Scholarship Serves: Sam’s Beauty and Bite

Sweetness. Spice. Sharpness. Grace. Strength.

For her first-ever cocktail creation, Double Dutch Female Bartending Scholar Sam wanted to make something that represented the many different sides of womanhood.

The result was Beauty and Bite - a sweet, sour and spicy tequila cocktail inspired by Sam’s own tastes, her scholarship journey and the community she found along the way.

A cocktail with meaning

As part of the graduation from our Female Bartending Scholarship, each scholar has the opportunity to create and present a signature cocktail.

For Sam, this was a particularly special challenge: Beauty and Bite was the first cocktail she had ever created.

Rather than simply choosing ingredients that tasted great together, she wanted every element of the drink to mean something.

“I created Beauty and Bite to represent the beautiful duality of womanhood: sweetness, spice, sharpness, grace and strength.”

It was also Sam’s way of dedicating something back to the Double Dutch community and bringing different aspects of her scholarship journey together in one glass.

Building Beauty and Bite

Each ingredient represents a different quality:

Agave brings the sweetness.
Elderflower represents grace.
Lemon provides the sharpness.
Tequila with chilli brings the inner fire.
And Double Dutch represents freshness and the spirit of community.

Together, they create the sweet, sour and spicy flavour profile Sam loves.

The result is a cocktail that reflects the idea behind its name perfectly: elegant at first, with a bold bite to finish.

 

More than a first cocktail

One of our favourite things about the Female Bartending Scholarship is seeing our scholars take what they’ve learned and make it completely their own.

Beauty and Bite captures exactly that.

For Sam, creating her first cocktail became an opportunity to tell a story - about womanhood, about her own tastes and about the community that had been part of her journey.

And we think a first-ever cocktail is definitely one worth remembering 💛

Could you be part of the Scholarship in 2027?

Sam’s story is just one of the journeys we’re celebrating through Scholarship Serves, where we share the inspiration, creativity and personalities behind our scholars’ graduation cocktails.

If you want to be part of the Double Dutch Female Bartending Scholarship in 2027, pre-launch applications are now open.

Apply today and take the first step towards your own scholarship journey. 💛

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Double Dutch Female Bartending Scholarship?

The Double Dutch Female Bartending Scholarship is a mentoring and education programme designed to help women build confidence and develop their careers in hospitality.

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Why do scholars create a signature cocktail?

Each scholar creates and presents a signature cocktail to demonstrate everything they've learned throughout the programme, from flavour pairing to storytelling and presentation.

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Who can apply for the scholarship?

Applications open annually for women working within hospitality.

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What do scholars learn?

Topics include:

• Flavour development
• Cocktail creation
• Hospitality leadership
• Menu development
• Confidence
• Public speaking
• Career development

 

Every journey starts with one application. If you're ready to take the next step in your hospitality career, applications for the Double Dutch Female Bartending Scholarship are open now 💛