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How It Started: Speed Rack

Imbibe Magazine

It’s hard to remember what the drinks world was like before Speed Rack co-founders Ivy Mix and Lynnette Marrero. The all-women bartending competition , which was conceived in 2011 out of the constant frustration of working in a male-dominated industry, has proven their most impactful legacy. Now you can find us.

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Shakers Can Break Ceilings: The Rise of Women in Global Cocktail Competitions

VinePair

Diageo World Class has a reach that extends to roughly 60 countries and is an eight-month commitment , beginning with a paper application on the local level and ending with the national winners competing on the global stage for the title of “Bartender of the Year.” In 2011, Marrero filled in at agave bar Mayahuel, and met Ivy Mix.