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Cocktail & Food Pairing

artur — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:08:33 +0000

Most of the top bartenders and mixologists agree on one when it comes to Cocktail & Food Pairing – It’s one of those things that when people see it, then they believe.

Creating a cocktail pairing is no different than deciding on what wine to serve with a dish and the best bartenders in the business have no problem with it.

The reason that wine goes so well with dinner is because it has so many different flavors. When pairing wine with food you take into account the flavor profiles and varietals.

When pairing cocktails with food, the easiest to begin with is thinking about what wine you would serve with the dish. You can then deconstruct those flavor profiles and build them back into a cocktail.

In many ways, matching cocktails with food is easier than choosing a beer or wine pairing since the mixologist can create a drink to specifically pair with a certain food.

“Unlike wine, you can change or tweak the flavor of a cocktail to suit a dish. With a wine, you’re stuck,” says John Kinder, mixologist and american brand ambassador for Mystique Brands.

We encourage you to try different combinations at home and just have fun with it, you might discover a completly new passion…

The ProgressBarEvents Team

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Cocktail Trends for 2012

artur — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 18:13:52 +0000

The cocktail culture today is changing faster than ever before. New trends, tendencies and fashions are constantly in the picture. To keep up and embrace the change here you have a few of the Cocktail Trends for 2012…

Spirit forward cocktails
Spirit forward means a resurgence of cocktails like the Manhattan, Gin Martini or the Negroni, that are based solely on spirits, liqueurs or aperitifs, without the addition of juices and sodas. This means that you taste the quality of the spirit without adding a fruity mixer that masks the taste of the spirit.

Cocktail glassware shrinks
In the ‘90s glassware got much bigger. Now it’s getting smaller. Cocktail glasses have shrunk to their original proportions; 5 oz. instead of the staggering 12 oz. martini glasses that we were using. It’s time to archive those fishbowls and start serving cocktails in appropriately sized glassware.

Bitters are the new sweet
We have long enjoyed commercial bitters, but the ones I’m talking about are added by the drop, and are often compared to seasoning food with salt and pepper. We’ll be seeing more of bitters, from the iconic Angostura bitters, to newcomers to the Canadian marketplace like Fee Brothers, Bittermans, and the Bitter Truth.

With that in mind go ahead, explore and enjoy the world of cocktails in 2012!

The ProgressBarEvents Team

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Christmas

admin — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 21:17:45 +0000

With Christmas just around the corner, don’t forget that ProgressBarEvents is available to hire with special deals on Cocktail Catering, Cocktail Workshops and Flair Bartending Shows. If you want to mark a difference in the most festive month of the year with a Special Event, Christmas Party or a Team Building experience, ProgressBarEvents is an excellent choice for this year’s Christmas and New Year’s Eve celebrations!

Cheers :)

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Festival Obrigado Portugal

artur — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 23:59:03 +0000

On the 1st of October 2011 ProgressBarEvents took part in the Obrigado Portugal Festival in Lagoa. The festival was carried out by imigrants from all over the world, living in Portugal as a ‘Thank You’ to the Portuguese community and Portuguese people for being so welcoming. Everyone had also a chance to promote their products or services and exchange business contacts. Of course ProgressBarEvents was there preparing delicious cocktails and entertaining people with Flair Bartending in action.

See you next year at Obrigado Portugal 2012!

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Algarve Flair Challenge 2

artur — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 23:59:20 +0000

On the 6th of July 2011 ProgressBarEvents and Cocktail Academy brought the biggest Flair Bartending competition in Portugal back to the Algarve at Rocha da Palha Beach Bar in Armação de Pera. The competition was supported by the World Flair Association and the sponsors – Finest Call – Premium Cocktail Mixes, Havana Club, Malibu and Bols.
A special guest – Marco Canova, one of the best flair bartenders in the world (currently Finest Call Brand Manager Europe) was judging the competition together with Artur Woj, Francisco Guerreiro and Paulo Cardoso. This time the line up was even bigger then last year - 21 national and international bartenders. All of them competed for 800€ in cash, prizes and glory. All day long eliminations loomed the top 6 competitors which went thru to the finals.
The finals were held in the evening with a stunning crowd of 500 people that gathered on the beach to support the best flair bartenders in the country. Soon we got to see who was truely the best…

The Final Standings:
1. Miguel Duarte – 234 pts. (400€)
2. André Guerreiro – 226 pts. (200€)
3. João Pacheco – 192 pts. (100€)
4. Henrique Tomás – 188 pts. (50€)
5. Manu Sain-Jean – 175 pts. (50€)
6. Vitó Bartening – 167 pts. (50€)
Best Junior – Manu Sain-Jean

A Huge Thanx to all the sponsors, judges, bartenders, hosts and the amazing crowd !!!

See you @ Algarve Flair Challenge 2012…

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