Woodford Reserve Bourbon “Manhattan Experience” was held at Match in South Norwalk on October 13, 2014. Woodford Reserve and Esquire hosted the exhibition events in 30 U.S. cities along with United States Bartenders Guild (USBG) chapters, which will culminate in a finale in January 2015 in New York City. A winner from six finalists will be selected and given a spread in Esquire magazine. Connecticut’s winner was John Kubicsko. Attendees included representatives from Brown-Forman, Woodford Reserve, Eder Brothers the USBG members. Competitors included Anthony DeSerio, Dimitrios Zahariadis, Carl Summa, Adam Patrick, Patrick Muli, Nick Giordano and Peter Lloyd Clayton.
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- The 2014 Woodford Reserve Bourbon “Manhattan Experience” held at Match. Photos by Michael Leung, LeungevityPhotography@gmail.com.
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- USBG CT’s Joe Aceto, Nick Giordano and Chapter President Anthony DeSerio. Photos by Michael Leung, LeungevityPhotography@gmail.com.
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- Winner John Kubicsko with Tom Kachmarck, CSS, Market Manager for CT, Brown-Forman. Photos by Michael Leung, LeungevityPhotography@gmail.com.
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- Judges included Kolo Klub’s Joe Donohue, Dead Rabbit’s Pamela Wiznitzer and Amy Kundrat, ctbites.com. Photos by Michael Leung, LeungevityPhotography@gmail.com.
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- Competitor Rob Martini. Photos by Michael Leung, LeungevityPhotography@gmail.com.
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- The winning cocktail being prepared by Kubicsko, the “NY Times.” Photos by Michael Leung, LeungevityPhotography@gmail.com.
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- Competitor Dimitrios Zahariadis. Photos by Michael Leung, LeungevityPhotography@gmail.com.
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- Competitor Erik Vitiglione. Photos by Michael Leung, LeungevityPhotography@gmail.com.
Photos by Michael Leung, LeungevityPhotography@gmail.com.
