The United States Bartenders Guild (USBG) and Stonington-based brand, Real McCoy Rum, held its final bartending competition, “The Real McCoy,” on July 11 at the Ocean Cliff Resort in Newport. The competition spanned a three-month period during which bartenders submitted recipes each month highlighting the rum. Two winners were awarded an educational rum trip to Barbados and media training experience with Real McCoy Rum CEO and Founder Bailey Pryor. Maeghan Kleinerman, winner of the Recipe Rounds and David Roth, winner of the Live Mix-Off, will make the trip. Ginny Edwards won the People’s Choice Recipe at the event. All three winning recipes will appear on the Real McCoy Rum website.
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- David Roth, USBG NYC and Live Mix-Off Winner.
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- USBG RI Competitor Kayleigh Speck.
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- Roth presenting his cocktail to the judges.
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- Real McCoy Rum and Roth’s winning cocktail.
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- Standing: Mark Tubridy, USBG NYC; Maeghan Kleinerman, USBG Boston, Recipe Rounds Winner; Troy Clark, Judge, United Mixologist; Leanne Favre, USBG NYC; Brian Weber, USBG NYC; Ginny Edwards, USBG Boston, People’s Choice Recipe Winner; Peter Luciano, USBG Rochester; Cat Rockefeller, USBG NYC; David Roth, Live Mix-Off Winner; Bailey Pryor, Judge, CEO and Founder, Real McCoy Spirits; Jonathan Pogash, Contest Host and Judge, The Cocktail Guru. Kneeling: Kayleigh Speck, USBG RI and Pamela Wiznitzer, Judge, President USBG NYC.
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- Troy Clark, Judge, United Mixologist; David Roth, Live Mix-off Round Winner; Maeghan Kleineman, USBG Boston and Recipe Round Winner; Jonathan Pogash, Contest Host and Judge; Bailey Pryor, Founder and President, Real McCoy Rum; Pamela Wiznitzer, Judge, USBG NY President.
Photos by Chris Almeida.
