Havana Club Cocktail Competition

[Dom Costa]

Dear rum lovers, I've just returned from Cuba where I attended the Havana Club Cocktail Competition held at "El Floridita" in La Habana.

Believe me it was one of the best experience ever, to have the chance to go behind the bar at "El Floridita" was a dream come true, just before strarting to prepare my cocktail I felt a big shiver along my back, that place has such a mix of charm and history ,you can smell it all over the place.

The grandeur of it's past as unfortunately faded a little, but what a feeling to stand behind the bar of " The cradle of the daiquiri" !!

By the way I ended up at third place , and I left Cuba with a little bronze statue of the "Girardilla",a copy of the weathervane that tops the Tower of Castillo de Real Fuerza and symbol of "La Habana".

But this is not so important.....

Cheers

Dom Costa

[Jason Perlow]

Well, is there any Matusalem Anejo Superior left to be found or isn't there?

[Ed Hamilton]

Congratulations Dom!! Third place is quite an accomplishment.

Will you share your prize winning cocktail with us?

[Bolivar Petit Corona]

Yes, congratulations.