1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:03,360 Speaker 1: We noticed on the weekend well known publican Jason Hannah 2 00:00:03,360 --> 00:00:07,040 Speaker 1: had posted, or it'd said, on social media that that 3 00:00:07,200 --> 00:00:09,200 Speaker 1: Diageo thereafter. 4 00:00:08,720 --> 00:00:10,559 Speaker 2: The world there will they're world class. 5 00:00:10,600 --> 00:00:12,720 Speaker 1: And he said that there's a search on right now 6 00:00:12,760 --> 00:00:18,480 Speaker 1: for the world's best bartender country against country, but they've 7 00:00:18,520 --> 00:00:21,720 Speaker 1: also got to compete here in Australia first now, apparently 8 00:00:21,760 --> 00:00:25,080 Speaker 1: there's a list of the top one hundred in the 9 00:00:25,120 --> 00:00:31,520 Speaker 1: country and it's got nine passionate territorians on there, and well, 10 00:00:32,000 --> 00:00:34,760 Speaker 1: you know, Jason said in his post on the socials, 11 00:00:34,840 --> 00:00:38,760 Speaker 1: wonderful stuff and and well done to all of those territorians. 12 00:00:38,800 --> 00:00:41,520 Speaker 1: And one of them joins me on the line right now. 13 00:00:41,880 --> 00:00:45,199 Speaker 1: He's the bar manager at Smoke and Oak and it 14 00:00:45,360 --> 00:00:47,559 Speaker 1: is Alex Bubba Johnson. 15 00:00:47,640 --> 00:00:52,400 Speaker 2: Good morning to you, Alex. How are you really well? Alex? 16 00:00:52,479 --> 00:00:55,400 Speaker 1: In the top one hundred around the around the country. 17 00:00:55,440 --> 00:00:56,160 Speaker 1: That's amazing. 18 00:00:57,360 --> 00:01:01,240 Speaker 3: Thank you did the play number of us as well, 19 00:01:01,280 --> 00:01:02,040 Speaker 3: which is excellent. 20 00:01:02,960 --> 00:01:03,360 Speaker 2: Alex. 21 00:01:03,520 --> 00:01:06,600 Speaker 1: I know that you're competing obviously for the world's best bartender. 22 00:01:06,680 --> 00:01:09,280 Speaker 1: What's the process that you've got to go through, you know, 23 00:01:09,400 --> 00:01:12,319 Speaker 1: to become well? I guess to first off become the 24 00:01:12,360 --> 00:01:13,479 Speaker 1: best in Australia. 25 00:01:14,760 --> 00:01:17,760 Speaker 3: So for those street and starts off the first round 26 00:01:17,760 --> 00:01:20,080 Speaker 3: and we just now which is wheeled it down to 27 00:01:20,120 --> 00:01:23,240 Speaker 3: the top one hundred and then that's all online. So 28 00:01:23,400 --> 00:01:28,160 Speaker 3: you take take at the recipe up and then it 29 00:01:28,200 --> 00:01:30,840 Speaker 3: gets judged and the next thing is they then come 30 00:01:30,920 --> 00:01:33,800 Speaker 3: up to die it. So that's that process of the 31 00:01:33,800 --> 00:01:35,800 Speaker 3: top one hundred gets broken down to the top twenty 32 00:01:35,800 --> 00:01:39,120 Speaker 3: three and then that gets broken down to in the 33 00:01:39,120 --> 00:01:39,679 Speaker 3: third round. 34 00:01:40,000 --> 00:01:42,160 Speaker 2: Oh, this is pretty exciting stuff. 35 00:01:43,040 --> 00:01:45,120 Speaker 1: Now when do you find out if they're coming to 36 00:01:45,200 --> 00:01:47,480 Speaker 1: Darwin or if any of our wonderful you know, if 37 00:01:47,480 --> 00:01:51,160 Speaker 1: any of our wonderful Darwinians like yourself are in that 38 00:01:51,160 --> 00:01:52,680 Speaker 1: that sort of whittled down list. 39 00:01:54,080 --> 00:01:58,520 Speaker 3: So that actually there's a meeting home right now pulling 40 00:01:58,600 --> 00:02:01,280 Speaker 3: us through. What the next You've just got another but 41 00:02:01,360 --> 00:02:05,800 Speaker 3: it gives you another challenge. The first challenge they have 42 00:02:05,840 --> 00:02:07,480 Speaker 3: a couple of briefs. You could have chose which one 43 00:02:07,520 --> 00:02:09,720 Speaker 3: you wanted, and then this next day is a whole 44 00:02:09,720 --> 00:02:12,480 Speaker 3: plan brief and the judges come up to go and. 45 00:02:12,400 --> 00:02:14,600 Speaker 2: To come and trying to put to oh, Alex, what 46 00:02:14,639 --> 00:02:15,399 Speaker 2: are you going to make? 47 00:02:16,880 --> 00:02:19,919 Speaker 3: I'm not sure yet. My mind's not set up there 48 00:02:20,000 --> 00:02:22,080 Speaker 3: it's literally just given us a brief this morning, but 49 00:02:22,639 --> 00:02:25,840 Speaker 3: I'm still going for it, still thinking and they have 50 00:02:25,960 --> 00:02:26,880 Speaker 3: to be using drinning water. 51 00:02:27,320 --> 00:02:29,280 Speaker 2: Oh, it's going to be difficult. 