ChopTails: A Cocktail Competition Like No Other

82 Hanover Street,Portland ME 04101

28 March, 2022

Description

All the creativity, intensity & competitiveness of the hit show, Chopped, plus Batson River Spirits for the ultimate cocktail-making event! Monday, March 28 | Portland, ME | 6pm – 8pmWhat do you get when you take all the creativity, intensity, and competitiveness of the hit cooking competition show, Chopped, and give the contestants booze instead of food? ChopTails! On Monday, March 28 from 6-8pm, five of Portland’s best bartenders will square off in the ultimate test of mix mastery. $75 gets you a welcome cocktail, an up-close and personal view of our all-star cast of cocktail pros in action, passed appetizers and snacks, and a sample of the winning Choptail! Come hungry and ready to cheer on your favorite bartender at this first-of-its-kind event! The Competition:Round 1 Our five contestants will have ten minutes to create a shot and present it to the judges. Judges will then vote on a winning shot and the contestant with the winning recipe will receive a special advantage Round 2 Contestants will each draw a basket number. Each basket will contain a different Batson River spirit, along with the required mystery ingredients. Contestants will each have 20 minutes to make a unique cocktail utilizing all ingredients in the basket. Once they’ve accomplished mix-mastery, they must deliver their cocktail to our esteemed pannel of judges for scoring. The Winning ChopTail Each cocktail will be ranked according to 5 separate categories; timing, presentation, taste, creativity/naming & basket utilization. The cocktail that earns the highest score will earn its maker the 2022 Batson River ChopTails Champion trophy, bragging rights, along with a spot on our April cocktail menu! But wait, there’s more – $1.00 of every ChopTail sold in April will go to the winning bartender’s charity of choice!