Bartenders faced off during a West End Cocktail Competition hosted by Brescome Barton at Hartford’s The Half Door on November 12. Nine local mixologists created cocktails featuring Jameson Black Barrel and Wild Moon Liqueurs. Guests enjoyed the showcased spirits via specialty craft cocktails featuring Jameson Black Barrel and Wild Moon throughout the evening as they cheered on competitors. Event proceeds benefited the Movember Foundation, a charity dedicated to tackling the biggest health issues facing men.
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- Jameson Black Barrel Triple Distilled Irish Whiskey was among the featured spirits during Brescome Barton’s West End Cocktail Competition.
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- Selections from the Hartford Flavor Company’s Wild Moon Liqueurs line were also showcased ingredients in competitors’ cocktails.
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- Second-place winner Korey Loga of Bella’Gio; first-place winner Corinne Ferrante of ON20; and third-place winner MeKayla Roy of Zohara Mediterranean Kitchen.
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- Jillian Carey, Sales Representative, Brescome Barton and first-place winner Bartender Corinne Ferrante of ON20.
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- Competition winner Corinne Ferrante’s cocktail, “Diversity,” a nod to the character Ron Burgundy from “Anchorman,” was a blend of Jameson Barrel Aged, Wild Moon Cucumber Liqueur, lemon juice, Angostura bitters, shaken with fresh mint leaves, double-strained over a directionally frozen cucumber ribbon and finished with a mint sprig ice cube.
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- Corinne Ferrante of ON20, Matthew Johnson of Deadbolt Restaurant and Jerome Daigneault of Marlborough Tavern.
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- Second-place winner Korey Loga’s cocktail.
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- Competitors Eric Sepulveda, Tisane; Dan McManus, Rooster Company; and Korey Loga, Bella’Gio.
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- MeKayla Roy, Zohara Mediterranean Kitchen; Crystal Spinaci, Flair; and Mike Tantissimo, Peppercorns.
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- Third-place winner MeKayla Roy’s cocktail.
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- Mary Zalewa, Retail Account Specialist, Pernod Ricard; Brian Federman, Director of Education and Account Development, Brescome Barton; Stephanie Niemiroski, Sales Representative, Brescome Barton; and Tom Dubay, CEO, Hartford Flavor Company, producers of Wild Moon Liqueurs.
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- Competitor Dan McManus’s cocktail, Tea on Bow Street, a blend of Jameson Black Barrel, Wild Moon Chai. lemon juice, topped with a Chai and Angostura foam and garnished with rosemary.
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- Eric Sepulveda’s cocktail, a blend of Jameson black barrel, chai wild moon, coconut pieces tea simple syrup, vanilla bean and egg white.
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- The White Birch cocktail by Crystal Spinaci of Flair featuring Wild Moon Birch, Jameson Black Barrel, light cream, triple sec, cinnamon and a cinnamon-stick garnish.
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- Contestant Mike Tantissimo’s cocktail.
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- Matthew Johnson’s cocktail, The Dark Horse, featuring Jameson Black Barrel, Wild Moon Birch Liqueur, blueberry honey syrup, lime juice and grapefruit juice.
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- The Tyrone, ky to Dublin, ire via nyc cocktail by competitor Jerome Daigneault of Marlborough Tavern featuring Jameson Black Barrel.
Photos by Michael Leung.
