Cocktail hour

Picture of the Day Jul. 15, 2012 - 06:45AM JST ( 1 )

Bartender Shigeki Yoshida, of Japan, prepares a drink as judges look on during the World Class bartender of the year competition in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Barkeeps from 39 countries on six continents are being judged on their ability to speedily deliver a selection of classic cocktails and whip up creative recipes of their own invention during the four-day-long mixology extravaganza which ends Sunday.