The wait is finally over, The Perfect Blend are thrilled to announce the regional finalists for 2019!
The Perfect Blend invited the Australian and New Zealand bar community to enter their original creation that either reflected ‘That Moment In time…’ or ‘Minimal Waste, Maximum Taste’.
Over the last few weeks, the judging team have been working overtime to narrow down over 400 entries received from bartenders from all corners of Australia and New Zealand. After a gruelling blind judging process, the following exceptional finalists have been selected from each state (in no particular order).
WA APPRENTICE
- Charlie Hunter
- Taylor Rogers
- Asha Combes
- Max Giudice
- Paula Galvez
- Lachlan Hanna
WA PROFESSIONAL
- Lachlan Robinson
- Mark White
- Murray Walsh
- Jessica Arnott
- Hugo Togni
- Emma Crisp
- Zack Garcia
- Kaden Pool
SA/NT APPRENTICE
- Mike Han
- Jin Maekawa
- Jacob Alderdice
- Ben Tallura
SA/NT PROFESSIONAL
- Nick Corletto
- Chad Hanson
- William Turner
- Kayla Grigoriou
- Jaime Fraser
- Josh Mack
- Alex Johnston
- Anneliese Grazioli
- Al Simmons
QLD APPRENTICE
- David Aznar
- Dan Rutherford
- Joshua Pretorius
- Zoltan Ognyenovits
- Curtis Minnns
- Savannah Williams-Piper
- James Corcraighe
- Kiki Day
QLD PROFESSIONAL
- Alex Lange
- Luke Kelly
- Nicholas Harris
- Leroy Martin-McEwen
- Tristan Robins
- Joseph Chisholm
- Jessica Moxon
NSW APPRENTICE
- Brittany Rowe
- Benjamin Vials
- Orion Leppan Taylor
- Saravanan Subramaniam
- Jane Zou
- Noah Nguyen-Luu
- Conor Teevan
- Lucille Rose
- Liam Gavin
NSW PROFESSIONAL
- Vincent Valliere
- Charles Chang
- Natasha Capol
- Kate McGraw
- Tim Laferla
- Behzad Vaziri
- Raphael Redant
- Ashley O’Neill
VIC/TAS APPRENTICE
- Tyler Dent
- Alicia Clarke
- Alastair Broadhurst
- Tom Gibbs
- Shenai Jones
- Daniel Norton
- Liam Edmunds
- Oscar Shaw
- Chloe Cooper
VIC/TAS PROFESSIONAL
- Rohan Massie
- Campbell Nicol
- Ashley Luke Turner
- Damien Kos
- Renato Tonelli
- Adam Hussein
- Tony Huang
- Zachary Morgan
- Sarah Elyse Watson
NZ APPRENTICE
- Georgia Mackenzie Evens
- Axelle Martin
- Arun Rodgers
- Louis Shepherd
- Jack Coppack
- Toria May
NZ PROFESSIONAL
- Madeleine Tate
- Caellan Sparkes
- Gina Nicholls
- Joey Clancy
- Ben Newman
- Daniel Sullivan
- Andrea Marseglia
Kicking off in February 2019, The Perfect Blend will be touring this great country of ours, hosting five regional final events, then jetting off to New Zealand and hosting one there, to select a winner from the Apprentice and Professional categories, all of whom will be vying for their chance to win an ultimate fantasy-turned-reality, visiting Kentucky, the home of bourbon. Receiving a VIP tour of Jim Beam, and Maker’s Mark distillery then heading to New York to attend Brooklyn Bar Convent, and visiting some of the very best bars in the world!
You’re invited to attend the regional finals, more details to come.
Keep an eye on www.the-blend.com.au or www.the-blend.co.nz.