Brescome Barton hosted a cocktail competition at Tisane in Hartford on December 9, 2019. Using Bruxo Mezcal Artesanal, area bartenders faced off to create cocktails with five ingredients in under five minutes. Competitors’ creations were scored on their use of the brand, creativity and taste by judges Chelsea Kramer, The Half Door; Harrison Love, Beam Suntory; and Erin Conway, Plan B. From a field of eight competitors, Nick D’Aiuto, Little River Restoratives, took third place; Jessica Torres, Republic at the Linden, came in second place; and Danielle Duncan, Tisane, took the top slot. Distilled from 100% espadin, Bruxo Mezcal Artesanal offers smokiness to frame and enhance its fruit and floral aromas.
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- Brescome Barton hosted a cocktail competition at Tisane in Hartford on December 9 featuring Bruxo Mezcal Artesanal.
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- Harrison Love, Territory Manager, Beam Suntory; Jillian Carey, Account Development Manager, Brescome Barton; and Eric Sepulveda, Bar Manager, Tisane.
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- First-place winner Danielle Duncan, Tisane; Chelsea Kramer, The Half Door; Erin Conway, Plan B; Jessica Torres, Republic at the Linden; Harrison Love, Beam Suntory; Jillian Carey, Brescome Barton; Third-place winner Nick D’Aiuto, Little River Restoratives; and Eric Sepulveda, Tisane.
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- First-place winner Danielle Duncan, Tisane creating the Grace’s Secret cocktail.
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- Duncan’s Grace’s Secret cocktail.
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- Second-place winner Jessica Torres, Republic at the Linden.
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- Torres’ cocktail, El Beso.
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- Third-place winner Nick D’Aiuto, Little River Restoratives.
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- D’Aiuto’s cocktail, The Friend.
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- Competitor Lo Gordon of Square Peg Pizzeria.
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- Gordon’s Summer Santeria cocktail.
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- Competitor Dustin Amore of Highland Brass and Conspiracy.
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- Amore’s cocktail, Pac-Man Goes Waka Waka.
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- Bridget Hurley, Fiddleheads Café.
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- Hurley’s Macchiato Mexicana cocktail.
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- Competitor Samantha Winters.
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- Winters’ cocktail, That One Time in Mexico.
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- Competitor Angel Torres, Quiver Spirits, The Quiv.
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- Angel Torres’ cocktail, The Quiv.
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- Harrison Love, First-place winner Danielle Duncan and Jillian Carey.
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- Harrison Love, Second-place winner Jessica Torres and Jillian Carey.
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- Harrison Love and Third-place winner Nick D’Aiuto, Little River Restoratives.
Photos by Michael Leung.
