Bartenders have been voting for their favourite cocktail master in the Bols Around the World cocktail competition.

All regional winners and their drinks recipes are on to bols-aroundtheworld.com and the final 10 will be announced later this month.

Competitors were required to create their "ultimate national cocktail: a drink which they felt captured the character of the nation".

The grand final, with the top 10 cocktail masters from around the world mixing up their nominated cocktails, takes place in March at the Bols Bartending Academy in Amsterdam.