Connecticut Distributors, Inc. (CDI), in collaboration with Constellation Brands, hosted a cocktail competition at New Britain’s I Know You Know on Nov. 25. Bartenders used Mi Campo Blanco Tequila, Nelson Bros. Rye Whiskey and Copper & Kings Butchertown Brandy as their featured spirits as they mixed up their best cocktails for the panel of judges: Nadine Gengras, Field Sales Manager, CDI; Byron Kidd, Field Sales Manager, Constellation Brands; and Spencer Carvalho, Sales Representative, CDI. The winners were: first place and People’s Choice: Isabel Torres, Joey Garlic’s; second place: Henry Abbott, Harrie’s Jailhouse; and third place: Dustin Amore, Fire by Forge.
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- Connecticut Distributors, Inc. (CDI), in collaboration with Constellation Brands, hosted a cocktail competition at New Britain’s I Know You Know on Nov. 25.
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- Andres Soriano, Owner, I Know You Know; Nadine Gengras, Judge and Field Sales Manager, CDI; Byron Kidd, Judge and Field Sales Manager, Constellation Brands; and Spencer Carvalho, Judge and Sales Representative, CDI.
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- Byron Kidd, Judge and Field Sales Manager, Constellation Brands; second-place winner Henry Abbott, Harrie’s Jailhouse; first-place winner Isabel Torres, Joey Garlic’s; Zach O’Brien, Max Fish; third-place winner Dustin Amore, Fire by Forge; Nadine Gengras, Judge and Field Sales Manager, CDI; Spencer Carvalho, Judge and Sales Representative, CDI; and Andres Soriano, Owner, I Know You Know.
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- Bartenders used Mi Campo Blanco Tequila, Nelson Bros. Rye Whiskey and Copper & Kings Butchertown Brandy as their featured spirits.
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- First-place and People’s Choice winner Isabel Torres, Joey Garlic’s.
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- A pour of Torres’ cocktail.
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- Second-place winner Henry Abbott, Harrie’s Jailhouse.
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- Abbott’s cocktail.
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- Third-place winner Dustin Amore, Fire by Forge.
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- Amore’s cocktail.
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- Competitor Zach O’Brien, Max Fish.
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- O’Brien’s cocktail.
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- Isabel Torres, Joey Garlic’s with her winning cocktail.
