Cocktail: “Cambiar” / To Change | Bartender: Chantelle Gabino
This cocktail is the winning recipe for the Ontario regional finals of Bacardi Legacy 2019. “Cambiar” is a nod to the Bacardi Family lineage and homage to Don Facundo’s humble beginnings.
1.5 oz / 45 ml Bacardi Ocho
0.5 oz / 15 ml Amontillado Sherry
0.5 oz / 15 ml Verjus
0.5 oz / 15 ml Simple Syrup
1 dash Bittered Sling Clingstone Peach Bitters / or any Peach Bitters
A small spritz of lemon oil on top and rind for Garnish.
Add all ingredients to a shaker tin, add ice and throw the liquid between 2 tins ensuring aeration and dilution are achieved. Serve up in a Coupe or Nick & Nora, garnish with lemon oil.
Chantelle is a born and raised Canadian bartender with over a decade of experience behind the bar and in the hospitality industry. Regaining touch with her roots of growing up in beautiful British Columbia, her recent projects incorporate incentives to embrace ethical and sustainable bartending. Showcasing mother nature’s offerings while utilizing her long standing love of food & drink, in addition to her Fine Arts background she was crowned the National winner of Bombay Sapphire's "Most Imaginative Bartender, 2016". You can catch her tending bar at The Drake hotel, planning & executing custom events as the head beverage consultant for Mersey Cross, and Canadian Brand Ambassador for Bittered Sling; Chantelle is always ready and willing to shake things up.