Six thousand bartenders from 24 countries poured their way through national heats, with just 18 making it to the World Class challenge. Pictured above: (left to right) Marco Pierre White, Salvatore Calabrese, Simon Difford, Diageo Reserve Brands Group World Class Bartender of the Year 2009 Aristotelis Papadopoulos, Dale DeGroff, Peter Dorelli, Gary Regan, Hidetsugu Ueno
1 July 2009 - Felicity Murray