August is generally a quiet month in Edinburgh, except for the major international arts festival and the accompanying Festival Fringe that allegedly increases the population by roughly 100%, and that makes it the perfect time for lots of cocktail competitions. One of them was the regional qualifier for CLASS Magazine's Bartender of the Year award and I was lucky enough, along with Dave White from Tigerlily, to qualify for the final in October. More details on the finalists, along with their winning recipes, can be found in the latest online edition of CLASS.