Legends of Bartending Xii was held earlier this month to resolve who is the greatest flair bartender nearby the globe. The sport was introduced to many Americans in 'Cocktail', the 1988 film starring Tom Cruise. However, this competition shows the sport has grown to be so much more. This invitation only two day event hosted elite bartenders from party bars nearby the world at Lax, a superior venue amongst Vegas bars and clubs, to battle for the title. Danilo Oribe ended up grabbing the title amongst a tough field of competition. Oribe, having taken third place in the old three Legends of Bartending contests, was one of the favorites going into the competition. He rose to the occasion. His doing was one of style and finesse. He emerged flourishing while performing without any drops, against a talented field of flair bartenders.
The two days of the contest was broken into a day of qualifying rounds and a day of the final rounds. The three rounds of competition, consisting of speed, accuracy and flair, were held on both days. As appropriately named, the first two rounds are scored naturally on the speed and accuracy of the bartender. In the flair round, the bartenders compete on two detach elements, working and exhibition flair. The working flair portion is made up of the moves a bartender would use on the job for both style and function while serving drinks. Exhibition flair consists of those moves that are for show and entertainment uses. These moves go above and beyond those you find in normal circumstances. Upon completion of the qualifying rounds on the first day the competitors were shrunk from 75 to just 10. The following day, the 10 remaining competitors' scores were reset. They competed straight through the same rounds as the first day with only one change. For the finals the work flair and exhibition flair were made into 2 detach rounds. This allowed for the exhibition flair round to be performed in front of a live crowd. In contrast to the old rounds which took place behind close doors. It was here that Oribe separated himself from the field.
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