23 Jul Cruising with Diageo World Class at Tales of the Cocktail 2013
Every year the United States Bartenders’ Guild and DIAGEO host the yearlong cocktail education program World Class U.S. Over the past 5 years, more than 11,000 bartenders from 50 countries have participated. And each year one bartender is named the “DIAGEO Reserve World Class Bartender of the Year.” At Tales of the Cocktail this year, Diageo World Class U.S. took us on a cocktail journey through the Mediterranean. Concoctions were mixed up by World Class finalists and their bartender mentors. As this year’s global final took place along the French Riviera, each room featured cocktails from a different tropical local: South Pacific, Mediterranean, Indian Ocean/East China Sea, Caribbean and Mexico/Central America. With 33 bartenders, there were 33 cocktails to taste……so the journey began. We started in the back of the book and worked our way from room to room, tasting each cocktail and collecting stamps along the way.![Mexico - Central America](http://www.pleasethepalate.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Mexico-Central-America-225x300.jpg)
![Carribean](http://www.pleasethepalate.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Carribean-225x300.jpg)
![Carribean](http://www.pleasethepalate.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Carribean-225x300.jpg)
![Indian Ocean - East China Sea](http://www.pleasethepalate.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Indian-Ocean-East-China-Sea-225x300.jpg)
![Indian Ocean - East China Sea](http://www.pleasethepalate.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Indian-Ocean-East-China-Sea-225x300.jpg)
![Mediterranean](http://www.pleasethepalate.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Mediterranean-225x300.jpg)
![Mediterranean](http://www.pleasethepalate.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Mediterranean-225x300.jpg)
![South Pacific](http://www.pleasethepalate.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/South-Pacific-225x300.jpg)
![South Pacific](http://www.pleasethepalate.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/South-Pacific-225x300.jpg)
![2012 Winner Ricky Gomez](http://www.pleasethepalate.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/2012-Winner-Ricky-Gomez-150x150.jpg)
![2012 Winner Ricky Gomez](http://www.pleasethepalate.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/2012-Winner-Ricky-Gomez-150x150.jpg)
![Andy Seymour](http://www.pleasethepalate.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Andy-Seymour-150x150.jpg)
![Andy Seymour](http://www.pleasethepalate.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Andy-Seymour-150x150.jpg)
![Elayne Duff](http://www.pleasethepalate.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Elayne-Duff-150x150.jpg)
![Elayne Duff](http://www.pleasethepalate.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Elayne-Duff-150x150.jpg)
![Hollis Bulleit & Jason Patz, Denver](http://www.pleasethepalate.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Hollis-Bulleit-Jason-Patz-Denver-150x150.jpg)
![Hollis Bulleit & Jason Patz, Denver](http://www.pleasethepalate.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Hollis-Bulleit-Jason-Patz-Denver-150x150.jpg)
![Ian Burrell](http://www.pleasethepalate.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Ian-Burrell-150x150.jpg)
![Ian Burrell](http://www.pleasethepalate.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Ian-Burrell-150x150.jpg)
![Joaquin Simo](http://www.pleasethepalate.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Joaquin-Simo-150x150.jpg)
![Joaquin Simo](http://www.pleasethepalate.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Joaquin-Simo-150x150.jpg)
![John Henderson, Las Vegas 2](http://www.pleasethepalate.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/John-Henderson-Las-Vegas-2-150x150.jpg)
![John Henderson, Las Vegas 2](http://www.pleasethepalate.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/John-Henderson-Las-Vegas-2-150x150.jpg)
![Julio Cabrera](http://www.pleasethepalate.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Julio-Cabrera-150x150.jpg)
![Julio Cabrera](http://www.pleasethepalate.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Julio-Cabrera-150x150.jpg)
![Justin Noel](http://www.pleasethepalate.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Justin-Noel-150x150.jpg)
![Justin Noel](http://www.pleasethepalate.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Justin-Noel-150x150.jpg)
![Lulu Martinez](http://www.pleasethepalate.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Lulu-Martinez-150x150.jpg)
![Lulu Martinez](http://www.pleasethepalate.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Lulu-Martinez-150x150.jpg)
![Michael Parish](http://www.pleasethepalate.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Michael-Parish-150x150.jpg)
![Michael Parish](http://www.pleasethepalate.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Michael-Parish-150x150.jpg)
![Nathan Greene, Las Vegas](http://www.pleasethepalate.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Nathan-Greene-Las-Vegas-150x150.jpg)
![Nathan Greene, Las Vegas](http://www.pleasethepalate.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Nathan-Greene-Las-Vegas-150x150.jpg)
![Pamela Wiznitzer](http://www.pleasethepalate.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Pamela-Wiznitzer-150x150.jpg)
![Pamela Wiznitzer](http://www.pleasethepalate.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Pamela-Wiznitzer-150x150.jpg)
![Sother Teague, New York](http://www.pleasethepalate.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Sother-Teague-New-York-150x150.jpg)
![Sother Teague, New York](http://www.pleasethepalate.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Sother-Teague-New-York-150x150.jpg)
![Tony DeVencenzi, San Francisco](http://www.pleasethepalate.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Tony-DeVencenzi-San-Francisco-2-150x150.jpg)
![Tony DeVencenzi, San Francisco](http://www.pleasethepalate.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Tony-DeVencenzi-San-Francisco-2-150x150.jpg)
![Tony DeVencenzi, San Francisco](http://www.pleasethepalate.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Tony-DeVencenzi-San-Francisco-150x150.jpg)
![Tony DeVencenzi, San Francisco](http://www.pleasethepalate.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Tony-DeVencenzi-San-Francisco-150x150.jpg)
![Zahra Bates, Los Angeles](http://www.pleasethepalate.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Zahra-Bates-Los-Angeles-150x150.jpg)
![Zahra Bates, Los Angeles](http://www.pleasethepalate.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Zahra-Bates-Los-Angeles-150x150.jpg)
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