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First place winners Alex Dempsey, Callie Kirkwood, Maxx Gonzalez with Denim
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Denim's winning cocktail called Heart of the Dragon
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Runner up winners Cooper Olvey, Max Nishida with Thistle and Rye
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Thistle and Rye's cocktail called Champagne Magic
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Alecia Lax, Craig Dunn
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Ramzi Halim, Megan Holloway, Katie McDonough, Katie Bostick, Laura Cummins Gleason, Raygan Greer
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Amir Makram, Roger Mills, Paula Aguilar
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Avery Covington, Anastasia Norris
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Blueprint Underground Cocktail Club's cocktail called Birdie Patterson
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Tammie Smith, Arika Barnett, Karen Polk, Nina Parham
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Brittany Meadows, Audra Hines
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Mitch Watson, Sherry Johnson-Moon with Blueprint Underground Cocktail Club
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Christin Murphy, Brianna Snider, Kathryn Barbour
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CJ Nugara, Emily Alexander
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Hannah Hurt, Tanisha White, Rivviera Williams, Gabrielle Shaw with Jar Cocktail Club
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Ella's cocktail called The Saluti
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Nicky See, Chelsea Frenn, Haley Margies, Jessica Davison, Dylan Lewis
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Enrique Selman, Brazil Smith
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STK's cocktail called the Baklava Martini
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Jaxson Woo, Peyton Edmondson, Lauren Luna, John Woo with Holston House
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Eumi Koh, Laura Modica
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Karen Polk, Arika Barnett
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Le Loup's cocktail called Bond Girl
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Anne Curro, Caitlin Blake with Ella's
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Proof's cocktail called Water Under the Bridge
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A portion of proceeds from ticket sales benefited United Way of Greater Nashville
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Jessica Wojtczak, Mackinzie Neal
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Jordan Harvey, Kelly Barby with Ketel One Vodka
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Molly Allen, Sam Morphy
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Wilson Hand, Catherine Lee, AP Dinger, Jennifer Merrelle
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Nashville Smile Bar brought the photo booth fun
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Joey Forster, Kerolos Eskander, Erika Aguiar, Palmen Sinyakov with STK
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Mothers Ruin's cocktail called Toxic Positivity
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Trenton Ownby, Sean and Taryn White, Lindsey Clouse
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Pullman Standard's cocktail called Comin' Home
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Rick Neira with lou/na
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Hailee McDonald, Dominique Maddox, Nia Morris with Noelle
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Yabrinya Tisdale, Sarah Schultz, Shaley Fawcett
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Jeremiah Blake, Ian Ruffner with Pullman Standard
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Wolf Turner, Cole Greenwalt
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Jar Cocktail Club's cocktail called 10 Outta 10
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DJ Alanna Royale provided guests with entertaining tunes
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Small bites including egg rolls were provided by Cannery Hall
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Kirsten Jose, Luis Dubon with Proof
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The Sun Room's cocktail called Low Key
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Grace Jordahl, Austin Clark
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Mykal Wilson, Alex Alberico with The Sun Room
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Noelle's cocktail called Let the Man-Go
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In addition to sampling unique libations, attendees also had the chance to taste Ketel One Botanical Vodka
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Attendees sampled 14 different Ketel One Vodka craft cocktails crafted by local Nashville bartenders
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Scout Crampton, Caelainn Confer, Robby Martinez, Jayson Storicks with Mother's Ruin
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lou/na's cocktail called Silly Rabbit
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Ryan Saavedra with Le Loup
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Holston House's cocktail called Holland House
On Thursday, July 25, Nashville Lifestyles hosted its annual Bartender Bash competition at Cannery Hall.
Attendees sampled 14 different Ketel One Vodka craft cocktails created by local Nashville bartenders. Small bites like chips and queso, pretzel bites, and egg rolls were also provided by Cannery Hall. At the end of the evening, guests turned in their ballots and voted for their favorite craft cocktail. Denim’s bartender, Maxx Gonzales, won first place with his cocktail, Heart of the Dragon, while Thistle & Rye’s bartender, Max Nishida, won runner up with his cocktail, Champagne Magic.
WINNER: Maxx Gonzales with Denim
RUNNER UP: Max Nishida with Thistle & Rye
Participating restaurants included: Pullman Standard, Noelle, Le Loup, lou/na, Thistle & Rye, Denim, Proof, Jar Cocktail Club, Holston House, The Blueprint Underground Cocktail Club, STK, The Sun Room, Mother's Ruin, and Ella's.
In addition to sampling unique libations, attendees also had the chance to taste Ketel One Botanical Vodka. Nashville Smile Bar brought the photo booth fun and DJ Alanna Royale provided the entertaining tunes.
A portion of proceeds from ticket sales benefited United Way of Greater Nashville. Bartender Bash 2024 was sponsored by Ketel One Vodka and Ketel One Botanical.