Some of the world's top bartenders will face off in New Zealand this weekend for the top prize in 42Below's 2010 Cocktail World Cup. These master mixologists were handpicked by judges at regional events, where each prepared and presented boozy goodness (aka crafted cocktails) with equal parts precision and panache.

So does this mean that head-to-head bartending qualifies as sport? Asylum's Anthony Layser attended the U.S. finals to answer that question while plying his liver with numerous free cocktails.


Cocktail World Cup