On Tuesday night, I was overjoyed to win the North East regional heat of the Havana Club international Cocktail Grand Prix.

There was tough competition, but I had two awesome cocktails and had done my research into Cuba and that shone through.

The drinks I chose to do were a 4 citrus and ginger daiquiri / Apricot a coco – a couple of tweaks need to be made but I am chuffed with them

This is Meimi, the UK’s Havana Club Brand Ambassador, and me with my winnings, a nice bottle of 15 year old. It’s well nice!

Next stop is London to pit my skills up against the best mixologists in the UK on Sunday 15th November. If I win that then I am off to Cuba.

Come down and cheer me on!

John Collingwood – www.wanttoimpress.com