Speed Rules BSD2025

Speed Competition Rules

The Speed Contest will test a Bartender’s skills in speed, recipe knowledge, bartending technique and cleanliness. The bartender will free pour or use a jigger from the correct bottles and make the correct cocktails using the correct techniques to the recipe specifications.

All Competitors must register for their Free FBA Membership before they compete to be eligible to compete. You can register by clicking the link… https://barflair.org/register-2/

Bartenders can rearrange the items on the front bar any way they want as long as the items starts/finishes on the front bar and bartenders can rearrange the items on the back bar anyway they want as long as they start on the back bar.

Items on the front bar have to start/finish on the front bar. Items from the back bar have to start on the back bar and can finish anywhere

No pre-icing tins or glassware.

Glassware and tins starts face down.

Bartenders will start with their hands on the timer and time will start when they lift their hands and begin their round. Bartenders will then complete the round as accurately and quickly as possible without spilling.

You can make the cocktails in any order.

Only 1 bottle of each brand is allowed for the round.

Sodas will be in cans unless specified differently.

Once you complete all of the designated cocktails using the correct recipes and procedures, you will then stop the same timer you started with both hands to end your base time.

Each cocktail needs to be served on its own bevnap.

The Speed judge will then take your base time and add up all of the deductions to get your actual time. Your actual time will determine your score for this contest with the fastest times winning.

DEDUCTIONS

-Spilled on pours: 2 secs

-Breakage: 15 secs

-Wrong glass: 2 secs

-Wrong portion: 5 secs

-Wrong / Missing ingredients: 5 secs

-Wrong Procedures: 10 secs

-Wrong garnish / straw: 2 secs

-Missing Drink (3 or more missing ingredients): 1 min

-Each Drink not placed on a bevnap: 2 secs

-Each item not returned to the proper spot: 5 secs

-Each bottle/mixer/item from the front bar not returned to the front bar: 5 secs

You will be using the Spill-Stop #285-50 metal pour spouts for the spirit bottles except the Finest Call bottles which has a pour spout built in that flows very similar to a Spill-Stop #285-50 metal pour spout. You may jigger pour if you like as well as long as the Spill-Stop #285-50 metal pour spout stays on the bottle intact.

Items starting on the front bar must be returned to the front bar. Items starting on the back bar can be returned either on the front or back bar.

There is no throwing off to a barback.

You will be competing on a Flairco Portable Bar.

*The complete Spirit sponsors list will be updated soon.

The Cocktails for the Speed Round are…

(1) FROZEN HAZELNUT COLADA
2oz Gold Rum*
2oz Finest Call Single Pressed Pineapple
1/2oz Coco Reàl
1/2oz Hazelnut Reàl
Procedure: Combine all ingredients in a Vitamix Blender with ice. Mix & pour.
Garnish: Pineapple leaf & large straw.
Glass: Tall: LAV HORECA Archie Long Drink arh439 13 1/8oz glass

(1) OLD FASHIONED
2oz Whiskey*
1/4oz Finest Call Sugar Syrup
2 dashes of Angostura bitters
Procedure: Combine ingredients in a mixing glass with ice. Stir & strain.
Garnish: Orange peel and NO straws.
Glass: Tall: LAV HORECA Archie Whiskey arh437 12 1/2oz glass

(1) SPANISH STRONG ISLAND ICED TEA
1/2oz Vodka*
1/2oz Gin*
1/2oz Rum*
1/2oz Tequila*
1/2oz Whiskey*
Splash of Brandy*
2oz Finest Call Sweet & Sour Mix
Top with Hive₂O (Any Flavor)

Procedure: Combine all ingredients (except Hive₂O) in a mixing tin with ice. Shake & Strain. Top with Hive₂O.
Garnish: Lemon wedge & tall straw.
Glass: Tall: LAV HORECA Archie Long Drink arh439 13 1/8oz glass

(2) GIN & Hive₂O (You are making two of these)
1 1/2oz Gin*
2oz Hive₂O
Procedure: Build over ice in rocks glass.
Garnish: Lime wedge & 2 sip stix.
Glass: Rocks: LAV HORECA Archie Whiskey arh437 12 1/2oz glass

(1) WAR OF THE ROSES
1 1/2oz Vodka*
1/2oz Munyon’s Paw Paw
1oz Finest Call Rose
1/2oz Finest Call Single Pressed Lime
1/2oz Yuzi Reàl
Procedure: Combine all ingredients in a mixing tin with ice. Shake & Strain.
Garnish: Edible flower.
Glass: Tall: LAV HORECA Archie Martini arh724 8 1/2oz glass

(1) MUNYON’S PAW PAW & GINGER ALE
1 1/2oz Munyon’s Paw Paw
2oz Ginger Ale
Procedure: Build over ice in rocks glass.
Garnish: Lemon wedge & 2 sip stix.
Glass: Rocks: LAV HORECA Archie Whiskey arh437 12 1/2oz glass

(1) BOTTLED BEER
Bottled Beer*
Procedure: Open Beer & pour into pint glass.
Garnish: None.
Glass: Pint: LAV HORECA Olleria Beer olr350 16 7/8oz glass

To help with your training, here is the video of the Qualifying Speed round from Naty Peralta at the Bartenders’ Shakedown 2023 below…

Good Luck!

All rules are subject to change without notice and it is the competitor’s responsibility register for their free FBA Membership by CLICKING HERE and to check the Bartenders Shakedown & Mixology Matters Q&A FBA Group daily for updates as well as attend the Competitor Meet & Greet on Sunday September 28th at 9pm for any updates.

All competition questions will be answered from REGISTERED COMPETITORS by emailing “fba@barflair.org” with the subject “BSD Question” and then the question and answer will be posted in the Bartenders Shakedown & Mixology Matters Q&A FBA Group to keep it fair for all competitors.

It is the competitor’s responsibility to check the Bartenders Shakedown & Mixology Matters Q&A FBA Group daily for any updates or information.

Play the video below for a step by step tutorial on how to access the FBA Groups once you registered for your FREE FBA account at www.barflair.org.