JOIN THE CLASH OF THE CLASSICS WITH PLANTERAY RUM
Can you perfect the recipe for a classic Rum cocktail?
Showcase your mastery of the classics in the 2024 Planteray Classic Clash. 4 rounds, 4 rum classics, only the best spec will survive…Enter for your chance to take home up to $4, 000 worth of cash prizes.
Follow @Planterayrumasiapacific to keep on top of competition updates!
HOW IT WORKS
- Weekly Rounds: Planteray Rum, in collaboration with Proof Creative, is featuring one rum classic per week for four weeks. Each week, contestants can submit what they believe is the ultimate spec for the corresponding classic.
- Submissions: Contestants can submit their entries each week through the Classic Clash link. They have five days to submit.
- Creation & Judging: The contestants’ specs will be crafted by the team from Proof Creative and presented to a panel of expert judges. Judging will be hosted at Hero Bar PS40.
- The Winners: First, second, and third-place winners will be announced each week via the planteray.asiapacific Instagram page. Winners will be contacted individually with instructions on how to claim their prize.
Weekly Prizes:
- 1st Place: $700
- 2nd Place: $200
- 3rd Place: $100
ENTRY CONDITIONS/CRITERIA
- 1. Contestants must submit their spec on the weekly rum classic utilizing a minimum of 30ml of the specified range of planteray rum products.
- 2. Contestants must keep it classic! no twisting, no house cocktails. classics with classic techniques.
- 3. Contestants must share their drink on socials (story or feed) #planterayclassic.
- 4. 1 case minimum purchase of specified range of planteray rum products during four-week promotional period.
- 5. weekly prize limited to a maximum of $1,000 prize.
- 6. Contestants may enter any or all weekly rounds.
How to Enter
- Submit your twist on the weekly Planteray Rum Classic via the #Planterayclassicclash link by cut off time for the weekly round.
- Share a photo on socials with a snap of your classic with the following tags & hashtags @Planterayrumasiapacific @Proof&Company #Planterayclassicclash #Planterayrum (don’t share the full recipe on socials JUST THE PHOTO)
COMPETITION TIMELINE
4 weeks, 1 Round per week
Submissions live every Thursday for upcoming round
5 days to submit with cut-off midnight each Monday
Judging will take place either Wednesday or Thursday
Winners will be announced on Friday!
COMPETITION SCHEDULE
| ROUND | COCKTAIL | SUBMISSION OPEN | SUBMISSION CLOSE | JUDGING | WEEKLY WINNER ANNOUNCED |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. 10th – 16th October | Treacle | Thursday 10th October | Monday 14th October | Wednesday 16th October | Thursday 17th October |
| 2. 17th – 23rd October | Rum Negroni | Thursday 17th October | Monday 21st October | Wednesday 23rd. October | Thursday 24th October |
| 3. 24th – 30th October | Jungle Bird | Thursday 24th October | Monday 28th September | Wednesday 30th October | Thursday 31st October |
| 4. 31st – 6th October/November | Zombie | Thursday 31st October | Monday 4th November | Wednesday 6th November | Thursday 7th October |
Submit your classic clash cocktail here!
Who amongst you has the skill to re-write the classics
Frequently asked questions
Absolutely. Here is an example for the treacle.
Planteray Xaymaca – 60ml
Sugar Syrup – 2:1 10ml
Granny Smith pressed apple juice – 30ml
Angostura Bitters – 2 dashes
Stir Rum, sugar syrup and bitters in a freezing cold mixing glass with cubed ice and strain over block ice into a cold double old fashioned glass. Float apple juice and garnish with an orange twist.
Minor alterations and specificity in preparation is key!
We will allow the use of Rhum Agricole but it must not be the dominant rum in your spec. Think 10 ml in a Mojito, even 20ml in a Mai Tai against 30 ml of Plantation Xaymaca for instance.
As specific as you want. If you want to shake for 12.75 seconds and not 12.25 then we will. Mixture of cubed and crushed ice, specific garnish to elevate the whole drink, whatever it is we will do our best to facilitate this!
12 judges over 4 rounds. Most, if not all have been recognised in individual awards and competitions, have been bartending for most of their adult life and I would confidently order any one of these classics from them. A number of them also come with significant expertise in the rum and rum cocktail category. Judges will be announced on IG with a small bio so keep a look out.
In short: We’re looking for the best drink. The judges, as mentioned, have not only experience, but mountains of knowledge and great palates. Beforehand, the judges will be asked what they are looking for in the relevant classic. We’ll discuss what we don’t want to see, what’s perhaps taboo (Bitters in a Mai Tai?!) and what we do want to see. The recipe cannot stray so far from its original. It must be recognisable as the classic it is intending to perfect.