A cocktail isn’t complete without a smile. Be enchanted by the world of cocktails according to the World’s Cocktail Sub champion for 2013- Francisco Javier Lucas
Francisco, bartender at the Med Playa Hotel Bali takes us into the world of high-class drinks. The World’s Cocktail Sub champion chats about life behind the bar, and what his future holds, now that he’s been rewarded with the silver medal for his technique and his inventive use of ingredients, at the World Cocktail Championship 2013, in the capital of the Czech Republic, Prague. His cocktail ‘Green Sensation’ (Category Aperitif) has been rated as the second best aperitif in the world. Francisco Javier Lucas holds the position of Head barman at the Medplaya Hotel Bali in Benalmádena Costa, where he […]
World Cocktail Championship, Prague 2013
We are almost ready to start World Cocktail Championship 2013 in Prague. Classic and flair bartenders will meet from 16 to 22 August at the Hilton Prague Hotel in the Czech capital. Francisco Javier Lucas, the national champion of Cocktail Championship Spain 2012 will also participate in the Contest with his cocktail ‘Green Sensation’. Francisco is the bar manager at Medplaya Hotel Bali in Benalmádena Costa and a member of the Association of Spanish Barmen on the Costa del Sol (Málaga ABE). We wish him the best of luck and a very enjoyable stay! It is also now the second […]
Comares named one of its streets after ‘Hotel Bali’
On Saturday, July 21, 2012, the municipality of Comares, Málaga celebrated the opening of a street that the citizens dedicated to one of the Medplaya Hotels in Costa del Sol, namely to the Hotel Bali in appreciation of the those who have worked in this hotel during the 41 years of its existence. Currently there are only six active employees of Comares at the hotel Bali, plus two early retirees. There is also one at the hotel Pez Espada, which had worked before in the Bali. In the course of 41 years of the hotels’ existence there were 46 Comares […]
XXX Provincial Cocktail Contest & Beer Draft Competition 2012
On November 8-9th, 2012 at 18:00 in the Hotel H10 Andalucía Plaza, Marbella was held the 30th Provincial Cocktail Contest along with the 4th Beer Draft Competition organized by the the group Mahou- San Miguel. On the competition participated the best bartenders in the province which attempted to qualify to participate in the National Championship which will be held in Asturias. To get qualified they had to impress the members of the tasting jury and the technical jury. Speaking about the cocktails and competitions, we can’t forget to mention that again this year competed Sara Delgado, the national champion in […]
