Chambord, the black raspberry liqueur, has announced the winning cocktail in ‘The Hunt for Holly’ bartenders competition.

The winning cocktail Raison d’être was created by Adam McGurk from Sosho in Islington, London. McGurk’s cocktail, now renamed as the ‘The Holly Golightly’, has become the official cocktail of the West End play Chambord presents Breakfast at Tiffany’s at the Haymarket Theatre, London, starring Anna Friel.

The winning cocktail was decided at La Vie en Chambord, a special event that took place at The Valmont Club in Chelsea.

The successful cocktail eventually stole the Chambord crown following a live audience vote and a panel of two rotating judges comprising of Colin Ingram (Breakfast at Tiffany’s producer), Gerry Calabrese (Chambord ambassador and founder of The Hoxton Pony), Andy Pearson (founder of intoxicology.co.uk), Allan Taylor (web editor of Theme) and Charlotte Ashburner (Chambord brand manager).

In the final McGurk faced The Hoxton Pony’s Matt Dakers. The six other finalists, from a range of prestigious venues across the country, included:

Kyle Gibson • Blanch House (Brighton)
John Morrison • Elliots (Prestwick)
Ron Frith Mix • (Reading)
Mallory Scott • Bar Strata (Glasgow)
Brun-Noceti Emilie • OXO Tower
Giulio Amodio • China Tang (London)

‘The Hunt for Holly’ - Grand Final

The Grand Final of ‘The Hunt for Holly’ took place at La Vie en Chambord, an invitation only event for bartenders to celebrate Chambord’s headline sponsorship of Breakfast at Tiffany’s. La Vie en Chambord was held at The Valmont Club, an exclusive members club in Chelsea, London.

As well as enjoying the prestige that comes with having their cocktail served to thousands of theatre-goers, the winner of the competition also received exclusive tickets to Breakfast at Tiffany’s, a weekend stay in the Cavendish Hotel, London and a pre-theatre supper at interactive pan-Asian restaurant Inamo.