Tuesday, February 26, 2013

BACARDI LEGACY COCKTAIL COMPETITION 2012 INDIA WINNER



Name: Sudam Biswal
Age: 26
Lives: Pune, India
Bartending since: 03 years
Legacy Cocktail: The Golden Era
Sudam Biswal is currently a Bar Trainer at MIAMI, Pune Marriott Hotel and Convention Centre. In his capacity, he is responsible for all the beverage operation, Beverage trainings at the popular nightclub. 
His style and skills are testament to a journey that began back in 2005 when Sudam chose a path that was instantly at odds in his family which was studying in a hospitality and management school. He did his graduation from Biju Pattnaik College of Hotel Management and Tourism. Bhubaneswar.  It was when he was doing his training in Goa that he got fascinated by a bartender who inspired him with his creativity and flair for producing drinks behind the bar. It took another a year before he joined a bar school to explore the magical world of Bartending. 
In a career that spans 03 years, Sudam began at the F Bar CafĂ© in Hyderabad in 2009. Starting off as a Bar Runner he honed his skills to be eventually promoted as head bartender. With a desire to polish his skills to the highest level of professionalism he decided to move to the Pune Marriott Hotel and Convention center. Over the next two years, he acquired hands-on experience in multiple facets of food and beverage operations and nightclub services. That was when he won  the Award for  Most Stylish and Flamboyant Bartender in the hotel . He started working with infusions and other revolutionary concepts in modern mixology while sharpening his skill and techniques. He learned to focus on minute details of the ingredients such as flavors, nutritional values and other influential factors. An ardent flair aficionado, he enjoys interacting with people. 
Sudam has always had a hunger to learn more and explore new avenues. He participated in the Bacardi Superior Rum Legacy Cocktail Competition 2012 where he showcased his skill along with the other bartending talents from across the country. Claiming the number one position in a fiercely competitive battle for supremacy he is now representing India at the Global Bacardi Legacy Cocktail Competition in Puerto Rico.

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