[ruby_title][dropcap type=”background”]4[/dropcap] India: Akhilesh, Perch[/ruby_title]
Akhilesh hails from a small town in India, Bhiwani, but comes with big aspirations. After completing school, he moved to Bangalore to study at the city’s Institute of Hotel Management. Stepping into bartending, he joined Ek in New Delhi, a high-volume bar with cocktails inspired by Indian ingredients, but is now behind the stick at Perch wine and coffee bar, also in New Delhi. Although only bartending for 11 months, he has already taken part in several competitions, but with rum his firm favourite spirit – as he says, there is always a rum for everyone – he’s very excited to represent India in the Angostura Global Cocktail Challenge.
