As First Place winner of the 2012 Rhode Island “Most Inspired Bartender Competition” sponsored by GQ magazine and Bombay Sapphire gin, Hedberg of Fluke in Newport, wins a trip to Las Vegas to compete nationally and a spot in the magazine.
Bartender: Jesse Hedberg
Drink Name: Aurora Borealis
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- 2012 Rhode Island Winner Jesse Hedberg.
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- Third place, Jason Kindness, Newport Restaurant Group; Second place, Laura Moore, Boat House; Winner, Jesse Hedberg, Fluke.
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- Hedberg with Gary Hayward, Bombay Sapphire’s Master Mixologist/Brand Ambassador.
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- Choosing their ingredients for the Iron Chef Round
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- Kissing the gin.
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- Hedberg presents Aurora Borealis.
Hedberg’s winning recipe:
1.5 ounce Bombay Sapphire gin
2 dashes Absinthe
.5 ounce Green Chartreuse
.75 ounce Midori
pineapple soda
1 ounce lime juice
.5 oz sweetened condensed milk
Garnishes: pineapple, sage, edible starburst, cantaloupe.
The August event was held at Gracie’s in Providence. Laura Moore of Boat House in Tiverton placed second with her drink “The Bombay Fog” and Jason Kindness of Newport Restaurant Group took third place and Fan Favorite vote with “The Bombay Breeze.”
