Results of the Tullamore D.E.W. Bar Stories SF Regional Competition
August 18, 2015
I helped judge a cocktail competition with Tullamore D.E.W. and the winner gets sent to Ireland! Read more →
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Report from the Angostura Global Cocktail Challenge San Francisco Regionals
July 01, 2015
I helped judge the Angostura rum/bitters Global Cocktail Challenge regionals in San Francisco last week, alongside Smuggler's Cove owner Martin Cate and Angostura brand ambassador David Delaney. Here's what happened. Read more →
Attaboy's Tom Walker on Media-Friendly Bartenders and Other Stuff
June 03, 2015
An interview with Tom Walker, last year's Bacardi Legacy winner. Read more →
Disaronno Mixing Star USA Finals Judging Recap
May 22, 2015
A recap and recipe from the USA finals of the Disaronno Mixing Star competition. Read more →
Cocktails of the Wholesaler Iron Mixologist Competition at WSWA
May 11, 2015
A few great cocktails - with even better garnishes- from the WSWA Wholesaler Iron Mixologist cocktail competition. Read more →
Hey Bartenders! Last Week to Enter Disaronno's Mixing Star Competition
April 16, 2015
Bartenders, how'd you like to win a free trip to New York to compete in the Mixing Star competition during the Manhattan Cocktail Classic, with a grand prize of a trip to Tales of the Cocktail in New Orleans if you win? Read more →
Wild Times at the Reykjavik Bar Summit
March 16, 2015
A report from the first annual Reykjavik Bar Summit. Read more →
Recap: Jessi Lorraine Wins the SF Papa's Pilar #PilarCocktailShowdown
August 19, 2014
Jessi "Mess" Lorraine of Reed & Greenough took home the prize for the first Papa's Pilar rum Pilar Cocktail Showdown, held at Woodbury in San Francisco. The competition was interesting in that not only did bartenders have 60 seconds to grab their ingredients in each round of competition, but after... Read more →