MIXOART BAR ENTERTAINMENT
NEWSLETTER
October 2008

NEWS

LAB Cocktail Bar

It’s official! The LAB, cocktail counter, located at 1351 Rachel St. East in Montreal, is finally opening its doors to the public. Cocktail and flair amateurs – don’t wait any longer, it’s time to place your order at the bar! The LAB is open every day as of 4 pm.

The holiday season is fast approaching. Don’t delay - reserve our spectacular gastronomic bar service via info@mixoart.com.

OUR "MUST"

Cachaça Leblon

This month, our attention is drawn to a cane sugar-based alcohol that recently arrived in the SAQ. Cachaça Leblon, is produced in Patos de Minas in the heart of the Minas Gerais region of Brazil. This high-quality cachaça has won several gold medals at the renowned San Francisco World Spirit competition. Gilles Merlet, a French celebrity distiller from the Cognac region in France, brought this Cachaça to a whole new level. His French touch transformed the Patos De Minas distillery into the state-of-the-art Maison Leblon. The secret lies in a combination of traditional approaches combined with creative European wine-making techniques. Gilles only produces small quantities of his eau de vie in copper stills. The product is then refined in XO Cognac casks for an ultra-smooth taste. The eau de vies are then cross-blended to create the complexity, body and aroma that turns Cachaça Leblon into a prestige product.

To find out more, visit www.liveloveleblon.com

COCKTAIL SUGGESTION

This month we are profiling our “Minuit Extreme” martini, a short drink that is perfect for the end of a meal – as always it should be consumed with moderation.

Minuit Extreme

• 1 ½ oz Minuit Café Crème
• ½ oz vanilla vodka
• 1 cold expresso
• Vanilla sugar

Making this cocktail requires a Boston shaker. Pour the Minuit Café Crème, the vanilla vodka and the cold expresso into the metallic part of your shaker. Add ice, cover shaker and shake vigorously for 8 to 10 seconds. Serve the mixture in a martini glass (preferably chilled) rimmed with vanilla sugar. Enjoy!

BOTTLES & SHAKERS– Fresh updates on international Flair bartending and its participants.

World Flair Association

The world of Flair bartending is still growing worldwide and yet another group of heavily involved professionals has seen the day. The World Flair Association (WFA) was originally created by a handful of reputed bartenders, who shared their experience and promoted the sport of Flair and the service industry in general by organising events and competitions all over the planet. Among others, The Skyy Flair Global challenge, the Grand Slam competition, the Roadhouse, the UFBC, the Paris Flair Open and the Athens Flair Open are examples of WFA endorsed events.
For more details: info@worldflairassociation.com

COMPETITIONS – Monthly Bar and Flair events from around the world.

For those who are interested, here’s what’s going on in terms of competitions for the month of November.

Quest
It’s that time of the year again! The famous Quest competition, formerly known as “The Quest for the Best”, is one of the oldest flair bartending competitions to have seen the day and is also one of the most respected. It is held on November 9th to 12th 2008 at Groove Nightclub at Universal Studios, Orlando, Fl. Registrations are open and divided into 3 categories : amateur, advanced and pro in order to encourage all calibers to measure up to the best in the Flair bartending world. Quest is sponsored by Skyy vodka and Finest Call and is part of the FBA Pro Tour. $25,000 in cash will be awarded to the Advanced and Pro divisions with trophies to all finalists!

Flair on the Rocks
After an absence of a few years, the Flair On The Rocks competition is back in the Cayman islands. This competition will be a Level 3 event on the FBA North American Pro Tour and is presented by Flairco Inc. and Sanshands on November 20th and 21st 2008, at Rackhams Pub in Georgetown, Grand Cayman. The available prize money is $7500.00 and might yet increase.