The first Italian cocktail competition - from 14th to 19th November 2020

Dear CICC Members and Friends, 

The China-Italy Chamber of Commerce (CICC) is organizing “The Italian Week: The Culture of Quality”, which will be held from November 13th till November 20th, in Shanghai. 

The Italian Week will bring the best of ITALIAN QUALITY to Shanghai. 

Participants will have a full immersion in the Italian culture of quality without ever needing to leave China. 

In the framework of the Italian Week, the CICC is glad to announce the launch of the first Italian Cocktail Competition 2020!

The Italian Cocktail Competition aims to engage the bartender community of Shanghai and the Chinese cocktail lovers stressing on the authenticity of two Italian classic cocktails famous worldwide: 

• Negroni
• Spritz
• a new creative cocktail or mocktail inspired by the Italian UNESCO site or Chinese and Italian UNESCO site

Everyone can participate in the competition, tasting and voting for their favorite cocktail!

Let's taste the cocktail! Bar Hopping - November 14th – November 20th  

People can try the cocktails in the bars participating to the contest and will be invited to vote the cocktail through an online survey platform. 

Below you can find the list of bars participating to the contest:

• Alimentari Grande 东湖路20号101-201室 Room 101-201, No. 20, Donghu Road   
• Ars & Delecto 进贤路222号 No. 222 Jinxian Road   
• Bar 1945 圆明园路169号1楼 F1, No.169, Yuanmingyuan Road   
• Bar Healer 天平路30号 No 30, Tianping Road   
• Botanical Basket 武定路1101号 No. 1101, Wuding Road   
• La Bodeguita del Sur 897 Julu Road
• Revolution cocktail 延平路98号 No. 98, Yanping Road   
• Sagamilu 江苏路54弄18号后门 Back door, No 18, Lane 54, Jiangsu Road   
• Suzu bar 华山路301号一楼 F1, No 301, Huashan Road   
• The Rooster  陕西北路455号  No 455 Shanxibei Road

Join the Semi-Finals - November 16th

The Semi-finals will be held in Bar Basil at Sichuan Citizen in Shanghai.

Semi-finals: November 16th at 3 PM

In the Semi-final a judging panel of industry professionals will select the 3 best candidates for each specialization (Spritz, Negroni and UNESCO Site Cocktail). 

People can join a 10% discount to the dinner, with reservation only, and get special Italian cocktails at 50 rmb.

Join the Finals - November 20th 

The finals will be held in a cocktail bar in Shanghai that will be announced soon.

The 9 finalists (3 for each specialization) will be evaluated by a judging panel of industry professionals.  

The final award will be given to 3 bartenders for, respectively, the best Spritz, Negroni and UNESCO Site cocktail.

Kind Regards,

CCIC Team