PATRÓN Tequila is delighted to be supporting Speed Rack, the high-speed, all-women+ bartending competition helmed by award-winning bartenders Lynnette Marrero and Ivy Mix, designed to champion women and femme identifying folx in the cocktail industry!

Sharing Speed Rack’s commitment to fostering the bar community, PATRÓN Tequila will be sponsoring Season 11 across competition events in the US and in other countries such as Mexico. Along the way, we’ll share highlights and recaps across Academia PATRÓN digital channels, so keep an eye out for all the latest on upcoming challenges. 

Over the years, Speed Rack’s footprint has expanded alongside the voice of bartending women who passionately continue to raise the bar of this industry, and PATRÓN is excited to be involved this season’s programming. 

As the latest edition of Speed Rack recently kicked off in Chicago, Lauren Mote, Global Director of On-Trade Excellence for PATRÓN Tequila, commented: 

“Speed Rack aligns with our PATRÓN Tequila brand DNA and our education platforms, not only in what it contributes to creating a sense of community within the bar industry, but also because of the cause it supports. Representing and empowering those womxn+ who strive to have opportunities and a stage to showcase their talent and determination is something we strongly feel about. As our Academia PATRÓN and PATRÓN Perfectionists programs are stepping into an exciting new era to provide further educational opportunities for bartenders globally, we couldn’t be prouder of partnering with Speed Rack and give back to such a vast platform of bartenders around the world.”

Speed Rack continues its journey across the US with upcoming events in Denver (February 13 at Cervantes Masterpiece), San Diego (March 21 at Bartenders Weekend), New York (April 3 at Melrose BallRoom, Queens, NY), and the finals in New Orleans (July 23 at Republic, NOLA).

To stay up to date with events and upcoming news, follow along with @academia_patron, @speed_rack, and www.academiapatron.com. We look forward to all this partnership has in store. Stay tuned for much more!