Preliminaries for Diageo’s World Class 2016 were held between January and July in 32 countries across the globe, and the World Class Korea Finals were held on July 7 at the Johnnie Walker House Seoul. While all participants showed high energy and enthusiasm in competing to become the best bartender in the world, the final honor of representing Korea at the World Class 2016 Championships in Miami, USA went to bartender Kim Do-hyung. Diageo also invited world class judges to the event, including Kaneko Michito and Ohtake Manabu, who won the Diageo World Class Finals, and Robert Stockwell, a brand ambassador at Diageo Japan.