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Alecia Lax, Catherine Tyler
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All vodka and bourbon cocktails were crafted with Old Dominick
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Brandon Hardy, Darcie Kincaid
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Jane Bradfordd Green, Anthony Jones, Wyatt Lowery, Olivia Collins, and Ashleigh Kempf with Old Dominick
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Charity Barthiel, Amanda Nelson
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Jereme and Angela Wynn
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Joel Brtka, Ryan Bolme
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Kalon Jones, Nathan Bess
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Kensington Longworth, Danny Davis
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Local bartenders competed for the title of best bourbon and vodka cocktails
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Nick Quinn with Grace Apartments
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Mary Sue Handel, Rudy Ziegler, Michele and Bryan Blake
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Kirsten Jose, Jasmine Claybrooks
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Morgan Baxter, Cheyenne Genberg
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Guests mixed and mingled while sipping cocktail creations
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Natalie Brado, Jordon Washington
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Guests enjoyed tasty snacks like mini Beef Wellingtons, caprese skewers, and more courtesy of City Winery
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Ashley Lewis with the Nashville Food Project
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DJ Alanna Royale provided rockin' tunes
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Natalie Sharp, Abby Perkins, Maddy Turner
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Neshea Cundiff, Nicole Holden
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Attendees voted for their favorite vodka and bourbon cocktails
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Ruthie Helfer, Lorena Coleman
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Brady Cope, Krista Carroll, Allen White, and Johnathan Washburn with CB Linen
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Samantha Eisenberger, Jessica Skoney
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Sara and John Trussell
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Guests had some photo booth fun to commemorate the evening with Nashville Smile Bar
On Wednesday, March 26, guests mixed and mingled at our annual Swig Cocktail Competition at City Winery.
Music City's top bartenders came together to compete for best craft cocktails made with Old Dominick 90.1 Proof Small Batch Bourbon Whiskey and Old Dominick Memphis Vodka. Each bartender created two cocktails for the lively crowd to taste, and at the end of the evening event-goers voted for their favorites in each spirit category. Participating restaurants and bartenders included Le Loup, PROOF, Deacon's New South, City Winery, JWB Grill, Play Playground, Ella's, Heirloom at Holston House, Eddie Ate Dynamite, Stateside Kitchen, Mesero, and M.L.Rose.
In addition to sipping cocktails and mixing and mingling, guests enjoyed tasty snacks like mini Beef Wellingtons, macarons, caprese skewers, crab cakes, and more from City Winery, plus, they listened to rockin' tunes from DJ Alanna Royale, got the scoop on CB Linen’s selection of party and event linens, learned about Nashville living with Grace Apartments, and had some photo booth fun with Nashville Smile Bar. Old Dominick’s team also offered tastings of their full collection of spirits.
This year's competition:
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Proof's winning Rooftop Refresher made with Old Dominick Memphis Vodka
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Wyatt Lowery with Old Dominick Memphis Vodka winners Joe Cronan, James-Leon Santos, and Kirrolos Ibrahim from Proof, plus editor Nicole Brown
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Wyatt Lowery with Old Dominick Bourbon Whiskey winners Lakrisha Flye and Marcus Papa from JWB Grill, plus editor Nicole Brown
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JWB Grill's winning Golden Flye made with Old Dominick Bourbon Whiskey
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Wyatt Lowery with Old Dominick Memphis Vodka runner up Ole Herrera from Mesero, plus editor Nicole Brown
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Mesero's runner up Catalina Cocktail made with Old Dominick Memphis Vodka
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Wyatt Lowery with Old Dominick Bourbon Whiskey runner up's Cheyenne Denbaas, Alex Dempsey, and Dani Lauren from City Winery, plus editor Nicole Brown
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City Winery's runner up Whiskey Drift made with Old Dominick Bourbon Whiskey
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Tyler O'Dwyer and Adrianna Stellaro with Eddie Ate Dynamite
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Eddie Ate Dynamite's Strawberry Emerald made with Memphis Vodka
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Caitlin Blake and Annie Curro with Ella's
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Ella's Primavera Fiori made with Old Dominick Memphis Vodka
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Amanda Virgillito, Julie Meirick, and Aida Mercer with M.L.Rose
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M.L.Rose's Blackberry Mint Mule made with Old Dominick Memphis Vodka
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Gabriella Cadau and Ryan Saavedra with Le Loup
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Le Loup's Atlantic City made with Old Dominick Bourbon Whiskey
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Andrew Lizardo and Austin Hamilton with Deacon's New South
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Deacon's New South's Tallow Braised Manhattan made with Old Dominick Bourbon Whiskey
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Adam Langford and Kellie Phillips with Stateside Kitchen
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Stateside Kitchen's Rose Petal Gimlet made with Old Dominick Memphis Vodka
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Corey DesSimone and Kiah Tippett with Play Playground
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Play Playground's Raspberry Lychee Tini made with Old Dominick Memphis Vodka
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John Woo and Jaxon Woo with Heirloom at Holston House
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Heirloom at Holston House's Misconception made with Old Dominick Memphis Vodka
The Winners:
Old Dominick Bourbon Whiskey
Winner: Lakrisha Flye from JWB Grill
Runner Up: Alex Dempsey from City Winery
Old Dominick Memphis Vodka
Winner: James-Leon Santos from PROOF
Runner Up: David Martin from Mesero
A portion of proceeds from the event benefited The Nashville Food Project. SWIG Cocktail Competition was sponsored by Old Dominick, C&B Linen, Grace Apartments, and City Winery.