Mike Shum and his Chan Chan Cocktail

Local bartender Mike Shum has won a spot in the Bacardi Legacy global cocktail competition, he will be representing Vancouver when he competes against 7 other bartenders from across Canada. The Canadian competition will be held in Toronto on March 23^rd where he will have a chance to present his cocktail to the judges.

He created his cocktail which is called the “Chan Chan” made with Bacardi Blanco rum, dry vermouth, St-Germaine Elderflower Liqueur, lime juice, sugar and Peychaud’s Bitters. If he wins the competition in Toronto, he would then go to Sydney, Australia for the finals in April 2015.

Yield:

1 cocktail

• Ingredients

  • 45mL Bacardi Superior
  • 10mL Martini Dry
  • 10mL St. Germain
  • 20mL freshly squeezed lime juice
  • 15mL simple syrup (1:1)
  • 3 dashes of Peychaud’s Bitters
•  Preparation
  1. Shake with ice until perfect dilution, fine strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with an edible flower.

One of the elements of this competition is to share the cocktail and promote it far and wide, you can follow his cocktail with this hashtag #chanchanaroundtown on twitter, instagram and facebook. You can follow Mike on twitter and Instagram @mshumbartender