Before I get to the competition, I just wanted to mention the full day I had already. First was the DSWE portfolio tasting that I missed, but made it to the cocktail hour. Me and my friend Francine had a little lunch and went to a Caribbean travel convention and had a few glasses of wine and a light fare. After wards, we caught a cab and let the games begin!
Just a brief comment on my experience at this competition, which was a private event that was held at an un- disclosed location, where several bartenders came together to compete with the Barenjager brand. Bärenjager is a German honey-flavoured liqueur based on vodka and the six bartenders were Kevin Dedrich, Gerry Corcoran, Neil Grosscup, Meaghan Dorman, Jonathan Pogash, and Bradley W. Farran.
I would have to say that all of the bartenders did an excellent job creating their cocktails, but I have to give a special acknowledgement to Meaghan and Jonathan. Meaghan made the "Five in the Hive," while Jonathan was stirring the "Bee Sting," which consisted of the Barenjager, Laphroaig, Tenure Fernet-Branca, egg white, tangerine juice, and peychaud bitters. Even though neither one of them won (which I think either one of them should have) they executed a new and exciting libation that was four star worthy!!
Afterwards, I was headed for trouble when we left for the Randolph bar. O my goodness! It was a wrap for me that night! It was shots coming from everywhere, pickle backs getting slammed down, and a bottle of my favorite whiskies landed in my purse! More shots started to pour out and the rest of the night is history....................
What a blast of a day/night,
Cheers
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