ITALICUS Rosolio di Bergamotto Announces National Finalists for the Art of ITALICUS 2024 Aperitivo Challenge

ITALICUS Rosolio di Bergamotto is proud to announce the country finalists for the 6^th Edition of the Art of ITALICUS Aperitivo Challenge. Beloved by bartenders for its emphasis on creativity and innovation, this competition invites bartenders around the world to craft an original aperitivo-style cocktail, drawing inspiration from any form of art. All National Bar Artists will gather at the Global Finals in Rome on the May 12, 2024.

Croatia & Slovenia

Samo Simjanovski | Kavarna Moderna | Ljubljana
Alen Šišić | Napoleon Caffe | Črnomelj
Tristan Romih | Dobrine | Celje
Gal Aleksej | Restaurant Milka | Kranjska Gora
Benjamin Skafar | Hotel Lonca | Škofja Loka
Jan Križaj | Kavarna Moderna | Ljubljana
Lovro Vetrih | Niagara Cocktail Bar | Maribor
Mauro Buljanović | Beach Bar Bamboo | Pag

Italy

Federico Altamura | MAG Cafe | Milan
Flavio Feola | The Pantheon Iconic Rome Hotel | Rome
Alessandro Zampieri | Il Mercante | Venice
Stefano Milici | Gusto Papilla | Patti
Alex De Maria | Cotton Club | Modena
Mattia Ilari | 19.86 | Faenza
Michael Collovigh | Gucci Giardino 25 | Florence
Candela Ferros | Eye Cocktail Bar – Atto di Vito Mollica | Florence

France

Nicolas Simeonidis | Boubalé | Paris
Pierre Dieusaert | Le Bar 300 | Roquebrune Cap Martin
Lucas Fossier | Le Fantôme de L’Opéra | Lyon
Mattia Galantino | Drinks & Co | Paris
Régis Celabe | Independant bartender | Paris
Maureen Cadet | Chateau de la Gaude | Aix-en-Provence
Margot Crété | L’Absinthe | Rouen
Aurélien Ouillon | Marié | Lyon

Greece

Fotis Gavalas | NYX Japanese Gastrobar | Athens
Panagiotis Mourelatos | The Dalliance House | Athens
Tasos Korakis | Tanpopo Athens / Bostani Sifnos | Athens/Sifnos
Eleni Karatzoglou | Fika | Drama
Chris Agortzas | Shake Me Up | Kallithea Halkidikis
Nikos Kouvatsis | Koùva | Lefkada
Georgios Spanos | Kamini Cocktail Bar | Parga

Hungary

Rudolf Szám | WarmUp Cocktail Bar | Budapest
Máté Steier | Virtu | Budapest
Attila Szabó | Ritz-Carlton Kupola Bar | Budapest
Bence Kelemen | Blackswan Lab | Budapest
Mihálffy Boldizsár | Neverland Bar | Budapest
Enikő Palánkay | WarmUp | Budapest
Roland Nagy | Alice Hotel | Budapest
Ádám Szondi | Hotsy Totsy | Budapest

Norway

Kim Seach | Bar 1893 | Bergen
Valerio Sabatiieli | Pier 42 | Oslo
Anastasios Giatras | The Conduit | Oslo
Przemysław Kraus | Secret Cocktail Bar | Porsgrunn
Bread Christensen | Club 21 | Kristiansand
Ola Kinserdal | Attrå | Larvik
Grigoris Mountanos | Sommerro House | Oslo

Spain

Vincenzo Amorese | Bad Company | Madrid
Stefano Pen | Monk | Barcelona
Esmeralda Castrogiovanni | Sips Drinkery | Barcelona
Oleksandr Danilov | Residence | Bilbao
Juan Ramon Alcalde Nosti | Coupette & Co | Ibiza
Edward Baez Sergura | Mandarin Oriental Ritz | Madrid
Maurizio Santo Carlea | Paradiso | Barcelona
Ruben Sudmeier | Hāfu | Salamanca

Sweden

Karl Stefansson | Soho House | Stockholm
Arber Bamci | Rooftop Brasserie Draken | Gothenbourg
Marcus Schill Jansson | Villa Dagmar | Stockholm
Martin Forsmark | Hotel Kung Carl | Stockholm
Victor Nordelöf | Boqueria | Stockholm
Christian Labbate | Cadier Bar | Stockholm
Daniel Seehuusen | Hotel Riviera | Båstad
Maria Hallhagen | Gondolen | Stockholm

Switzerland

National finalists to be announced next week.

United Kingdom

Maia Mandell | Sexy Fish | London
Caron Richmond | Panda & Sons | Edinburgh
Brandon Stead | 45 West Gin and Cocktail Bar | Leicester
Ben Kendrick | Speak In Code | Manchester
Emmy Pip Knight | The American Bar, Savoy Hotel | London
Aldo Chiantella | Viajante87 | London
Edoardo Folin | The Donovan Bar | London
Marie Nolin | The Coral Room | London

United States

Everyn Phoenix | Bisous | Chicago
Aline Tongkhuya | Modernist | Fresno
David Lozano | The Collab | Miami
Guchuan Yin | Double Chicken Please | New York
Alejandro Dominguez | Bar Calico | New York
Ayaka Yamamoto | Bar Moga | New York
Dmytro Shovkoplias | Medium Cool | Miami
Khori Ticer | Roosevelt Room | Austin

Hong Kong

Pei Cheung | Bar Anima | Hong Kong
Ming Yiu Chan | Darkside Rosewood | Hong Kong
Man Hin Kou | Room309 | Hong Kong
Hasting Ng | Blossom | Hong Kong
Lau Ka Yee | Room309 | Hong Kong
Jeffrey Ng | 1 | Hong Kong
Ka Chun Wong | The Poet | Hong Kong
Lincoln Yeung | Mirage Bar & Restaurant at Renaissance Harbour View Hotel | Hong Kong

Wild Card

The winner of the Wild Card will be announced after all the National finals, mid-April 2024.
Grazie to all who took part in the challenge this year and BUONA FORTUNA to all finalists competing for the National finals.