Calling All UK Bartenders... 

Following the success of Yaguara’s ‘Cachaça Me If You Can’ cocktail competition last year, the family-owned Brazilian brand has announced that they will be running the competition again this year.

Press Release: Expanding the scale, this year the competition will travel beyond London, to Manchester and Liverpool with 6 heats between March and June culminating with the London final in September.

The scaling up goes beyond these shores as the competition will also take place in Spain, Holland, Italy, New York, Dubai and Miami. The competition winner of each country will travel to Brazil in early 2019 to visit the Yaguara’s Distillery in Parana spending some time with the Master Blender, Erwin Weimann then travelling to Sau Paulo to experience the exploding mixology scene before chilling on the beach in Rio …boom!

To qualify for the UK competition entry bartenders will work at an eligible competition venue. Contestants will be asked to present an original creation using Yaguara as well as their version of the Rabo de Galo, a classic Brazilian drink made with Cachaça and vermouth.

‘Cachaça Me If You Can’ was created to showcase the versatility, vibrancy and quality of artisanal Cachaça Yaguara whilst providing a platform for the skills and creativity of the country’s up and coming bartenders. “Last year we were blown away by contestant’s creativity and passion.” said Yaguara’s Hamilton Lowe “We were truly impressed by the enthusiasm for the competition so we’ve decided to take it on tour this year beyond London and to some of our key International markets.

At Yaguara, introducing artisanal Cachaça to the world is our mission and changing people’s perceptions of the category our aim. It is one of the most refined and most curated styles of rums out there with endless flavour profiles. ‘Cachaça Me if You Can’ encourages bartenders to experiment and explore the possibilities of Brazilian Rum with some exciting and mouth-watering outcomes.”

Entry for the competition begins 5th March 2018 and closes 30th April. For more information or to submit your original creation recipe for entry contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.