Yesterday at the Wintercircus in Ghent, we attended the Campari Negroni Competition 2025. Hannes was one of the jury members (and a former winner himself). Ten brilliant bartenders from all over Belgium brought their own twist to the classic Negroni, proving there’s still room to surprise with a drink that’s over a century old.
Congratulations to Belanna Toune (
@restaurant_franco_belge ), who stood alongside an incredible lineup: Edgar Orduno(
@choclo.be ), Matthias Moens (
@ambigu.waregem ), Giovanni Bernardi (
@jiggers_coolersandcocktails ), Julien Emmers (
@anatura_hotel ), Diego Verbrugghe Lopes (
@barhootch ), Natan van Berendoncks (
@dogmacocktails ), Tineke De Duytsche (
@carls_gastrobar ), Cedric Buscemi (
@underthestairs.brussels ), and Lucas Lepori (
@lary.bar.bxl ).
Special congratulations to Nathan van Berendoncks for taking first place!
And cheers to Matthias Moens (
@ambigu.waregem ), who won the public’s choice award! Pictures partially by
@servedbysoberon 
