The Peter F. Heering Sling Award jury panels worldwide have notified 44 Sling Bartenders that… “You are Global, Baby!!” The Peter F. Heering Sling Award, which has grown from 27 participating countries last year to now 44 participating Sling inspired countries has elevated the competition to one of the world’s greatest and largest cocktail competitions and more importantly lifted this extremely talented group of bar-stars into rare air in the ever-growing global cocktail scene.
The Top 44 Global Finalist will now get the unique opportunity leverage “The Peoples Vote” and will be provided a stipend to support cocktail menus, cocktails of the month or whatever they feel will inspire their guests, friends and family to raise their profile and their Sling achievement, see www.facebook.com/heeringliqueur.
Moving forward, the Top 44 Sling stars will have the opportunity to move into the Top 15 Global Semi-Finalist category, which will take place August 26th in London, England led by bar legend Simon Difford. Difford will lead a prestigious jury panel that will include media, tastemakers and bar experts who will determine who will move onto Berlin, Germany and the Top 5 Global Finalist of the 2014 Peter F. Heering Sling Award, on Oct 7th -8th at Bar Convent Berlin.
The elite 15 Global finalist of The 2014 Peter F. Heering Sling Award will receive one personal electronic tablet, containing instructions for the semi-finals that take place in London, and will be asked to create a 3 min (maximum) video of their Sling-spiration.
· National Winners see www.heering.com
