Local bartenders showcased their talents and creativity during the Mad River Distillers Fall Cocktail Competition at Durk’s Bar•B•Q in Providence on October 22. Mad River Maple Cask Rum and Revolution Rye were the featured spirits from the Vermont-based line in the two-round competition. Guests enjoyed a specialty cocktail menu featuring spirits from Mad River Distillers as they watched bartenders vie for the top ranking. The winner was Connor Sinn of the Ocean House Restaurant in Dennis Port, Massachusetts.
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- Guests enjoyed specialty cocktails featuring spirits from Mad River Distillers during the cocktail competition at Durk’s Bar•B•Q in Providence on October 22.
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- Cocktails by the bar team featured Mad River spirits while the competition was underway. The Mad Hatter featuring Mad River Apple Brandy, the Mad River Daiquiri featuring Mad River First Run Rum, the Brutus Peach Cake featuring Mad River Revolution Rye and The Champlain Room featuring Mad River Bourbon.
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- Winning Bartender Connor Sinn of the Ocean House Restaurant, Dennis Port, MA during round two.
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- Connor Sinn’s winning cocktail, The Devil Baked Me an Apple Pie.
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- Palmer Matthews, Bar Manager, The Belfry, Boston; Dan Lynch, Beverage Director, Ocean House Restaurant, Dennis Port, MA; Connor Sinn, Bartender, Ocean House Restaurant, Dennis Port, MA; and Stephanie Carr, Owner, Durk’s Bar•B•Q.
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- Competitor Enrique Guzman, Durk’s Bar•B•Q and Johnson & Wales University creating his second cocktail, Rye Me a Mad River, featuring Mad River Revolution Rye.
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- Catherine Hood of Eight Seas and The Eddy, creating her cocktail, Sugar Shack.
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- Competitor Silas Axtell of Armsby Abbey, Worcester, Massachusetts.
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- Competitor Jaden Franklin of The Grange, Providence.
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- Competitor John Callaghan, Owner, Bellevue Wine & Spirits, Newport.
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- Jennifer Santos, Providence Coal Fired Pizza during round one.
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- Connor Sinn, Winning Bartender, Ocean House Restaurant, Dennis Port, MA; Andrew Schotts, Chef and Chocolatier; Mike Lester, On-Premise Sales and Craft Spirits Brand Manager, MS Walker; and Jamie Coelho, Associate Editor, Rhode Island Monthly.
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- A Saturn Siren cocktail by competition Winner Connor Sinn, The Ocean House, Dennis Port, MA.
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- Sugar Shack by Catherine Hood, Eight Seas/The Eddy, Providence.
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- Home & Comfort by Enrique Guzman, Durk’s Bar-B-Q and Johnson & Wales University, Providence.
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- Newport’s Bellevue Wine & Spirits’ John Callaghan’s cocktail which featured local cider, bacon jam and a salted rim.
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- Legends of the Fall by Jaden Franklin, The Grange, Providence.
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- Sticky Ginger, created by Jennifer Santos of Providence Coal Fired Pizza.
Photos by Laura Widness.
