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Winners: Ricardo Lovato, Ole Herrera and Ana Tano with Mesero
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Caitlin Bolme
Runner-up: Mitch Wilson and Trey Jensen with Sunda New Asian
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Caitlin Bolme
Ria & Annette Carroll
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Caitlin Bolme
Hugh Evans and Nate McGowan with Mother's Ruin
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Caitlin Bolme
Andrew Kelly, Krista Carroll, Johnathan Washburn and Brady Cope with C&B Linen
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Caitlin Bolme
Burger sliders provided by Virgin Hotels Nashville
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Caitlin Bolme
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Caitlin Bolme
Jessica Conatser and Angelique Locero with Ketel One
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Caitlin Bolme
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Caitlin Bolme
In addition to sampling unique libations, attendees also had the chance to taste Ketel One Botanical Vodka
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Caitlin Bolme
Photobooth fun with Nashville Smile Bar
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Caitlin Bolme
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Caitlin Bolme
Catherine Schilling with Buddy's Backroom at Goodnight Nashville
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Hanna Turner
Ketel One Botanicals
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Caitlin Bolme
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Caitlin Bolme
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Runner-up: Sunda New Asian
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Caitlin Bolme
Amanda Wilson with Pure Glow
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Caitlin Bolme
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Marty McGinley, Tyana Fenton, and Tiger Fenton with The ROOT Brands
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Caitlin Bolme
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Audrey Cash, Sophia Ntovas
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Caitlin Bolme
Ashley McDonald and Heather Hill with United Way
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Caitlin Bolme
Corey Blaber and Alex Dempsey with Silo
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Hanna Turner
DJ Alanna Royale kept the party going with her tunes
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Hanna Turner
Ella's Pink Serenade
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Caitlin Bolme
Andrew Green, Horton Li
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Caitlin Bolme
Raven McClain, April Wilson
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Hanna Turner
LA Jackson's Sunkissed Cabana
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Caitlin Bolme
Lavinia & Jarrid Johnson
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Hanna Turner
Winnner: Mesero's Catalina
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Caitlin Bolme
Katie McDougal, Reece Keeble
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Hanna Turner
Odie's pouring up Toasted at Odie's
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Perfectly Fine's Peachin to the Choir
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Caitlin Bolme
Jordan Harris, Diane Harris, Rebecca Ritchie, Thomas Ritchie
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Hanna Turner
White Limozeen's Watermelon Sugar Thai
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Common Club's New Zealand Nights
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Hanna Turner
What's The Tea? by Cherries
On Thursday, August 7, Nashville Lifestyles hosted its annual Bartender Bash competition at Virgin Hotels Nashville.
Attendees sampled 18 different Ketel One Vodka craft cocktails created by local Nashville bartenders. Small bites like burger slides, grilled pita bites, and pimento cheese dip were also provided by Virgin Hotels Nashville. At the end of the evening, guests turned in their ballots and voted for their favorite craft cocktail. Mesero’s bartender, Ricardo Lovato, won first place with his cocktail, Catalina, while Sunda New Asian's bartender, Mitch Wilson, won runner up with his cocktail, an Ube Espresso Martini.
Winning drink: Mesero's Catalina
WINNER: Ricardo Lovato with Mesero
RUNNER UP: Mitch Wilson with Sunda New Asian
Participating restaurants included: Cherries, Perfectly Fine, V Modern, Barrel Proof, White Limozeen, Mother's Ruin, PBR Nashville, Mesero, Buddy's Backroom at Goodnight Nashville, Commons Club, L.A. Jackson, Ella's, Odie's, Red Phone Booth, Sunda New Asian, Eddie Ate Dynamite, Happy Does, and Silo.
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. The ROOT Brands took care of wellness essentials, Pure Glow treated guests to complimentary spray tan vouchers, and C&B Linen elevated the event space with their beautiful linens.
Runner-up: Sunda New Asian's Ube Espresso Martini
A portion of proceeds from ticket sales benefited United Way of Greater Nashville. Bartender Bash 2025 was sponsored by Ketel One Vodka, Ketel One Botanical, The ROOT Brands, C&B Linen, Pure Glow and Virgin Hotels Nashville.