Bartenders throughout India can now apply for a grant to attend India Bartender Week (IBW) in Gurgaon subsequent month.
The primary version of IBW will happen on 20-27 February 2025 and will likely be divided into two elements: Beverage Week (21-25 February) and the India Bar Summit (26-27 February).
The occasion is co-founded by Vikram Achanta, Minakshi Singh, and Yangdup Lama, held along with Hanna Lee Communications’ Worldwide Bartender Week.
The Handshake Grant, which the model claims is the ‘first of its sort within the nation’, will provide monetary assist to 100 bartenders, overlaying journey and lodging bills for the India Bar Summit.
The programme is designed to make the summit ‘extra accessible to gifted bartenders throughout the nation, guaranteeing inclusivity and regional illustration whereas inserting a powerful emphasis on gender range’.
Talking to The Spirits Enterprise concerning the grant, Achanta mentioned the crew are on the lookout for “essentially the most deserving candidates chosen on a pan-India foundation. We’re casting the online far and vast to get folks from the furthest corners of the nation.”
Candidates not chosen to obtain a grant may additionally attend the occasion at no cost as volunteers.
The Handshake Grant is open to bartenders aged 18-30 presently working in India with a minimal of a yr’s skilled expertise.
To use, candidates should fill out an internet kind, itemizing their expertise and motivations to attend the occasion, in addition to a cocktail reel submission to showcase their creativity in mixology.
Recipients will likely be chosen based mostly on regional illustration, technical experience and keenness for bartending, with social media creativity additionally inspired.
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