The Finnish Bartenders’
Association welcomes you to the 54th International Bartenders’
Association’s meeting in Helsinki 19th – 24th October.
Venues:
Finlandia Hall, Mannerheimintie 13 and Hotel Crowne Plaza, Mannerheimintie 50.
I.B.A. (The International Bartenders´ Association) was established in
1951. Finland has been a member of I.B.A since 1955. F.B.S.K. (The
Finnish Bartenders´ and Supporters´ Club) is in the process of
organizing I.B.A. 's international conference for a second time. More
than 500 participants from over 50 foreign countries will be
participating.
I.B.A. 2005 is one of the most important happenings in the world of
bartending. The conference will cover, discuss and decide upon
important topics affecting the entire bartending community today. But
naturally, the highlight of the conference are the competitions. For
the very first time, Finland has the honour of hosting the flashy and
exciting World Championships in Bartending.
The competitions will be arranged in two series: The World Cocktail Competition, (W.C.C).
this year featuring Fancy Drink as the competition drink. Each and
every year future classics are created - surely this year won't be an
exception!
The second series will be Flairtending,
in which the world's top bartenders will compete for the flashiest and
most entertaining way to mix drinks! Finland's representatives are, in
Flairtending, the Helsinki-based Mika Räisänen, and Harri Törmänen from
Turku in the Fancy Drink competition.
Participating countries:
Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Brazil, Canada,
Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France,
Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland,
Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro,
Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal,
Puerto Rico, Russia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovak Republic, Slovenia,
South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, Uruguay, U.
S. A., Venezuela.
