USA Shakes Up the Competition in Cocktail Contest

Team USA wins the competition to find the world's best mixologists in the 2012 Cocktail World Cup in New Zealand.

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8 months ago

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Seriously?, Lifestyle

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Oceania, United States, Europe, Seriously?

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United States of America, New Zealand, United Kingdom

Transcript

It's hard to imagine this is a cocktail-mixing contest. The theme of this year's World Cup was 'Lab Experiment'. And team U.S.A.'s stirring mixology performance took the top prize. Team member Beckaly Franks is the first woman to ever win the event. SOUNDBITE: Beckaly Franks, Team U.S.A. contender, saying (English): "I normally don't think of things in a gender-specific category because I feel women shouldn't isolate themselves into anything, but it really feels good to bridge the gap." Home team, New Zealand took second place. And team Britain whisked into third spot.