The competition was organized by the Association of Bartenders of Macedonia, which is a member of IBA - the International Association of Bartenders. 20 bartenders took part and presented their creations before an expert jury, which chose the best ones.

 

The champion of this championship is Petar Stavreski, who will represent Macedonia in November this year at the World Bartenders' Championship in Cuba, while Vanja Golovski and Nikola Stojmanovich won second and third place.

 

The University of Tourism and Management Skopje, as a long-time supporter of bartending culture in Macedonia, awarded certificates and plaques "For special contribution to the development of bar culture in Macedonia" to bartenders Gjorgi Simjanovski, Metodija Perunkovski and Aleksandar Boschev.

 

UTMS also awarded awards for the best technique, which were won by Sara Stankova and Nikola Tikov.