Some of the world's best bartenders and mixologists from London have challenged their American counterparts to a Tiki Face-Off Championship, featuring a series of rounds.

Synchronised drink making.
Teams will have to make their team Mai Tai to music simultaneously. Points will be awarded for the show and the consistency of the drinks.

Pin the rum on the island.
Both teams will be up together and will receive two rum brands that they must pin on the Island it comes from. A 10 second time limit per brand.

Relay speed round.
Team members will draw their drink from a hat and each team will be making the same drinks in the order they feel will be fastest. The first person from each team will go up and create their 4 drinks as quickly and cleanly as possible. Once the drinks are completed they will then leave the bar to tag their next teammate on.

The tiki faceoff.
Each team will have 10 to 15 minutes to present their original tiki drink to the crowd and the judges. This will be judged on the drink taste and of course the stage show.

Knowledge
This round will test the team’s knowledge about rum’s history and the world of tiki. The test to be written by the teams behind the scenes. This could be incorporated with the pin the rum on the island consumer competition.

The winning team will be crowed with glorious prizes and bragging rights as to the best tiki team in the world. The winners will also appear at London Frum Fest in October to defend their title.

Winner: the Bacardi UK Tiki Team!

Great mixologists know that Barritt's Ginger Beer is the secret ingredient that makes good cocktail great.

The contest is simple: the person who comes up with the best cocktail featuring Barrritt's Ginger Beer wins a free trip to Bermuda for two. There are two categories: Consumer and Retailer.

Barritt's is offering separate trips for the retailer and the consumer for the best cocktail. The contest will run from February until May. The winners will be anounce at Miami Rum Renaissance Festival.

The winners are:

Consumer Winner: Lawrence Spies from Texas. The drink is the "Storm Warning." The drink is 3-4 oz Barritt's Ginger Beer, 2 oz. Gosling's Black Seal Rum, 2 oz. Domaine du Canton with a garnish of a lime or lemon wedge. Instructions: fill tall glass with ice and add 2 oz. Golsing's, 2 oz. Domaine du Canton, and top with Barritt's Ginger Beer. Serve in highball glass.

Retailer Winner: Sam McDaniel from Illinois. He is the Beverage Specialist at the Whole Foods Market in Lincoln Park, IL. The drink is the "Sake Blossom." It calls for 2 oz. of Barritt's Ginger Beer, 1 oz Clement Creole Shrubb Clementine Orange Liqueur, 1 oz sparkling cava, 1 oz. junmai gingo sake, .5 oz lemongrass simple syrup, 1 strawberry diced, 1 orange blossom (garnish). Instructions: muddle diced strawberry, lemongrass simple syrup and sake in a shaker. Strain into champagne flute. Add Barritt's, Cava and Clement Creole Shrubb Clementine Orange Liqueur slowly to the champagne flute. Serve in champagne flute.