Tales of the Cocktail announces the winner of its 2012 Official Cocktail Competition. Dominic Venegas’ “Rum Row” Old Fashioned takes home the gold. ____________________________________________________ Tales of the Cocktail in partnership with Mutineer Magazine has announced the winner of the 2012 Official Cocktail Competition. Dominic Venegas of NoMad Hotel is the winner for his original creation, the “Rum [...]
‘Tis the season of cocktail competitions. Don Q Rum and the United States Bartenders’ Guild announce the 2012 Mix It Up Ultimate Mixology Challenge. ____________________________________________________ Serralles USA, exclusive distributors of Don Q Rum, proudly announce the launch of the “2012 Mix It Up Ultimate Mixology Challenge.” This multi-staged mixology competition in conjunction with the United [...]
New York’s Shingo Gokan tops a field of 26 of the world’s best bartenders to win this year’s Bacardi Global Legacy Cocktail Competition. _____________________________________________________ United States Bartender Shingo Gokan from New York City is the winner of the 2012 BACARDI Global Legacy Cocktail Competition (BGLCC) hosted by BACARDI. Gokan emerged from a field of 26 [...]
Following a series of qualifying rounds, Angostura hosted their Global Cocktail Competition in Trinidad to crown this year’s mixology grand champion. _____________________________________________________ Mixologists from the US, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, Russia, China, South Africa, Malaysia, India, South America, the Caribbean and Trinidad and Tobago gathered in Port of Spain earlier this month for the final [...]
Happy 1st birthday to our friends at Team Cocktail. Be sure to check out all of the cool contests and giveaways they have planned to celebrate this milestone. ________________________________________________________ I would argue that Team Cocktail is more than just a booze inspired clothing line, it’s a lifestyle. We’ve had the pleasure of meeting and hanging [...]
From a nationwide search to a Top 20 then Top 10 – now the Final 5 Tommy Bahama Rumologist hopefuls have been announced and voting is in full swing! _______________________________________________________ After reviewing the Top 10 applicants’ new videos and essays, the judging panel had a difficult choice based on the amazing array of talent, personality and [...]
After receiving hundreds of applications from across the country, Tommy Bahama announces ten finalists in the search for their first-ever Rumologist. __________________________________________________ . Tommy Bahama Rumologist Search Continues with Ten Finalists . When the Top 20 finalists were announced for the first-ever Tommy Bahama Rumologist Search on August 30th, the online public voting began and the Tommy Bahama [...]
Rum Bar owner and well-known cane spirits aficionado, Adam Kanter, is in the Tommy Bahama Rumoligist finals!! Read our interview, then go vote!! ____________________________________________________ How and when did you become interested in rum? I suppose my first trip to the Caribbean had to be the start. On a family cruise, my mom booked me an [...]
A few of our personal friends and drinking buddies have been chosen as finalists in the Tommy Bahama Rumologist search. Be sure to show them your support. ___________________________________________________ . When Tommy Bahama speaks, people listen. The well known casual clothing line and restaurant chain put out a call for applications for a staff rum expert [...]
Do you know the difference between a swizzle and a shrubb? Do you dream of Mojitos? If so, Tommy Bahama has an opportunity for you! ___________________________________________________ Tommy Bahama Seeks Rum Expert Tommy Bahama has announced the search for the first-ever Tommy Bahama Rumologist™. They are scouring the country via a distinctive social media campaign [...]
USBG announces the winners of the Bacardi sponsored Pina Colada Competition held last week at Tales of the Cocktail in New Orleans. ________________________________________________________ Debbi Peek Wins With “No Passport Required” Tales of the Cocktail hosted the United States Bartenders’ Guild (USBG) Pina Colada Competition on July 22, 2011, in New Orleans, challenging 17 of the [...]
Appleton Estate prepares for the 2011 edition of their Remixology Cocktail Competition. Here are the details with a look back at some of the 2010 action. _______________________________________________________ Calling All Bartenders… There are ‘cocktail competitions’ and then there are COCKTAIL COMPETITIONS!!! Appleton Estate Remixology has quickly become one of the biggest and best contests in the [...]
Our friend Rum Shop Ryan has teamed up with the Key West Express ferry boat to give away two round trip tickets from Ft. Myers to Key West. Here’s the deal. ___________________________________________________ Set Sail on the Key West Express Can you make a good cocktail? Have you ever wanted to take a ’3 hour tour’ [...]
Tales of the Cocktail is set to host the US Bartenders Guild-BACARDI Pina Colada Competition next month in New Orleans. Here’s the scoop. _______________________________________________________ If you like Pina Coladas, you’re going to dig this. The United States Bartenders Guild, BACARDI Rum and In the Mix Magazine are organizing a drinks competition to be held next month [...]
Hot on the heels of having their fan base select its next flavor, Malibu Rum is now allowing them to potentially create its advertising. ___________________________________________ If you’ve ever wanted to be in the director’s seat, now is your chance. Malibu Cranberry-Cherry, chosen by fans to be Malibu’s newest flavor addition, is searching for an inspired [...]