The 2017 Louisville Cocktail Competition, which celebrates the region’s rich cocktail history, will be held on Sunday, Oct. 8, from 4-6 p.m., at The Green Building, 732 E. Market St., in Nulu. The event is sponsored by Old Forester. Entry fee of $10 includes entry to the cocktail competition and one drink ticket. Additional drink tickets will be available for $5 each during the event. Food will be available from LOX, the new lunch/brunch concept from the partners of RYE.
To win free admission to the event, cocktail fans are invited to collect stampss by visiting each participating bar in advance, pick up a spirits passport, and order an Old Forester cocktail. Collect five stamps and get free admission to the Competition and one free drink ticket. Passports are available for free at all participating bars.
Each contestant in the competition had to submit a recipe made with Old Forester Signature bourbon. A team of judges lead by Doug Petry from Rye re-created each recipe to narrow down the competition to 10 bartenders. The judges will select the overall winner on October 8. Participants in this year’s competition are:
Damien Cooke, Red Hog
2622 Frankfort Avenue
Jeremy Johnson, Meta
425 W. Chestnut Street
Calvin Philley, El Barrio
129 W. Main Street
Dante Wheat, Butchertown Social
1601 Story Avenue
Cillian Browne, Proof
702 W. Main Street
Travis Shireman, Red Herring
1757 Frankfort Avenue
Andrew Hutchinson, 8UP
350 W. Chestnut Street
Josh Neloms, Galaxie
732 E. Market Street
Scott Freese, RYE
900 E. Market Street
Davy Butterworth, Decca
812 E. Market Street
http://www.louisvillecocktailcompetition.com