Speed Rules BSD2026

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.

Bartenders must supply all of their own bar tools.

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.

*Blender will be on the front bar.

The Cocktails for the Speed Round are…

(1) FROZEN HAZELNUT CHI CHI
2oz Vita V Vodka
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: Barconic 14oz Alpine Tall / Beverage Glass – Case of 12 SKU GW-15244-C

(1) OLD FASHIONED
2oz Duck Club Bourbon
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: Barconic 8oz Rocks AlpineTM Rocks Glass – 8 ounce – Case of 36 SKU GWW2009-C

(1) SHAKEDOWN STRONG ISLAND ICED TEA
1/2oz Vita V Vodka
1/2oz Tanduay Silver Rum
1/2oz Tequila Corralejo Silver
1/2oz Duck Club Bourbon
1/2oz Hennessy Cognac
Splash of Fundador Brandy
2oz Finest Call Single Pressed Lemon
1oz Finest Call Sugar Syrup
Top with Coke
Procedure: Combine all ingredients (except Coke) in a mixing tin with ice. Shake & Strain. Top with Coke.
Garnish: Lemon wedge & tall straw.
Glass: Tall: Barconic 14oz Alpine Tall / Beverage Glass – Case of 12 SKU GW-15244-C

(2) Hennessy & Ginger (You are making two of these)
1 1/2oz Hennessy Cognac
2oz Ginger Ale
Procedure: Build over ice in rocks glass.
Garnish: Lime wedge & 2 sip stix.
Glass: Rocks: Barconic 8oz Rocks AlpineTM Rocks Glass – 8 ounce – Case of 36 SKU GWW2009-C

(1) HIBISCUS RENEGADE
1 oz Tequila Corralejo Silver
1/2oz Fundador Brandy
1/2oz Munyon’s Paw Paw
1oz Finest Call Hibiscus syrup
1/2oz Finest Call Single Pressed Lime
1/2oz Yuzi Reàl
Procedure: Combine all ingredients in a mixing tin with ice. Shake & Strain.
Garnish: Lime wheel.
Glass: Coupe: Barconic 7oz Barconic Coupe Glass GW-608-C

(1) MUNYON’S PAW PAW & Sprite
1 1/2oz Munyon’s Paw Paw
2oz Sprite
Procedure: Build over ice in rocks glass.
Garnish: Lemon wedge & 2 sip stix.
Glass: Rocks: Barconic 8oz Rocks AlpineTM Rocks Glass – 8 ounce – Case of 36 SKU GWW2009-C

(1) BETWEEN THE SHEETS
1/2oz Tanduay Silver Rum
1/2oz Fundador Brandy
1/2oz Finest Call Triple Sec
1oz Finest Call Single Pressed Lemon juice
Procedure: Combine all ingredients in a mixing tin with ice. Shake & Strain.
Garnish: Lemon wedge.
Glass: Coupe: Barconic 7oz Barconic Coupe Glass GW-608-C

(1) BOTTLED BEER
Bottled Beer
Procedure: Open Beer & pour into pint glass.
Garnish: None.
Glass: Pint: Barconic 16oz pint/Mixing Glass GW-Pint-16

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 under the FBA “Members Lounge” or asking directly 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.