World Cocktail Championship (Wcc): Format, Rules & Regulations
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WORLD COCKTAIL CHAMPIONSHIP (WCC): FORMAT, RULES & REGULATIONS GENERAL 1. The World Cocktail Championship (WCC) is open to Member Guilds of the International Bartenders Association only. 2. The World Cocktail Championship consist of six (6) Competitions, being Flairtending Competition, Before Dinner Cocktail Competition, After Dinner Cocktail Competition, Sparkling Cocktail Competition, Fancy Cocktail Competition and Longdrink Competition. 3. The World Cocktail Championship shall be formalised and prepared by the “Host-country” in accordance with the WCC Rules and Regulations. The WCC Committee, in agreement with the organising committee of the host-country, reserves the right to reject any competitor, recipe or recipe name considered unacceptable. 4. The WCC Committee, composed of the Vice-Presidents of IBA, the IBA Secretariat (in some cases in conjunction with the IBA Treasurer) and the President of the host-country will supervise the World Cocktail Championship conducted in the host-country. During the WCC a Judging Panel, a Referee, Spill Judges (for the Flairtending Competition only), a Tasting Jury, a Technical Jury, a Time-keeper as well as four (4) Sub-Committees, being a Bar Committee, a Back Room Committee, a Judges Stewards Committee and a Scoring & Checking Committee, support the WCC Committee. 5. Prior to the World Cocktail Championship, the WCC Committee will review all recipes for eligibility. Entries submitted to the organizers shall only be considered officially accepted once the organizers have sent acceptance acknowledgement to all contestants within ten (10) days from his/her submission. 6. The World Cocktail Championship shall be held each year in that country so designated by the Council of the IBA. 7. Each Member Guild shall submit two (2) recipes, one for the Flairtending Competition and one for either the Before Dinner Cocktail Competition, After Dinner Cocktail Competition, Sparkling Cocktail Competition, Fancy Cocktail Competition or Longdrink Competition, both recipes on to be filled in and registered on the official entry form supplied by the WCC Committee on or before the designated date. 8. All cocktails submitted will remain the property of the IBA and IBA Associate Members. 9. By entering the WCC, competitors agree to assign copyright of their recipe and drink name to the WCC Committee. 10. The WCC Committee reserves the right to have the final decision on any matter relating to the judging of the World Cocktail Championship. All decisions of the WCC Committee shall be final. BASIC COMPETITION FORMAT 1. Competitors in the WCC are able to compete in six (6) Competitions : I Flairtending (Free Style) II Before Dinner Cocktail (Dry or Medium Sweet Cocktail) III After Dinner Cocktail (Sweet Cocktail) IV Sparkling Cocktail (Champagne Cocktail Style) V Fancy Cocktail (Open Category) VI Longdrink (Collins or Tropical Style) 2. Competitors in the Flairtending Competition compete in qualifying rounds and a Final. Competitors in Before Dinner Cocktail Competition, After Dinner Cocktail Competition, IBA World Cocktail Championship: Format, Rules & Regulations (2011) 1 WORLD COCKTAIL CHAMPIONSHIP (WCC): FORMAT, RULES & REGULATIONS Sparkling Cocktail Competition, Fancy Cocktail Competition and Longdrink Competition shall compete in one (1) round only. 3. The contestant with the highest score in each of these six (6) Competitions shall be proclaimed winner of that particular competition. 4. Winners of all six (6) Competitions are being granted the title IBA World Champion. All six (6) winners (IBA World Champions) shall compete with each other in the WCC Super Final (held prior to the Gala Night) in order to battle for “ IBA World Cocktail of the Year ”. The contestant winning the Super Final shall receive an invitation to be present at the IBA AGM & World Cocktail Championship of the following year and be hosted by IBA (including travel arrangements, hotel accommodation – full board – and pocket money). ENTRIES 1. Each country affiliated with IBA is granted admission into WCC with two (2) contestants. One entry may be used for admitting a competitor in the Flairtending Competition and one entry is valid for a second competitor to participate, either in the Before Dinner Cocktail Competition, After Dinner Cocktail Competition, Sparkling Cocktail Competition, Fancy Cocktail Competition or Longdrink Competition (selected by draw). 2. Each guild will be drawn to pair with an IBA Associate Member with reference to two contestants) to at the end of the IBA Annual General Meeting. A second draw shall be done simultaneously (by randomiser) to pair guilds with the privilege to compete in the Before Dinner Cocktail Competition, After Dinner Cocktail Competition, Sparkling Cocktail Competition, Fancy Cocktail Competition or Longdrink Competition. The onus is on the Guild-President to inform his/her competitors, and to ensure that his/her competitors should use at least 1,5cl of the Associate Member’s products from the product list supplied by the IBA, that they are paired with. 3. Entries for the WCC must be submitted to the WCC Committee by the date stipulated (closing date). Entries submitted after the closing date will not be accepted (that is participants will not be considered for the competition). 