
Brescome Barton hosted a cocktail competition featuring spirits from Vermont’s Mad River Distillers at RoadRunner Kitchen + Bar in Bridgeport on Feb. 27. Seven local bartenders created their best cocktails featuring Mad River Distillers Revolution Rye Whiskey for a panel of judges: Erika Robertson, Sales Representative, Brescome Barton; Maura Connolly, Co-founder and Director of Sales, Mad River Distillers; and Chris Munk, Account Development Manager, Brescome Barton. The winners were: first place: Ozzy Casco, RoadRunner Kitchen + Bar; second place: Allan Heady, Tautog Tavern; and third place: Patti Minami, BJ Ryan’s and BJ Ryan’s BanC House. Mad River Distillers spirits are distributed in the state by Brescome Barton. Based in Warren, Vermont, Mad River Distillers began distilling whiskey, rum and brandy in 2013 on a 150-year-old farm in the heart of the Mad River Valley, with a focus on aged spirits that are character-driven and full of flavor.
- Mad River Distillers Revolution Rye Whiskey.
- First-place winner Ozzy Casco, RoadRunner Kitchen + Bar.
- Casco’s winning cocktail.
- Second-place winner Allan Heady, Tautog Tavern.
- Heady’s cocktail.
- Third-place winner Patti Minami, BJ Ryan’s and BJ Ryan’s BanC House with her winning cocktail.
- Anthony Vida, Bartender, Craft 260.
- Vida’s cocktail.
- Competitor Audra Wilder, Big Jim’s Galley.
- Competitor Abby Kriegling, The Blind Rhino, Black Rock.
- Competitor Jonathon Ackerman, Brick & Barrel.
- Steve Melnick, General Manager, RoadRunner Kitchen + Bar highlighting Mad River Distillers Revolution Rye Whiskey.
- Competition Judges Erika Robertson, Sales Representative, Brescome Barton; Maura Connolly, Co-founder and Director of Sales, Mad River Distillers; and Chris Munk, Account Development Manager, Brescome Barton.
- Steve Melnick, General Manager, RoadRunner Kitchen + Bar; Third-place winner Patti Minami, BJ Ryan’s and BJ Ryan’s BanC House; Erika Robertson, Sales Representative, Brescome Barton; Maura Connolly, Co-founder and Director of Sales, Mad River Distillers; First-place winner Ozzy Casco, RoadRunner Kitchen + Bar; Allen Heady, Tautog Tavern; Audra Wilder, Big Jim’s Galley; Abby Kriegling, The Blind Rhino, Black Rock; Chris Munk, Account Development Manager, Brescome Barton; and Anthony Vida, Bartender, Craft 260.
Photos by Andrew Dominick.