[:it]Mix Contest I – Turin meets Bologna and Florence[:]

[:it]Here we are. Wednesday 6 December will be the penultimate event of the 1st Edition of Mix Contest. This time the challenge will have a different setup, because the competitors will no longer be ten cocktail bars from the same city but five from Bologna and another five from Florence. At the end of the evening, the public will decide the winners, who will be two for each city. The four selected will thus join the winners of the challenges in Turin, Milan and Rome and together they will make up the team of ten champions who will compete, in January 2018, for victory in the maxi final challenge.

In the outdoor area of Eataly Lingotto, as for every event, a real arena will be set up, made up of small counters behind which each bartender will prepare and propose two cocktails, one more classic and one more contemporary, so that the public can choose their favorite Cocktail Bar and vote for it during the evening.

The protagonists of this event for Bologna will be:

Bizarre – Cocktail Boutique, with Enrico Scarzella

Fiordaliso Cocktail Bar, with Michela Di Giusto

Minghetti House, with Elena Montemoli

Sun King The Inde the Palace, with Gianluca Mazzoni

Rust – Refreshment and social point, with Davide Patta

Florence will instead see the following take to the field:

Atrium Bar of the Four Seasons Florence, with Simone Corsini

Rasputin – Secret Bar in Florence, with Daniele Cancellara

Local – Florence, with Matteo Di Ienno

Fusion Bar & Restaurant, with Michel Granpasso Orlando

MAD – Souls & Spirits, with Neri Fantechi

Upon entry, the public will be given a copy of MT Magazine, the guide to the best Cocktail Bars and Hotel Bars in Turin and Milan, born from an idea by Laura Carello and To Be, a communications and events agency in Turin.

The appointment is therefore set for Wednesday 6 December and the challenge is one that is worth the wait.

The journey that led Mix Contest to become one of the industry challenges most loved by the public began on Tuesday 25 July 2017, when the first Bartenders of the selection, coming from Turin and part of the MT Magazine guide, “battled” each other with cocktails in the Sala dei Duecento of Eataly Lingotto. Next, it was the turn of the bartenders from Milan, who arrived in Turin in force, ready to fly the flag of one of the cities where cocktail making has expressed and still expresses its best forms. After that, it was the turn of the Capital, with its international trends and its all-Italian spirit, to land in Turin with a load of bartenders who enchanted with their cocktails and entertained the public with laughter. Finally, it will be Bologna and Florence, cities of art and young people, places of history and study, including gastronomic, who will challenge each other with mixology on Wednesday 6 December in the outdoor area of Eataly Lingotto.

Each appointment has decreed two winners and the same will happen for the next challenge. At the end of the evening, the list of 10 finalists will be completed who will compete for the final victory of the 1st Edition of Mix Contest, scheduled for January 2018.

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