The Cocktail Competition
Bartenders from across Liverpool will be channelling their inner Tom Cruise at the Cocktail Competition Stage.
The challenge
Participating bartenders will be challenged to create utterly unique cocktails using Matugga Rum as the key ingredient.
What’s going down?
There will be a series of 8 rounds over two days of cocktail flaring, which will lead to the much anticipated semi–finals judged by master bartender Mark Lloyd, and the winner takes all!
Matugga Rum
Matugga Beverages Ltd is a UK-based drinks company and producer of Matugga Rum, led by husband and wife team Paul and Jacine Rutasikwa. Launched in October 2015, Matugga Rum is craft British Rum with an African Soul and the range currently consists of Matugga Golden Rum and Matugga Spiced Rum.
“Our award-winning range of premium craft British rums are distilled in Cambridgeshire from East African sugarcane molasses. Molasses are fermented for seven days before being triple-distilled in 200-litre copper pot stills, with swan neck condensers. During each successive round of distillation, our Master Distiller ensures that the heads and tails are precisely cut to extract the heart of the spirit.
Matugga Golden Rum is finished in English oak casks and has an intriguing smoky character that is full of evocative, juicy notes of tropical fruit along with a smooth, long finish.
Matugga Spiced Rum is embellished with a Masala Chai blend of six fragrant botanicals – black tea, ginger, cloves, vanilla, cardamom and cinnamon, a popular spice mix in East Africa.
Matugga Rum is proud to be sponsoring the 2016 Liverpool Food and Drink Festival Cocktail Competition. Visit www.matuggarum.com for more information.