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Sponsored by Tequila Don Julio
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Contestants prepare and present Tequila Cocktail entries for judging
in one of four rounds. One winner will be announced after the
last round.
Sixteen contestants
have been selected to compete in Tequila Rocks! The Selection
Committee, comprised of industry experts from United States
Bartenders Guild, Tequila Don Julio, and Tres Agaves Mexican Kitchen
and Tequila Lounge, selected contestants based on recipe
creativity and originality. The sixteen contestants will
receive a Don Julio gift bag and two tickets to the event
for themselves and a guest.
AWARD
The winner will receive a set of Riedel Tequila Glasses, a bottle of
Don Julio 1942 Aņejo, an engraved Tequila Rocks! pitcher and will be
immortalized on this website.
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DATE |
Sunday, April 18,
2010 |
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PLACE |
Fort Mason Center,
Conference Center
Buchanan St @ Marina Blvd.
San Francisco |
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TIME |
First Round at
1:00 pm.
Last Round at 4:00 pm.
Award presented after the last round. |
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MASTER OF CEREMONIES |
Ashley Miller
Executive Beverage Director
Tres Agaves Restaurants |
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JUDGES |
Chris Cashin
Director of Operations, Tres Agaves Restaurants, and USBG
bartender
Shawn Refoua
Mixology Instructor, San Francisco School of Bartending
Jacob Town
Chef, Spruce Restaurant, San Francisco
Peter Vestino
Mixologist and Beverage Development Director, Wirtz Beverage
Group
Daniel Yaffe
Founder and Editor in Chief, Drink Me Magazine
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Contestants |
For the schedule,
see Program
Josha Baker
Cocktail: Passionate Julio
Summer-Jane Bell
Cocktail: Estrella Verde
Michael Callahan
Cocktail: Jalisco Julius
Manuel Castillo
Cocktail: El Beso Ardiente
Ronaldo Colli
Cocktail: La Rumorosa
Matt Fleeger
Cocktail: El Picoso
Samuel Ginn
Cocktail: El Caballero
Joseph Gonzales
Cocktail: Don Julio Carribean Margarita
Judith Ortiz Gutierrez
Cocktail: Ixtapa Margarita
Denise Hillman
Cocktail: Agave Blossom
Brian Mac Gregor
Cocktail: Cafe Flamado
Hector Maldonado
Cocktail: Esa Bella
Jessica Maria
Cocktail: Flor Seca
Jonathan Roman
Cocktail: Margarita de Tuna
Edgar Tamayo
Cocktail: Tropical Margarita Cosmo |
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