Here's What to Drink During This Year's World Class Cocktail Festival

Diageo’s World Class cocktail competition crowns the World Class Bartender of the Year and features top bartending talent from more than 60 countries. Ten bartenders from across Great Britain will compete at The Ned for the chance to represent Great Britain at the global final in Scotland later in the year. The World Class GB Final takes place from 1st to 3rd June. From 27th May to 7th June, The Ned will host a World Class Cocktail Festival with an exclusive cocktail menu created by last year’s World Class GB winner Emanuele “Lele” Mensah. The menu includes six serves priced at £16 and a non-alcoholic Squash Highball priced at £13, available across multiple The Ned venues.

"Diageo's World Class cocktail competition, which sees top bartending talent from more than 60 countries compete to be crowned the World Class Bartender of the Year, is the biggest accolade in the drinks biz. Now World Class is rolling into London, with ten bartenders from across the nation battling it out to be the bartender representing Great Britain at the global final in Scotland later this year."

"The bartenders will be stirring and shaking their way through the World Class GB Final at The Ned from 1st - 3rd June, but you can get in on the action at the World Class Cocktail Festival. From the 27th May - 7th June, a host of The Ned's bars and restaurants will be serving an exclusive cocktail menu created by last year's World Class GB winner Emanuele 'Lele' Mensah."

"Lele, who's worked at some of the world's best bars, like the Connaught Bar and Lyaness, took the World Class GB title thanks to his technical grounding, considered approach and commitment to storytelling, all of which are on display in his cocktails. He explains more about them below:"

"Those six serves are all £16, with the Squash Highball, a non-alc version of the Calabash Highball (made with Tanqueray 0.0% instead of whisky) is £13, they're all being served at the Nickel Bar, Cecconi's, Millie's Lounge, Kaia, and Electric Bar & Diner (as well as member spaces The Vault, Library Bar and the Rooftop). We'll see you at The Ned."

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