
Newport Polo’s summer season saw the schedule of international matches include cocktails and sips from The Cocktail Guru team, providing craft creations for guests and VIPs at a variety of events in June and July at The Pony Express Bar. Multiple beverage brands were presented by bar talent, as each match provided an opportunity to showcase spirits and sponsors. Sponsors included Código 1530 Tequila, Delola, Drambuie, Goslings Rum, Highclere Castle Gin, Misguided Spirits, Sainte Marguerite, Stella Artois, Tito’s Handmade Vodka, Veuve Clicquot, and Yacht Club Soda and were extended through an additional après-polo cocktail experience.
- The Cocktail Guru team served craft cocktails to guests at Newport Polo during the summer season at the venue’s Pony Express Bar.
- The Cocktail Guru Team: Joe Pereira, Bartender; Jonathan Pogash, Founder; Sean Cormier, Bartender; and Gina Mucciardi, Bartender.
- Tito’s Handmade Vodka, Highclere Castle Gin, Código 1530 Tequila, Misguided Spirits Hinky Dink’s Workingman’s Whiskey, Goslings Spirited Seas Ocean Aged Rum, Goslings Black Seal Rum, Pilla Select Aperitif Liqueur, Drambuie, The Isle of Skye Liqueur, Maison Sainte Marguerite Symphonie Rosé, La Marca Prosecco and Veuve Clicquot Brut Champagne.
- Erin Kindness, Bartender, The Cocktail Guru.
- The Polarita cocktail: Código 1530 Blanco Tequila, habanero, agave, fresh raspberries and herbs, and lime juice.
- Erin Kindness, Bartender, The Cocktail Guru making the Westchester Fizz cocktail: Veuve Clicquot Champagne, Highclere Castle Gin, Grand Marnier, cucumber, strawberries, lemon juice and agave nectar.
- Erin Kindess, Bartender, The Cocktail Guru putting the finishing touches on the Penalty Killer cocktail.
- The Penalty Killer cocktail: Goslings Black Seal Rum, coconut, lime, pineapple, orange, mint and nutmeg.
- Sean Cormier, Bartender, The Cocktail Guru.
- The Cocktail Guru Bartenders Joe Pereira and Gina Mucciardi.
- The Cocktail Guru’s Drink of the Day, a rum and tropical punch blend, featured Goslings Black Seal Rum.
- Spectators in the new guest lounge sponsored by Veuve Clicquot.
- The Cocktail Guru cocktail cart.
- Players in the June 15 polo match between the USA and the Dominican Republic at Newport Polo.
Photos by Laura Widness.