Bartender Greg Mayer of The Dorrance won the regional Woodford Reserve Cocktail Competition hosted by Brown-Forman on February 29 at Bravo Brasserie in Providence. Mayer’s winning cocktail was called “Concrete Campground,” which featured Woodford Reserve Double Oak Whiskey, Cocchi Di Torino, Port Wine, Averna and Xcolate Mole Bitters, served in a glass smoked with Cherrywood. In March, Mayer will travel to the Woodford Reserve Distillery in Kentucky for an immersive educational experience. The distillery representatives will choose the six finalists to compete in the National Woodford Reserve Competition in April in New York City during that trip.
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- Woodford Reserve whiskey, available via Horizon Beverage Company, Fradin Division.
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- Greg Mayer mixing his winning cocktail.
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- Greg Mayer, Competition Winner with Kristen Cubicciotti, Market Manager MA/RI, Brown-Forman.
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- Judges for the competition included: Chris Almeida, USBG RI Chapter President; Don Jean, Brown-Forman; and Thom Mitchell, Founder, Whiskey RI.
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- Bartenders Anthony Guaetta, Twin River Casino; Ben Terry, New Harvest Coffee Roasters; Kayleigh Speck, The Grange; Greg Mayer, Winner, The Dorrance; Corey Hayes, Fluke Wine Bar and Kitchen; and Marco Meza, El Rancho Grande.
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- Woodford Reserve Double Oaked and Woodford Reserve Distiller’s Select.
Photos by Chris Almeida.
