Photo Gallery:
Cocktail 200 Celebrations

On May 13th, 2006 we celebrated the 200th Anniversary of the Cocktail in Las Vegas, New York, and additional venues around the world.

The Winning Cocktail:    


The Wet Spot
Will Shine & Aisha Sharpe
Head Bartenders B.E.D. NY

  • 1 1/2 oz Plymouth Gin
  • 1/2 oz apricot brandy
  • 1 oz apple juice
  • 1/2 oz elderflower syrup
  • 3/4 oz lemon juice
  • lemon peel
  • In the mixing glass build the martini beginning with juices then with sweeteners and then add Plymouth Gin. Add ice to the mixing glass and shake to a slow 10 count strain and pour into a chilled large martini glass. Garnished with a lemon peel.

   


At Commander's Palace in Las Vegas:
Photos by Robert Hess
   

BobbyG

Dale

A little banjo music

The Clarinet

Plymouth Gin

Bottles, anxiously waiting

Glassware, in anticipation

Some of our sponsors

Some more of our sponsors

Even more sponsor product

And a few more

Connecting up to New York

Laura, signing up new members

Chris and Janet

Commander's Bar

Doc, in front of the camera

More of Doc

Filming

Further Pontification

BobbyG preparing a drink

BobbyG

BobbyG pouring his drink

Tony with nothing to do

More Music

Dale

Tony

Tony, busy this time

Crowds Gathering

BobbyG keeping them coming

More happy faces

Tony, Dale, Francesco

Dale, shaking it up

Sampling

Books in hand

Passing out drinks

Tony's drink

Official "Cocktail 200" day Proclamation

People

People

BobbyG explaining the drinks

Lining up for Bobby's drinks

Bobby taking care of business

Mixing another drink

The entertainment

Livio mixing up a drink

Tommy from Commander's

Livio, lineing them up

Our Sponsors

Happy Customers

Hey look! It's New York!

(where is everybody?)

Chris, serving Sazeracs

Everybody having fun

Chris

(trying to remember what goes in a Sazerac)

Chris

(finally remembered)

Getting ready

Explaining the Competition

The Lineup

Bobby, Clark, Francesco, Brandon, Will, Livio, Dale, Tony, Aisha

Will Shine

Will's Prep

The "Wet Spot" cocktail

The Winning Drink

Clark Clark

Clark's Prep

More of Clark's Prep

Barmarche Honey Sour

Second Place

Brandon Williams

Brandon's Prep

The Byzantine Cocktail

Third Place

   


At Balance in New York:
Photos by Blake DeGroff
     

   

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