International Bartenders Association

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A poster for the IBA meeting of 1965 at the Claridge Hotel, Buenos Aires.

The International Bartenders Association (IBA) is an international organisation established in order to represent the most skilled bartenders in the world, it was founded on 24 February 1951. [2]

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An annual event, both World Cocktail Competition (WCC) and World Flairtending Competition (WFC) were presented and organised by the IBA. The IBA also sanctions a list of official cocktails.

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References

  1. "Meeting Venue". IBA. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  2. "How it started".