Beth Ostrosky at the Cocktail World Cup
Last night at the ACE Hotel in NYC, model and budding cocktail aficionado, Beth Ostrosky, attended the Cocktail World Cup U.S. National Final sponsored by 42BELOW Vodka to watch 24 of the best mixologists from across the country center stage in a head-to-head cocktail competition to represent the U.S. on the brightest stage in mixology: the 2011 42BELOW Cocktail World Cup ‘Carnival of the Cocktail’ to be held March 14 to 20 in Queenstown, New Zealand.
Beth served as a guest celebrity judge and sipped on delicious and creatively named cocktails, such as “Fugutini,” “A Passage to Manuka” and “Boba Tea, “ which also happen to be the name of the name of the nights’ winning cocktails.
Judging Criteria:
A panel of three cocktail connoisseurs left it to their versed pallets to determine the top three cocktails in the United States: Jim Meehan, celebrated bar operator, consultant and writer; Kevin Sintumuang, spirits, travel and lifestyle writer for The Wall Street Journal; and Darryl Robinson, host of ‘Drink Up’ on the Cooking Channel. The judges selected the top three cocktails of the night, ultimately awarding their creators the opportunity of a lifetime – the chance to be crowned worlds best at the Cocktail World Cup in New Zealand.
The judges, along with a boisterous crowd, watched with a discerning eye as each “performer” took the stage to create their masterpieces. Each bartender had six minutes to prepare, shake and pour their libations before handing them off to the judging panel for the final taste test.
Final judgment was based on a 100 point system using the following criteria: performance, originality, taste, presentation and overall impression
“The Cocktail World Cup is an amazing way to celebrate the superstars of the trade. The seventh time around it will be more extreme and exciting than ever before,” says 42BELOW Marketing Director Dion Nash.
Winning Cocktail Recipes:
Michael Callahan – Azul
o “Fugutini”
· .75oz 42BELOW Manuka Honey Vodka
· .50oz Ume-shu plum wine
· .25oz Mathilde poire
· .50oz lemon juice
· Dehydrated and shaved pickled ginger mixed with black Hawaiian sea salt and fugu poison laced rim
· Wakami salad crisp garnish
Jennifer Contraveos – The Spare Room at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
o “A Passage to Manuka”
· 1.5 oz 42BELOW Honey Vodka
· 25 oz Orgeat
· .25 oz Simple Syrup
· .5 oz Fresh Lime Juice
· 1 oz Fresh Pineapple Juice
· Dash Orange Bitters
· Rooibos Red Tea Espuma
· Grated Nutmeg.
· Rooibos, coconut, cirtus vapor.
Nate Wales – La Condesa
o “42 Boba Tea”
§ 1.5oz 42BELWO Pure Vodka
§ 1oz Jackfruit juice (infused with aji chiles)
§ .5oz Black tea (steeped with vanilla, lychee honey, and coconut milk)
§ 1oz Balche
For more information on the Cocktail World Cup and 42BELOW vodka, visit http://42Below.com. Also, be sure to ‘Like’ 42Below on Facebook and Follow on Twitter.
Photo Credit: Matt Peyton
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