Pictures from the 42Below Cocktail Competition in San Francisco

42Below Vodka held a regional cocktail competition at the Regency Center in San Francisco. The winners of this event will fly to New York for the national competition, then those winners will fly to New Zealand for the international competition.

 

The surprisingly hot ingredient of the night was fennel, which was used in three drinks out of ten entered, including the two winning drinks. Josh Harris used homemade fennel syrup, Chase Williamson used 42Below infused with fennel seeds, and Michael Callahan used fresh diced fennel root.

To see more photos and the winners of the competition, click the link below.The photos are high-resolution so they may take a long time to load. 

Josh Harris from 15 Romolo

Ryan Seng from Shady Lady

"Buffalo" Jason LoGrasso of Rickhouse

Michael Callahan of Gitane

Chase Williamson of 21rst Amendment Brewery

Robert Gonzalez of Clock Bar

Joe Parrilli of Tavern at Lark Creek

Michael McDonagh of The Parlour/The Cosmopolitan

Brandon Clements of Spruce

Jacques Bezuidenhout of Fifth Floor

The final drinks.

Judges deliberate.

The winners! Michael Callahan of Gitane and Josh Harris of 15 Romolo will be going to New York to compete in the nationals.