Dig In Dining & Entertainment hosted a Holiday Cocktail Competition featuring Tito’s Handmade Vodka, in collaboration with the brand’s distributor, Mancini Beverage, at Thirsty Beaver Hometown Pub & Grub in North Kingstown on Dec. 5. Eight local bartenders competed donned in ugly sweaters and other festive attire to create their best holiday cocktails using Tito’s Handmade Vodka as their base spirit for judges, with Mia Marcello, Bartender, Thirsty Beaver Cranston supporting the Heart Of RI Animal Rescue emerging as the winner. Each bartender chose a charity to support and all proceeds from ticket sales were donated to fundraising efforts, with Tito’s Handmade Vodka pledging its own monetary donations to three local charities: Heart Of RI Animal Rescue, Feeding America and Project Insulin.
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Dig In Dining & Entertainment hosted a Holiday Cocktail Competition featuring Tito’s Handmade Vodka, in collaboration with the brand’s distributor, Mancini Beverage, at the Thirsty Beaver Hometown Pub & Grub in North Kingstown on Dec. 5.
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Devon Jacob, General Manager, Dig In Dining & Entertainment; Rachel Landau, Sales Coordinator, Tito’s Handmade Vodka; and Efrain Lopez, Tito’s Trade Development Manager, Mancini Beverage.
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Local bartenders created batched cocktails featuring Tito’s Handmade Vodka.
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Each bartender chose a charity to support and all proceeds from ticket sales were donated to fundraising efforts, with Tito’s Handmade Vodka pledging its own monetary donations.
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A pour of the winning Vixen’s Vitamin cocktail by Mia Marcello, Thirsty Beaver, Cranston.
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Competition winner Mia Marcello, Bartender, Thirsty Beaver, Cranston with her cocktail, Vixen’s Vitamin.
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Marcello’s Vixen’s Vitamin cocktail, a blend of Tito’s Handmade Vodka, Açai Blueberry Pomegranate Vitaminwater, lime juice and Coconut Berry Red Bull.
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Damien Rainone, General Manager, Thirsty Beaver, Westerly and Donald Arruda, Bar Manager, Thirsty Beaver, Westerly with their cocktail, Mint Chocolate Martini.
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The Mint Chocolate Martini, a blend of Tito’s Handmade Vodka, crème de menthe and chocolate liqueur with a heavy cream floater.
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Jacob Nanni, Bartender, Thirsty Beaver, Smithfield with his cocktail, Maple Oatmeal Cookie.
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Nanni’s cocktail, The Maple Oatmeal Cookie: Tito’s Handmade Vodka, RumChata Cream Liqueur, butterscotch, amaretto and maple simple syrup with a maple ginger snap cookie rim and maple whipped cream.
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Alexis Martin, Bartender, Thirsty Beaver, Smithfield with her cocktail, Charcuterie Night.
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Martin’s cocktail, Charcuterie Night: Tito’s Handmade Vodka, pear purée, homemade fig purée, RumChata Cream Liqueur and cinnamon simple syrup with a prosciutto and fig garnish.
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Olivia Fargo, Bartender, Thirsty Beaver, North Kingstown with her cocktail, Partridge in a Pear Tree.
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Fargo’s cocktail, Partridge in a Pear Tree: Tito’s Handmade Vodka, lemon juice, cinnamon simple syrup, pear juice and ginger beer.
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Avery Samokar, Bartender, Thirsty Beaver, North Kingstown with her cocktail, Clausmopolitan.
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Samokar’s Clausmopolitan cocktail: Tito’s Handmade Vodka, lime, rosemary simple syrup, triple sec, white cranberry and fresh-squeezed pomegranate juice.
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Victoria Millard, Bartender, Thirsty Beaver, Cranston with her cocktail, Georgia Peach’n.
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Millard’s cocktail, Georgia Peach’n: peach-infused Tito’s Handmade Vodka, iced tea and lemonade.
Photos by Laura Widness.