Bartending team Jen Davis and Jesse Hedberg were named the winners of the Nor’easter Wipeout Tiki Cocktail Competition at the New England Tequila and Rum Festival on May 4, 2016. The event kicked off the three-day festival at Twin River Casino in Lincoln. Twenty-four local bartenders showcased their skills and tiki cocktail recipes featuring Don Q products, all for a chance to win the grand prize trip Puerto Rico. The cocktails were judged on name, balance, simplicity, presentation, aroma, taste, originality, delivery and overall impression. Full coverage of the New England Tequila and Rum Festival will be in the July issue.
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- Serving as competition judges were Connecticut’s Carl Summa; Boston’s Ran Duan, Owner, The Baldwin Bar; and Boston’s Jared Sadoian, Bar Manager, Hawthorne Bar. Michael Lester of M.S. Walker served as event emcee.
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- Jen Davis and Jesse Hedberg (not shown) won the the Nor’easter Wipeout Tiki Cocktail Competition at the New England Tequila and Rum Festival on May 4, 2016.
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- Competitors Greg Mayer and Jason Kilgore.
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- Competitor Chris Almeida, USBG RI Chapter President.
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- Competitor Kayleigh Speck.
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- Competitors and judges gather onstage at the Lighthouse Bar at Twin River Casino.
Photos by Chris Almeida.
