: CELEBRATION

  • 20%: Taste, balance and creativity

  • 15%: Storytelling, recipe presentation

  • 20%: Promotion of the Saint James and Marie Brizard brands

  • 15% : Cocktail visual

  • 10%: Respect of timing

ARTICLE 7 - LIVING EXPENSES

During the 2025 global final, the organising company will organise and pay for :

  •  Meals during 3 days. (The applicant must inform the Organiser of any food intolerances/allergies)

  • Hotel nights for 3 nights only on spot.

 

Any extra people and/or extras will be charged to the candidates.

ARTICLE 8 - NATIONAL FINALS

Each participating country will organise a local final. Details of the national finals (outside mainland France) will be announced by the local organisers.

ARTICLE 9 : INTERNATIONAL FINAL IN MARTINIQUE

The Bartenders Society 2025 International Final will be held in Martinique - On JULY 1st.

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The candidate will have to create two drinks for the international final. One with alcohol and one without alcohol using the juice brand Caraibos. All the sample will be available for the international final.

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2 drinks in total : One with alcohol One without alcohol or with a low ABV including 30ml of a juice from the brand

 

Caraibos, all the Caraibos juice will be available in Martinique.

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The organizer will not send Caraibos juice outside of France.

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It will bring together the champions of the participating countries:

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  • Belgium

  • Canada

  • Hexagone France

  • Germany

  • Ghana

  • Greece

  • Israel

  • Italy

  • Ivory Coast

  • Martinique

  • Poland

  • Portugal

  • Spain

  • United Kingdom

  • USA

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*The list of countries may be subject to change.

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The place and date of the final and the details of the events will be communicated later. At the end of the international final, the following prizes will be awarded:

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  • Prize 1st place: 3000€ + a trip to Paris or London to discover the best cocktails bar for 3 days.

  • Prize 2nde place: exclusive bottles

  • Prize 3ème place: exclusive bottles

  • Jury's Favourite Award: exclusive bottles

 

 

The recipes of the three winners will be shared with journalists. Their recipes and the visuals of their creations may be used for editorial purposes.

ARTICLE 10 - WAIVER OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

DISCLAIMER AND ASSIGNMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS to SVS LA MARTINIQUAISE


All recipes, names and photographs of the cocktails and soft cocktails made by the candidates in the context of the competition remain the property of the organiser.


"I understand that all photographs of the cocktails I enter in the competition, the portrait, the signature, the recipe and the sources of inspiration may be used by the Organiser to produce its creative material and that they may also be used in targeted media for marketing purposes, all without my prior consent. This agreement is valid for all media, for the whole world and for the duration of the intellectual property rights. I hereby waive any rights I may have."

ARTICLE 11 - PERSONAL DATA

By agreeing to the rules of the contest, the participant agrees that SVS La Martiniquaise, as the controller, has access to his data to take into account his participation. These personal data will be used exclusively by SVS La Martiniquaise for the processing and management of this contest and will be.

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