Submissions are being accepted until June 30. Established as one of the industry’s most prestigious bartending competitions, the MIB program, now in its 13 year, has scoured North America for the greatest undiscovered bartenders. The competition is unveiling a reformatted structure with new non-profit partner Tales of the Cocktail Foundation and new media partner Punch.
Also new to the program, the Creative Grant Challenge will task the top 12 competitors to bring an original creative idea of any medium to life. Each competitor will receive a cash stipend to research and conceptualize their design before presenting to three judges at the finals in February 2020. The final winner will receive a $25,000 cash prize.