The PERFECT BLEND 2018 New Zealand final took place on Monday night in (windy) Wellington at Fox Glove, on the waterfront.
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The PERFECT BLEND 2018 NSW State Final took place on Monday night at Oxford Art Factory in Sydney’s Surry Hills, with 250 industry supporters in the crowd and 12 extraordinarily talented finalists on stage.
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Clear those calendars next Monday night, (turn off Bachie in Paradise for one night!) come support, and cheer on your fellow industry comrades that have made it through to the State Finals for 2018.
Four Finals down, and two remaining, all in the quest to find the 12 finalists who will proceed to The Perfect Blend Grand Finals!
What an extraordinary bunch of talent from both Victoria and Tasmania that took the stage on Tuesday evening! Hosted at Glamorama, another 11 finalists took to the stage, in front of a live audience of nearly 200 industry folk, competing for that trip of a lifetime for two bartenders to head to the land of bourbon, Kentucky USA visiting the Jim Beam and Maker’s Mark distilleries and then heading across to Tales of the Cocktail in New Orleans.
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What a remarkable bunch of talent from both SA and NT! Hosted at Rocket Bar, on Tuesday evening, another 10 Finalists took to the stage competing for that trip of a lifetime.
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