The global finals jury for the 2014 Peter F. Heering Sling Award has been announced. Global jury members range from an iconic cocktail historian to a James Beard Award winning Author. This notable group will gather at the Bar Convent in Berlin, Germany (Oct 7th- 8th, 2014) for the Global Finals to oversee and judge at a tasting bash, which will take place at the cool and regal Ritz Carlton (Berlin) at their famed Fragrance Bar. The Sling inspired soiree will be MC’d by Philip Duff, one of the cocktail world’s best-loved presenters and cocktail experts.
“Having traveled the world tasting the best of the best in food and wine, I look forward enormously to sampling brilliant cocktails in Berlin from the iconic Cherry Heering brand—and judging the international mixologists who made them,” said James Beard Award winning Author, David Rosengarten. “I have always been one for adventure…and being able to taste what some of the best bartenders in the world have done with the Singapore Sling is as exciting to me as any gastronomic adventure!”
2014 Peter F. Heering Sling Award | Global Finals Jury Members
David Wondrich, Cocktail Historian
David Rosengarten, Forbes Magazine
Heinfried Tacke, Drinks Magazine
Réne Riis, Four Magazine
Nikolaj Brøndsted, Good Spirits Mash Group & Umami
Fredrik Tilander, Owner, Peter F .Heering
*Peoples Vote | Attendees of the Bar Convent Berlin show will have the unique opportunity to taste the 5 Global Finalist 2014 Peter F. Heering Sling Award Singapore Sling inspired cocktails and VOTE for their favorite cocktail.
The Top 5 Global Finalists for the 2014 Peter F. Heering Sling Award
Canada: Taoufike Zrafi, The Bittered Sling
Denmark: Nick Kobbernagel Hovind, The Sloe Sling
Estonia: Sigrid Sarv, O’ Polo Sling
Singapore: Aron Christian Lobrino Manzanillo, Fables of the East
USA: Jon Kraus, Pepito’s Slingshot
The David Wondrich | Original Singapore Sling Recipe
• 1 part CHERRY HEERING
• 1 part London Dry Gin
• 1 part Bénédictine
• 1 part Fresh-Squeezed Lime Juice
* Fill with soda water, stir briefly and dash with Angostura bitters, then combine in a tall, ice-filled glass
The 2014 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.
Peter F. Heering has always been fashionable – a history of 200 years as one of the first global brands (EVER) and a fashion accessory since 1818, while being a part of iconic cocktails such as the Singapore Sling and the Blood & Sand. Peter F Heering is today present in over 100 markets.
The Singapore Sling is one of Cherry Heering’s primary unique selling points – The Sling should be on the drink list in any decent bar.
Peter F. Heering also has had the unique honor to be purveyor to every royal court worthy of their name while possessing the proper style, class and breeding to socialize across the courts of the world. HEERING® has always been fashionable. CHERRY HEERING liqueur is sold in more than 100 countries all over the world and is the essential ingredient in the world famous Singapore Sling and
Blood and Sand cocktails. For more information about Peter F. Heering, please visit http://www.heering.com, www.facebook.com/heeringliqueur