4. It is the responsibility of the participant and Guild-President to ensure that recipes submitted most compile with the guidelines and recipe rules as stated. 5. Entries must be sent in the form of a Cocktail (Shortdrink), or Longdrink, not a Shot and be a minimum of 7cl in content. 6. Recipes submitted are deemed to be correct and checked as well as signed by the Guild- President and no change will be entertained except for error in printing. 7. No changes can be made to the cocktail recipes after the entry form has been submitted to the WCC Committee. BRIEFING 1. Briefing sessions will be conducted one (1), or two (2) days prior to the competitions. The onus is on the competitors to check the time and location of the briefing upon their arrival to the host country. 2. Competitors who are late or absent from the briefing will be barred from the competition. 3. The referee in charge of the Flairtending Competition will chair the briefing for the evening at which time the rules will be explained. IBA World Cocktail Championship: Format, Rules & Regulations (2011) 2 WORLD COCKTAIL CHAMPIONSHIP (WCC): FORMAT, RULES & REGULATIONS 4. Contestants must bring a copy of their recipes that was submitted for the competition to the briefing session. 5. Competitors should note that briefings are not a form for discussion, but judges will be there to interpret and explain the rules if necessary. FLAIRTENDING COMPETITION BASIC FORMAT 1. All competitors shall compete in one Qualifying Round and six (6) top scores shall be chosen to enter the Final. 2. Six (6) top Flairtending Competitors from the Qualifying Round will be selected to enter the final of the Competition. 3. The winner of the Flairtending Competition shall appear in the Super Final in order to compete against the winners of the Before Dinner Cocktail Competition, After Dinner Cocktail Competition, Sparkling Cocktail Competition, Fancy Cocktail Competition and Longdrink Competition. 4. The score obtained in the Preliminary by the winner of the Flairtending Competition will not be added to the score in the Super Final. All Finalists therefore will enter the Super Final on a blank score-sheet. In the Super Final the winner of the Flairtending Competition shall mix his/her drink in Classic Style. Contestants competing in the Super Final shall not be judged on technical qualities but on four criteria, being Presentation, Aroma, Taste and Overall QUALIFYING ROUND FORMAT A. Set-up 1. Competitor will be given five (5) minutes to set-up for the competition. 2. The timing for the set-up will commence immediately after the previous competitor has left the stage and the bar has been cleaned. 3. Penalty: Competitor will be penalized five (5) marks for each ten (10) seconds in the over- time during the set-up. B. Routine 1. Competitor will be given five (5) minutes for his/her routine. 2. Competitor must produce three (3) identical cocktails during his/her routine in the stipulated time. 3. The timekeeper will notify the competitor when the timing approaches four (4) minutes and subsequently three (3), two (2) and one (1) with a countdown. 4. Each bottle for the flair routine must contain at least 3cl of actual alcoholic beverages, syrup and juices used in the recipe. 5. Recipes submitted for routine must be from the sponsored product list and at least 1,5cl of the product drawn by the guild is to be used. IBA World Cocktail Championship: Format, Rules & Regulations (2011) 3 WORLD COCKTAIL CHAMPIONSHIP (WCC): FORMAT, RULES & REGULATIONS 6. Competitor must clear the station within four (4) minutes after his/her routine. Bar-backs will be assigned to assist. C. Penalties 1. Competitors who exceeded six (6) minutes will have his/her points deducted by one hundred (100) marks. 2. Competitor using empty bottle(s) for flairing will be penalized. 3. Once a product has been poured from a bottle, the bottle may not be used again for flairing. D. Disqualification 1. Recipe submitted with product(s) not from the sponsored product list will result in disqualification of the competitor. 2. The use of glassware, not being indicated on the sponsored list will result in disqualification. E. Mise-en-place 1. All equipment and bottles are to be stored in crate and kept neatly in holding area. 2. Competitor is required to bring his/her own empty bottles that are required in the recipe. These are to be used in case of breakages. The organizer will not be providing empty bottles. 3. Competitor may pour the required amount of alcohol into bottles in front of the checking committee (sponsored list) or use bottles as supplied. 4. Sponsors’ bottles presented on stage must be new, clean and with current label.