Jim and Selena from Pog Mahone's in Queenstown took out the
PintMaster 2010 title last night at the Classic Comedy Club in Auckland.

After the strongest Pint Pouring round in the competition to date, the pair were positioned well going into the Guinness cocktail showcase.

Their truely innovative approach  - deconstructing Guinness into a distillation or 'Guinness Schnapps' and then reconstructing it into a cocktail provided them with a clear edge and secured the win.

"New Zealand Guinness quality and pint pouring is reaching new highs every year" commented Richard Chambers from the Global Quality Team at Guinness. "The New Zealand PintMaster competition showcases the very best of Guinness through technical brilliance coupled with an entertaining and social experience. It's certainly one for other countries to sit up and watch" 
 

Congratulations also to the regional winners who made it to the National final. These were The Fox and Hounds (Hamilton), D4 (Wellington), The Irishman (Christchurch) and Waxy O'Sheas (Invercargill).

MC for the night was comedian Paul Ego and the judges included Rik Chambers (Guinness), Anna Hutchison (Actress), Dom Harvey (Radio Presenter) and Otis Frizzell (Artist).

For more details click through to the PintMaster Page.