Joshua Reynolds
Joshua Reynolds is 22 and works at Pollen Street Social in London. He has been bartending for the past two and a half years. Joshua goes through to the World Class UK 2012 Finals with his Asian Fusion-inspired recipe, Tongue-Thai’d.
Megs DeMeulenaere
Megs DeMeulenaere is 25 and has spent the past seven years tending bar. She now works at Bramble in Edinburgh and goes through to the World Class UK 2012 with her gentlemanly version of the Classic Martini, The Mister.
Julian de Feral
Julian de Feral has spent the past 13 years working in top London bars including Milk & Honey, Lutyens and Hawksmoor and has recently joined Gorgeous Group as Drinks Specialist. Having made it through to the World Class UK Finals three times before, he’s hoping this time round to bring the global title back to Blighty.
Robert Wood from The Kenilworth
I started my bartending career in the Canary Islands as a holiday job and never looked back. I began my UK working career in Manchester where I roamed from bar to bar collating knowledge, skills and experience, working with some of the finest bartenders. I have worked in hotel bars, fine dining restaurants, nightclubs, high volume cocktail bars and neighbourhood bars. I have been at The Kenilworth for almost four years and still love coming to work everyday. I feel very lucky to get paid to do a job I love doing.
Adrian Gomes gets Tiki with it
My name is Adrian Gomes, I’m 32 and for the past 14 years I have had the pleasure of serving drinks to friends and strangers alike. I own a cocktail catering company called 10 Dollar Shake, which in turn runs a weekly industry social in Aberdeen called ‘The Corpse & Cocktail’, held every Sunday at Ninety-Nine Bar & Kitchen. The remainder of my working week involves serving drinks for corporate, private and branded clients – each week is never the same!
The Cocktail Lovers: Official lowdown on World Class UK