Now on its 9th year, the GSM Blueniversity Skills Showdown has become a major event for all Hotel and Restaurant Management (HRM) students across the Philippines. For its 2016 leg, taking place last March 7 of this year, at San Andres Complex in Malate, the Blueniversity Skills Showdown will be hosted by Vince Uy, GSM Blueniversity's Ambassador from 2011 and 2012.
The skills showdown and bartending competition will take place. One representative from each participating school will be competing in the following categories:
- Best trick
- Garnish making
- Sensory test
- Flairtending
Judges for the event would include the multi-awarded Derick de Borja (winner of Chefs on Parade, and the Creative Flairtending Competition), Mr. Jun Arabejo (champion of the PBL Flairtending showdown in 2002), Mr. Marlon Aseoche (grand champion for the Robinsons Wine and Liquor festival in 2012), and Mr. Benjie Lavarias (operational manager and owner of Bartender at Work Mobile and G Tuazon Cafe)
The guest judge and technical head for the event will be Mr. Erwyn Unigo, former head bartender at the EDSA Shangri-La hotel, founder and president of the Philippine Flair Bartending Alliance, owner of cocktail caterer, Blueshot Mobile Bar, and the first ever GSM Blue Flair Idol Grand Champion in the professional division.
Jam-packed with exciting, superstar guest, and jaw-dropping flairtending displays, the 2016 GSM Blueniversity Bar Skills Showdown is sure to be bigger and better that ever. Here are more images happened on the said event:
