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All aboard for Lascelles Wines & Spirits 'Bar Train'
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Thursday, October 15, 2009
Lascelles Wines and Spirits will be hosting a bartender training session dubbed the "Bar Train" today at 10:30 am at the Constant Spring Golf Club with Ambassador for Pernod Ricard, Joe Cabassa.
In a press release Kaysia Johnson, Lascelles Wines and Spirits category manager, International Brands, explained the concept behind the event that targets bartenders from establishments in Kingston: "Bartenders from Kingston hot spots such as Fiction, Red Bones, Medusa, Christopher's, among others will participate in bar training that focuses on 'Service Trends', 'Modern Mixology' and 'Bar Entertainment' concepts."
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| Ambassador for Pernod Ricard, Joe Cabassa |
In addition, the Pernod Ricard's brand ambassador will be expected to conduct practicals and tutorials, instructing bartenders on how to make the perfect cocktails using Absolut Vodka, Malibu Coconut Rum, Kahlua Coffee Liqueur and Chivas Regal.
Cabassa was ranked as one of the 10 best bartenders in the United States in 1994 by Pleasure Island's "Quest for the Best Bartender in America". Cabassa is an expert in spirits as he received formal training in wines from Champagne & Bordeaux in France, Argentina and Chile. In 1999, he was invited to participate in the first "Legends of Bartending" Competition in Las Vegas and was selected as one of the finalists among 80 bartenders from around the world. Cabassa is currently the brand ambassador for the Chivas Brothers Scotch Whisky Portfolio and Pernod Ricard brands such as Malibu Rum, Absolut Vodka, Kahlua Coffee Liqueur, Chivas Regal, among others.
The Pernod Ricard Group has a strong international presence, with distribution networks on every continent. Lascelles Wines and Spirits and Wray & Nephew currently carry a range of the group's premium brands including Malibu Rum, Kahlua, Absolut Vodka and Chivas Regal.
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