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# Lea Rouel of the Cambridge Public House wins the French Final of the Flor de Caña Sustainable Cocktail Challenge!
- URL: https://jiggerdaily.com/lea-rouel-wins-french-sustainable-cocktail-challenge/
- Published: 2023-11-10T12:10:03.000Z
- Updated: 2025-01-27T16:05:13.000Z
- Description: Just like film or music, bar competitions, ceremonies, and awards keep the scene buzzing. A few days ago, Flor de Caña hosted the French final of its Sustainable Cocktail Challenge at Drinks & Co in Paris, and Jigger Daily was there!
- Author: Pierre-Laurent Fauré
- Tags: Competitions, Bar People

The ***Flor de Caña Sustainable Cocktail Challenge*** is an international competition that aims to inspire the bartender community to become champions of eco-responsibility (since that’s how we say it in proper French 😉) and to build a greener future together by presenting spectacular cocktails using sustainable ingredients and techniques.

![](https://barnews.fr/content/images/2023/11/flor-de-cana-3.jpg)

## A Very High Level

The 12 participants (men and women) from all over France were invited to create fully sustainable cocktails, naturally featuring **Flor de Caña** rum.

The finalists were then judged by a panel of professionals from the worlds of mixology and sustainable cuisine: **Antonio Oliveira**, the brand’s European brand ambassador; **Cris Inacio**, bar manager at **Bar 1802** (**Hôtel Monte Cristo**, Paris); [**Thibaut Neuman**](https://barnews.fr/author/thibaut/?ref=jiggerdaily.com), a journalist specializing in cocktails & spirits; and **Alexandre Marchon**, chef of the restaurant **Marchon** and finalist of season 14 of **Top Chef**.

Zero-waste cocktails served in oyster shells, pomegranates (the fruit, not the munition), coconuts, tin cans, or grandpa’s glasses: all the contenders had fully embraced the guiding principle of this competition. According to both the judges and the spectators, the standard was particularly high this year.

![](https://barnews.fr/content/images/2023/11/flor-de-cana-cocktail-challenge-france-2023-2-3.jpg)

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## Pan Con Cassouhuète

The winner of this 2023 French final is **Léa Rouel** from the **Cambridge Public House** in Paris, who impressed the jury, in particular with her *“Pan Con Cassouhuète”*. A top-notch creation that included, in addition to **Flor de Caña** *12-year rum*, a peanut syrup made with peanuts from the Landes region and a surprising fortified aperitif based on bread.

![](https://barnews.fr/content/images/2023/11/lea-rouel-pan-con-cassouhuete-cocktail-1.jpg)

![](https://barnews.fr/content/images/2023/11/flor-de-cana-cocktail-challenge-france-2023-1.jpg)

![](https://barnews.fr/content/images/2023/11/lea-rouel-pan-con-cassouhuete-cocktail-3.jpg)

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She took first place ahead of **Benjamin Patureau** from **Rehab** in Paris and **Victoire Spanneut** (freelancer) from Lille, earning her a spot in the global final that will take place in **Flor de Caña**’s homeland in Nicaragua next February.

Léa will be able to compete for the title of the world’s most sustainable bartender, along with a 10,000-dollar cash prize, and other surprises!

We wish her the very best!

![](https://barnews.fr/content/images/2023/11/flor-de-cana-2.jpg)

![](https://barnews.fr/content/images/2023/11/flor-de-cana-5-1.jpg)