Women’s cocktail competition in Sancti Spíritus

Behind the counter, in the heart of the bar, the atmosphere reveals other realities.

On sturdy wooden shelves, bottles hold drinks and liquors that will soon overflow into cocktail shakers, glasses, and desires that fuel the divine concoctions that feminine hands will prepare.

Silence, concentration, ice, Havana Club rum, syrups, fruit-flavored extracts, blends.

Then, the Bar Queens rhythmically shake their cocktail shakers. And inside, fragrances and flavors mingle.

The First National Women’s Cocktail Championship is taking place at the Liana Bar in Sancti Spíritus, a conspiracy embraced by the Palmares Branch and the Islazul hotel chain.