For its highball cocktail competition, Christian Drouin asked bartenders to create minimalist Highball recipes featuring its Calvados or its Blanche.

71 bartenders from across France competed in the preliminary round, and ultimately 12 were chosen for the upcoming final on September 26 at Copperbay (Paris):

  • Yohan Arguel (L'Artchimiste, Lyon)
  • Margot Crête (L’Absinthe, Rouen)
  • Emilie Fabbe (Hôtel des Grands Boulevards, Paris)
  • Marius Ferrand (Ayawasca Cocktail Club, Bordeaux)
  • Lucas Fournier (CopperBay, Paris)
  • Alexandre Girard (La Queue du Coq, Annecy)
  • François Kaiser (Le Groom, Lyon)
  • Alexis Lorilleux (La Queue du Coq, Annecy)
  • Julie Martin (Amaro, Paris)
  • Léo Pruvot (Tempête, Toulouse)
  • François Xavier Sanchiz (Le Ritz Bar, Paris)
  • Enzo Sargologos (Divine, Paris)

"Comptoir Normand" by François Xavier Sanchiz (on the left) and "Lollipom" by Lucas Fournier (📸 @lephotographedudimanche)

To judge the final, the panel of judges will include:

  • Guillaume Drouin (Christian Drouin Calvados)
  • Maxime Potfer (Sand Bar Consulting)
  • Mihaela Iordache (Brulerie de Belleville)
  • Thomas Codsi (Castor Club)
  • Antony Courteille (Boulangerie Sain)

Good luck to everyone!