How to win the Suntory Cup, with advice from last year's winners

About this episode

This episode features last year's winners of the Suntory Cup sharing their insights and tips for the upcoming competition.

The Suntory Cup is back for 2026, celebrating bartending talent with a $40,000 prize pool. Here, we talk to last year\'s winners Reuben Beasley-Palmer and Tom Smith, and together with Suntory Oceania group advocacy manager John Galiatsatos, they talk about this year’s brief, how to approach the competition, and share plenty more tips that just might help you get across the line and win the competition for yourself.

People in this episode

Host: Sam Bygrave

Guests: Reuben Beasley-Palmer, Tom Smith

Topics covered

• bartending competition
• Suntory Cup
• tips for bartenders
• winning strategies
• interview with winners

Keywords

• Suntory Cup
• bartending
• competition tips
• Reuben Beasley-Palmer
• Tom Smith
• John Galiatsatos
• bartending talent
• prize pool

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Suntory Oceania

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