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Oak Haven Table & Bar Hosts Wild Turkey Cocktail Competition

By February 25, 2017Connecticut, Top News
Third place: Heartless Bird by Moises Ramirez.

New Haven’s Oak Haven Table & Bar welcomed Brescome Barton, United States Bartenders’ Guild Connecticut (USBG CT) chapter members and industry guests to a Wild Turkey cocktail competition on January 30. Competing bartenders created an original cocktail featuring Wild Turkey 101 or Wild Turkey 101 Rye. Each cocktail was rated on taste, aroma and originality. Angel Peña-Fernandez won first place with his cocktail, Wild Night. Roger Gross took the second place win with Bird is the Word, and third place went to Moises Ramirez with Heartless Bird. Juan Meyer received an honorable mention. Judges for the event included Gary Dritschler, Market Manager, Campari America; Ray Collins, Sales Representative, Brescome Barton and Veronica Saurett, Wine and Spirits Manager, Brescome Barton.

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