Marlborough Tavern hosted a Sazerac Industry Night and Iron Bartender cocktail competition on June 4. Guests enjoyed cocktails featuring spirits from the Sazerac portfolio, while bartenders competed for prizes using Sazerac spirits including Buffalo Trace Bourbon as the base, with a surprise table of ingredients unveiled at the start. Bartenders competed in teams with Alfie Gonzalez and Dylan Jefferis of Brinx Kitchen & Bar coming in at first place, Jason McClellan of Porrón & Piña and Jenna Geysen of Zohara Mediterranean Kitchen taking home second place and Mary Quinn of The Cook & The Bear and Amanda Collins of Bistro on Main placing third. The competition judges were Andrew Welna, Sales Representative, Mancini Beverage-Northeast Beverage Corp. of CT; Andrew Hoenig, Trade Development Manager, Mancini Beverage-Northeast Beverage Corp. of CT; and Justin Morales, General Manager, Marlborough Tavern.
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- Featured spirits from the Sazerac portfolio included Scapegrace Dry Gin, VIDA Artisanal Mezcal, Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, Roe & Co. Blended Irish Whiskey and Sazerac Straight Rye Whiskey.
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- Marlborough Tavern General Manager Justin Morales explaining rules to competitors.
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- A display barrel of Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey.
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- The surprise table of ingredients, including spirits from the Sazerac portfolio and mixers.
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- First-place winning team Alfie Gonzalez and Dylan Jefferis, both of Brinx Kitchen & Bar.
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- Second-place team Jason McClellan of Porrón & Piña and Jenna Geysen of Zohara Mediterranean Kitchen.
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- Third-place winners Mary Quinn, The Cook & the Bear and Amanda Collins, Bistro on Main.
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- Andrew Welna, Sales Representative, Mancini Beverage-Northeast Beverage Corp. of CT; Andrew Hoenig, Trade Development Manager, Mancini Beverage-Northeast Beverage Corp. of CT; First-place winners Alfie Gonzalez and Dylan Jefferis; Justin Morales, General Manager, Marlborough Tavern; Second-place winning team Jenna Geysen and Jason McClellan; and (front) Third-place winners Mary Quinn and Amanda Collins.
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- Competition judges Andrew Welna, Sales Representative, Mancini Beverage-Northeast Beverage Corp. of CT; Andrew Hoenig, Trade Development Manager, Mancini Beverage-Northeast Beverage Corp. of CT; and Justin Morales, General Manager, Marlborough Tavern.
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- Competitors Jenn Ruzbasan of The North House and Michael Ruzbasan.
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- Competitors Clarissa LoNero, Butchers & Bakers and Rebecca Dobrouch, Marlborough Tavern.
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- Competitors Geoff Smith, ON20 and Corinne Ferrante, Blind Pig/Little River Restoratives.
Photos by Michael Leung.
