COCKTAIL FIGHT
12.22.19

COCKTAIL FIGHT IS A SPEED COMPETITION, NO MORE, NO LESS. ALL BARTENDERS WILL COMPETE MAKING THE SAME 4 COCKTAILS THROUGHOUT THE COMPETITION. THE BUY-IN IS $20 IN PAPER MONEY. 1 RUNNER-UP WILL GET THEIR MONEY BACK, AND THE WINNER TAKES THE PURSE.

ALL BARTENDERS MUST SIGN UP BELOW BY 12:00PM 12.22.19. ALL BARTENDERS WILL BE ASSIGNED A QUALIFICATION TIME SLOT BETWEEN 4PM AND 10PM. TARDINESS IN EXCESS OF 5 MINUTES WILL RESULT IN DISQUALIFICATION.

THE TOP 8 QUALIFIERS WILL COMPETE HEAD-TO-HEAD IN A TOURNAMENT STARTING AT 10PM UNTIL ONLY 2 REMAIN. THE FINAL 2 COMPETITORS WILL BE GIVEN NEW COCKTAIL RECIPES AND A FINISHING MOVE. THEY WILL HAVE EQUAL TIME TO PREPARE FOR THEIR FINAL BOUT.

RULES 

1. BARTENDERS WILL BE GIVEN 10 MINUTES TO STAGE GLASSWARE, TOOLS, AND INGREDIENT BOTTLES.
2. GARNISHES MAY BE PREPARED, BUT NOT DROPPED.
3. NO INGREDIENTS MAY BE COMBINED AHEAD OF BOUT.
4. HANDS MUST BE CLEAR UNTIL THE BOUT STARTS.
5. FREE POURING IS ALLOWED AND ENCOURAGED.
6. RECIPES NEED TO BE FOLLOWED ACCURATELY, INCLUDING GARNISH AND GLASSWARE.
7. SHAKES AND STIRS MUST BE AT LEAST 5 SECONDS LONG.
8. HANDS/FINGERS MAY NOT BE USED IN PLACE OF TOOLS.
9. TIME STOPS WHEN ALL COCKTAILS ARE IN GLASSWARE, GARNISHED, AND FINISHING MOVE IS COMPLETED. *THERE IS NO FINISHING MOVE ON QUALIFYING ROUNDS.
10. NOT ADHERING TO ANY OF THESE RULES WILL RESULT IN DISQUALIFICATION. (THERE WILL BE NO TIME PENALTIES.)

RECIPES

RED HOOK
2 oz. Rittenhouse Rye
.5 oz. Punt e Mes
.25 oz. Luxardo Maraschino
Stirred. Up. Cocktail Glass. Cherry.

HEMINGWAY DAIQUIRI
1.5 Flor de Caña White Rum
.5 oz Lime Juice
.25 oz. Grapefruit Juice
.25 oz. Luxardo Maraschino
.25 oz. Simple Syrup (1:1)
Shaken. Up. Cocktail Glass. Lime Wheel.

IMPROVED WHISKEY COCKTAIL
2 oz. Evan Williams Bourbon
.25 oz. Simple Syrup (1:1)
Bar Spoon Luxardo Maraschino
2 Dashes Angostura Bitters
2 Dashes Peychaud’s Bitters
2 Dashes Absinthe
Stirred. Big Rock. Old Fashioned Glass. Lemon Peel.

DIVISION BELL
1 oz. Banhez Mezcal
.75 oz Lime Juice
.75 oz. Aperol Aperitivo
.5 oz. Luxardo Maraschino
Shaken. Up. Cocktail Glass. Grapefruit Peel.

FINISHING MOVE
Take a shot of Maraschino liqueur and in a condescending tone say, "Actually, it's pronounced Mara-skeeno."