Connecticut Distributors, Inc. (CDI), hosted a cocktail competition at Hartford’s Little River Restoratives on February 24. The evening kicked off with a United States Bartender’s Guild (USBG) Hartford chapter meeting and membership drive. Bartenders then created their best frozen cocktails featuring Reyka Small Batch Icelandic Vodka for judges Nadine Gengras, Senior Trade Development Manager, CDI; Stacey Pabst, Trade Development Manager, CDI; and Rachel Markoja, Little River Restoratives. The winner was Khalid Williams of Cotton Hollow Kitchen, with runner-up Rob Szabo of Farmington Gardens and The North House. Distilled in Borgarnes, Iceland, Reyka Vodka is made from arctic spring water that runs through a 4,000-year-old lava field.
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- Connecticut Distributors, Inc. (CDI), hosted a cocktail competition featuring Reyka Small Batch Vodka at Hartford’s Little River Restoratives on February 24.
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- Competition judges Stacey Pabst, Trade Development Manager, CDI; Rachel Markoja, Little River Restoratives; and Nadine Gengras, Senior Trade Development Manager, CDI.
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- First-place winner Khalid Williams, Cotton Hollow Kitchen and Runner-up Rob Szabo, Farmington Gardens and The North House.
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- First-place winner Khalid Williams, Cotton Hollow Kitchen.
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- Williams’ cocktail, The Conquering of Hekla.
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- Runner-up Rob Szabo, Farmington Gardens and The North House.
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- Szabo’s cocktail, The Lake Effect.
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- Competitor Jason McClellan, Elicit Brewing Co.
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- McClellan’s cocktail, Basic B.
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- Contestant Mary Quinn, Bistro on Main.
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- Quinn’s cocktail, Sip Your Caraway.
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- Contestant Tyler Pulsifer.
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- Pulsifer’s cocktail, The Icelandic Polar Bear.
