Eder Bros. Hosts Iron Bartending Competition Featuring Copper Fox

Winning team Corey Bonderenko and Roger Gross of Highland Brass Co. with Rick Wasmund (center), Owner, Copper Fox Distillery. The winning cocktail, called “The Perfect Sperryville Marconi,” was made with 1.5 oz. Copper Fox Rye, 1 oz. Carpano Bianco, 1/2 oz. Fruits Rouges, 3/4 oz. lemon juice, 1/4 oz. simple syrup, Molasses bitters and Martinelli’s Sparkling Cider.

Eder Bros., Inc. and Elm City Social in New Haven hosted an iron bartending competition featuring Virginia’s Copper Fox Rye Whiskey and Wasmund’s Single Malt Whiskey on January 26, 2016. Twelve bartending teams faced off in multiple rounds until one team, Corey Bonderenko and Roger Gross of Highland Brass Co. in Waterbury, earned the win. Their winning cocktail will be featured on the brand’s website. Ordinary New Haven’s Nick Giordano and Moises Ramirez took second, and Adam Patrick and Kim Schroeder from Can Tiin in Bridgeport placed third.

: Copper Fox Rye Whiskey and Wasmund’s Single Malt Whiskey, produced by Copper Fox Distillery located in Sperryville, Virginia, at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The line includes a Copper Fox Rye Whiskey, Wasmund’s Single Malt Whiskey, VirGin and a Wasmund’s Barrel kit.

: Daniel Rek, Bar Manager, Elm City Social; Dimitrios Zahariadis, Owner, Highland Brass Co.; Anne Via McCollough, Brand Ambassador, Copper Fox Distillery; Rick Wasmund, Owner, Copper Fox Distillery.

: Daniel Rek, Bar Manager, Elm City Social reciting rules for the iron bartending competition.

: Competition judges Chris Munk, Sales Representative, Eder Bros.; Rick Wasmund, Owner, Copper Fox Distillery; and Dimitrios Zahariadis, Owner, Highland Brass Co. and United States Bartenders Guild Connecticut (USBG CT) Chapter President.

: Rick Wasmund, Owner, Copper Fox Distillery.

: Winning team Corey Bonderenko and Roger Gross of Highland Brass Co. with Rick Wasmund (center), Owner, Copper Fox Distillery. The winning cocktail, called “The Perfect Sperryville Marconi,” was made with 1.5 oz. Copper Fox Rye, 1 oz. Carpano Bianco, 1/2 oz. Fruits Rouges, 3/4 oz. lemon juice, 1/4 oz. simple syrup, Molasses bitters and Martinelli’s Sparkling Cider.