MASTER OF THE MIX
Feature,In The Spirit
They all brought their A Game, but one guy in particular brought his A+ Game at the Devoured Cocktail Competition last week. Nine local bartenders and restaurant owners took to the shakers for elimination rounds of making the best cocktail possible with Finlandia vodka. The event took place at the St. Francis bar, where four judges sat in a pit surrounded by over 75 eager spectators vying for their samples of the competition drinks. The Judges: EATERAZ’s Rick Phillips and David Tyda; Bill DeGroot, who created the cocktails for Metro Brasserie and the Estate House; and Camelback Inn’s Director of Beverage, Trudy Thomas).
The competitors started off with cocktails that do well in their respective restaurants – for instance, Modern Steak’s bartender mixed up a “Retail Therapy” Martini, while the District at the Sheraton sent some herbs grown in their garden along with their guy.
For the final round, emcee Megan Finnerty of AZRepublic.com presented a surprise ingredient–Orange Flower Water. The winning cocktail? A Finlandia/Maker’s Mark concoction from Mac Gregory, Director of F&B at The Phoenician.
This whole shabang was planned to publicize:
Devoured
March 13-14, 11am-4pm
Phoenix Art Museum
http://www.phxart.org/devoured
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