52 00:02:29,280 --> 00:02:30,679 Speaker 1: Do you feel like do you feel as though the 53 00:02:30,720 --> 00:02:32,680 Speaker 1: pressure is on or are you feeling like it's you know, 54 00:02:32,720 --> 00:02:33,520 Speaker 1: it's a bit of fun. 55 00:02:34,800 --> 00:02:38,600 Speaker 3: I could give it fun. Obviously, it's quite pleasure. So 56 00:02:38,840 --> 00:02:42,799 Speaker 3: you're getting this far into it. There's a couple of 57 00:02:42,840 --> 00:02:45,440 Speaker 3: guys that the first time entering as well, and it's 58 00:02:45,480 --> 00:02:48,720 Speaker 3: again it's get this far, but you've got to enjoy it. 59 00:02:48,840 --> 00:02:50,720 Speaker 3: You're not enjoying it. 60 00:02:51,080 --> 00:02:54,240 Speaker 1: Yeah, And it sounds as you know, here in the 61 00:02:54,240 --> 00:02:57,160 Speaker 1: top end, we've actually got some amazing bartenders. I mean 62 00:02:57,200 --> 00:03:00,960 Speaker 1: the fact that we've got nine passionate Territorians are part 63 00:03:00,960 --> 00:03:01,840 Speaker 1: of the top one hundred. 64 00:03:01,880 --> 00:03:02,880 Speaker 2: It's pretty good going. 65 00:03:04,360 --> 00:03:08,000 Speaker 3: It's very good. Was literally name by them their shows. 66 00:03:08,520 --> 00:03:11,560 Speaker 3: Just how much what's coming along? Yeah, you think most 67 00:03:11,600 --> 00:03:13,320 Speaker 3: peop would probably think we're a little bit behind the 68 00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:17,440 Speaker 3: but there's still some fantastic yep Alex. 69 00:03:17,480 --> 00:03:20,400 Speaker 1: Anybody on that list from the territory that you're most 70 00:03:20,520 --> 00:03:23,520 Speaker 1: concerned about about, anyone that's you. 71 00:03:23,520 --> 00:03:26,160 Speaker 2: Know, really good at their job that you're a bit 72 00:03:26,200 --> 00:03:26,800 Speaker 2: worried about. 73 00:03:28,960 --> 00:03:32,200 Speaker 3: Yeah, some fantastic people you've got before that Analysa and 74 00:03:32,200 --> 00:03:35,600 Speaker 3: as you went to Mexico year before, somebody does. Yeah, 75 00:03:36,320 --> 00:03:40,680 Speaker 3: well Jerry in there and the top eight in the 76 00:03:40,720 --> 00:03:44,120 Speaker 3: country before COVID a year and a half back in 77 00:03:44,200 --> 00:03:46,800 Speaker 3: as a separate competition as well. It can be great. 78 00:03:47,080 --> 00:03:49,120 Speaker 2: Oh well mate, let us know how it all goes. 79 00:03:49,360 --> 00:03:51,560 Speaker 1: I'm trying to keep in contact and you know, as 80 00:03:51,640 --> 00:03:54,840 Speaker 1: those different rounds go forwards, let us know how how 81 00:03:54,920 --> 00:03:56,560 Speaker 1: our wonderful Territorians are going. 82 00:03:56,600 --> 00:03:57,840 Speaker 2: I always think it's great to. 83 00:03:57,920 --> 00:04:01,520 Speaker 1: See Territorians doing well in their fields of work, and 84 00:04:02,200 --> 00:04:04,960 Speaker 1: you know this is no different. Hopefully imagine if we 85 00:04:05,080 --> 00:04:07,600 Speaker 1: end up with the best bartender in the world, that'd 86 00:04:07,600 --> 00:04:13,640 Speaker 1: be amazing than It's lovely to talk to you this morning, Alex, 87 00:04:13,720 --> 00:04:14,920 Speaker 1: thanks so much for your time. 88 00:04:15,960 --> 00:04:16,880 Speaker 3: You're welcome everyday. 89 00:04:17,080 --> 00:04:19,920 Speaker 1: Thank you. That is Alex Baba Johnson there. He's the 90 00:04:19,960 --> 00:04:23,720 Speaker 1: bar manager at Smoke and Oak And as you've heard, well, 91 00:04:23,920 --> 00:04:26,960 Speaker 1: out of the top one hundred in the country in 92 00:04:27,080 --> 00:04:30,520 Speaker 1: the best bartender competition, it is Drgo's world class the 93 00:04:30,600 --> 00:04:34,760 Speaker 1: search for the world's best bartender, nine of them are Territorians. 94 00:04:35,200 --> 00:04:38,360 Speaker 1: Pretty amazing stuff, and we only know that because Jason 95 00:04:38,400 --> 00:04:39,720 Speaker 1: Hannah had alerted us. 96 00:04:39,720 --> 00:04:41,280 Speaker 2: To it on the socials. 97 00:04:41,360 --> 00:04:43,200 Speaker 1: And like I always say, I think it's great to 98 00:04:43,240 --> 00:04:47,120 Speaker 1: hear about Territorians doing wonderful things in their professions, and 99 00:04:48,240 --> 00:04:50,680 Speaker 1: you know this is no different. Really, if we end 100 00:04:50,760 --> 00:04:53,200 Speaker 1: up with the best bartender here in the territory, it 101 00:04:53,200 --> 00:04:53,960 Speaker 1: would be awesome.