Calling All Bartenders!
Tales of the Cocktail in partnership with Culinary Concierge Magazine invite you to submit a winning recipe for the Official Cocktail Competition of the 5th Anniversary
Tales of the Cocktail.
What good is a 5th Anniversary without a celebratory cocktail? And how better to celebrate than with Moët & Chandon White Star Champagne! If you think your skills are up to the challenge, we would like you to create a champagne based cocktail that we can use as our official cocktail at this year’s event.
Rules:
1. Competition is open to any bartender currently working in the bar or restaurant industry.
2. Each entrant shall submit one entry per official entry form (attached).
3. All Entries Must Be Received By March 23, 2007.
4. All recipes shall be original creations created by the entrant.
5. Recipes shall be expressed in ounces, drops, or dashes.
6. Your cocktail must utilize Moët & Chandon White Star Champagne.
7. Your cocktail must also utilize at least one other ingredient from the list of or sponsors products (see below).
8. Your drink should not contain more than 5 ingredients (ice and garnish not included).
9. Ingredients besides those listed in item 5 and 6 above, should be products that would be expected to be available to most quality bars, or easily acquired/made.
10. Cocktails made with inappropriate ingredients will be disqualified, with determination of what constitutes an inappropriate ingredient up to the discretion of the staff of Tales of the Cocktail, and the judging committee.
11. Cocktails will be judged on Originality, use of product, taste, and presentation.
12. You do not need to be present to compete, or win.
13. Bartenders who can make arrangements to be in New Orleans during final judging on March 29, 2007 will be allowed to make their cocktails for the judges, all other cocktails will be made by bartenders chosen by Tales of the Cocktail.
14. First prize winner will receive $1,500 cash and be the “Official Cocktail” of Tales of the Cocktail 2007.
15. Second place winner will receive $400.00 cash and third place winner will receive $100.00.
16. Winning recipes will be announced and featured with photography in the Summer 2007 Issue of Culinary Concierge Magazine New Orleans.
Sponsor Products:
All cocktails must use Moët and Chardon White Star Champagne, as well as at least one ingredient from the following list:
o Plymouth Gin
o Absolut Vodka
o Absolut Pears
o Kalhua
o Fee’s Orange Bitters
o Fee’s Lemon Bitters
o Laird’s Applejack
o Martini & Rossi Sweet Vermouth
o Martini & Rossi Dry Vermouth
o Patrόn Citrόnge Liqueur
o Patrόn Tequila
o Tabasco original hot sauce
o Stirrings Blood Orange Bitters
o Stirrings Authentic Grenadine
o Stirrings Summer Basil
We would also appreciate it if you would include ingredients from the other companies who are supporting “Tales of The Cocktail” by including their products as appropriate:
o 10 Cane Rum
o Absolut
o Absolut Pears
o Barsol Pisco
o Balvenie Scotch
o Boca Loca Cachaca
o Chivas Regal
o Forty Creek Whisky
o Fre Brut (alcohol removed)
o Glenfiddich Scotch
o Hendrick’s Gin
o Hennessy Cognac
o Hypnotiq
o Martini & Rossi Sweet and Dry Vermouth
o Mailbu Rum
o Moët and Chandon White Star Champagne
o Momokawa Sakè
o PAMA Pomegranate Liqueur
o Patrόn Citrόnge Tequila
o Plymouth Gin
o Rain Vodka
o Red Bull
o Reyka Vodka
o Rhum Clément
o Rhum Clément’s Creole Shrub
o Sazerac Rye Whiskey
o Stoli Vodka
o Sonnema Vodkaherb
o Sutter Home Wines
o Square One Organic Vodka
o Trinchero Family Estates Wines
At the competition and judging event, any fruits and vegetables will be provided by Whole Foods Markets, and the ice will be provided by aquaICE.
If you have any questions please feel free to call Ann Rogers at 504-343-4285 or by email at .
Thank you.
COCKTAIL ENTRY FORM
All Entries Must Be Received By March 23. Only one recipe per entry form.
NameTitle:
Establishment:
Address:
Phone:
Email:
Drink Name:
Glass Used:
Recipe: / Ingredient / Amount
Directions:
Garnish: / Ingredient / Amount
Your drink should not contain more than 5 ingredients (ice and garnish not included). Recipes shall be expressed in ounces, drops, or dashes. Each Cocktail will be made in a 4 oz. portion.
Send completed form: Via email:
Via fax: 504-269-9735