H. Toads First Annual Bartending Competition

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July 22nd at 11am

First Annual Bartending Competition.

Points break down:

Drink Knowledge – this will be a written test of 20 drinks. We will hand out a sheet with 40 drinks to know prior to the competition. 20 drinks will be taken from this list, and participants are graded on the knowledge of the drinks and their correct recipes.

50 points total

Pour Accuracy – we will test how well you pour! This is the part that makes your owners money, so we need to look out for them as well. You are more than welcome to bring your own pour spouts for this.

50 points total

This will go as follows:

• 10 pts: 1/2, 3/4, 1, 1 1/4, 1 1/2 oz pours, dominant hand, stopping after each pour.
• 10 pts: 1/2, 3/4, 1, 1 1/4, 1 1/2 oz pours, dominant hand, continuous pour.
• 10 pts: 1/2, 3/4, 1, 1 1/4, 1 1/2 oz pours, non-dominant hand, stopping after each pour.
• 10 pts: 1/2, 3/4, 1, 1 1/4, 1 1/2 oz pours, non-dominant hand, continuous pour.
• 10 pts: 1/2, 3/4, 1, 1 1/4, 1 1/2 oz pours, both hands going opposite directions, continuous pours.

Speed – the more drinks you serve, the more you and your establishment make!

50 points total

You will have time to set your bar the way you like. You will be told what liquors you will need, and will have a fruit tray and straw caddy. A “cocktail server” will call off 2 rounds of drinks, one round of 7 drinks, one round of 6. Both rounds will have at least 2 drinks that require more than one liquor. The clock starts when the server calls the drinks and ends each round when the final garnish and straw are in the drink.

Points as follows:

• 30 pts: total time under 1 min 30 sec
• 27 pts: total time under 1 min 45 sec
• 24 pts: total time under 2 min
• 20 pts: total time under 2 min 15 sec
• 15 pts: total time under 2 min 30 sec
• 10 pts: total time under 2 min 45 sec
• 5 pts: total time under 3 min
• 0 pts: any time over 3 min

The final 20 points are given out based on first to last place finish, 1st being 20 pts, and then 2 pts less each place thereafter.

Flair! – this is the part everyone wants to see! Be creative but go BIG or go HOME! We will have a DJ so have your playlist ready! Performance should be roughly around 5 minutes. You must make at least a round of shots to pass out, a signature cocktail (no blender) from your establishment (represent!), and something else of your choice.

• 50 points total
• 25 points for difficulty
• 15 points for crowd response
• 10 points for originality

Bartending Competition Recipe List

On the test there will be 15 drinks, and 5 shots. Each one is worth 2.5 points for a total of 50 points. There WILL be a bonus drink for extra points, but that drink will not be on this list.

As with most recipes, there are many different ways to make them. Below is the “standard” and will be the “key” for grading during the competition.

Cocktails:

• Amaretto Sour: 1 ¼ oz Amaretto, Sour Mix, garnish with a cherry.
• Cape Cod: 1 ¼ oz Vodka, 2 oz Cranberry, ½ oz Lime Juice, Club Soda, garnish with a Lime.
• Colorado Bulldog: 1 ¼ oz Vodka, ¾ oz Kahlua, finish with Club Soda.
• Cosmopolitan: 2 ½ oz Lemon Vodka, ¾ Cointreau, splash of Cranberry, garnish with Lemon Twist.
• Cubra Libra: 1 ¼ oz Light Rum, Coke, garnish with a Lime.
• Dark & Stormy: (Layered) Ginger Beer, ½ oz Lime Juice, 2 oz Dark Rum.
• Fuzzy Navel: 1 ¼ oz vodka, ¾ oz Peach Schnapps, Orange Juice.
• Gin Rickey: 2 oz Gin, ½ Fresh Lime, Club Soda.
• Greyhound: 1 ¼ oz vodka, Grapefruit Juice.
• Ha Ha Tonka: ¾ oz Vodka, ¾ oz Southern Comfort, ¾ oz Amaretto, Orange Juice, splash of Grenadine.
• Ice Pick: 1 ¼ oz Vodka, Ice Tea, garnish with a Lemon.
• Irish Coffee: 1 oz Baileys, 1 oz Jamison, Coffee.
• Lake Water: 1 ¼ oz Malibu, ¾ oz Blue Curaçao, Pineapple Juice.
• Long Island Iced Tea: ¾ oz each of Vodka, Gin, Rum, Tequila, Triple Sec, Coke, and Sour Mix, garnish with a Lemon.
• Mai Tai: 1 ¼ oz Light Rum, ¾ oz Dark Rum, ½ oz Triple Sec, OJ, Pineapple, and Grenadine.
• Manhattan: 2 ½ oz Bourbon, ¼ oz Sweet Vermouth, garnish with a Cherry.
• Margarita: 1 ¼ oz Tequila, ¾ oz Triple Sec, Splash of Lime Juice, Sour Mix, Salted Rim and garnish with a Lime.
• Mimosa: 3 oz Champagne, Orange Juice, garnished with an Orange.
• Mojito: 1 ¼ oz Light Rum, Mint, Simple Syrup, splash of Lime, Club Soda.
• Moscow Mule: 1 ¼ oz Vodka, Lime juice, Ginger Beer, garnish with a Lime.
• Old Fashioned: Muddled Cherry, Orange slice, and Sugar/Simple Syrup, 2 ½ oz Bourbon.
• Paloma: 1 ¼ oz Tequila, ½ oz Lime Juice, Grapefruit Juice.
• Rusty Nail: 1 ¼ oz Scotch, ¾ oz Drambuie, garnish with a Lemon Twist.
• Sex on the Beach: 1 ¼ oz Vodka, ¾ oz Peach Schnapps, OJ, Pineapple, splash of Grenadine.
• Skinny Dip: 1 ¼ oz Strawberry Rum, splash of Sour, Water.
• Tequila Sunrise: 1 ¼ oz Tequila, Orange Juice, splash of Grenadine.
• Tom Collins: 1 ¼ oz Gin, ¼ oz Lime Juice, Club Soda, garnish with a Lime.
• Vodka Gimlet: 2 oz Vodka, ½ Simple Syrup, ½ oz Lime Juice.
• Vodka Martini: 3 oz Vodka, splash of Dry Vermouth.
• White Russian: 1 ¼ oz Vodka, ¾ oz Kahlua, Cream.

Shots:

• Blow Job: ¾ oz Baileys, ¾ oz Kahlua, top with Whipped Cream.
• Brain Hemorrhage: (Layered) ¾ oz Peach Schnapps, ¾ oz Baileys, drizzle of Grenadine.
• Capri-Sun: 1 ½ oz Black Cherry Rum, Yellow Red Bull.
• Grandma: 1 ½ oz Grand Marnier poured Neat.
• Green Tea: 1 oz Jamison, ¼ oz Peach Schnapps, Sour.
• Jager Barrel: 1 ½ oz Jägermeister, Root Beer.
• Kamikaze: 1 oz Vodka, ½ oz Triple Sec, Lime Juice.
• Lemon Drop: 1 oz Citron, ½ Triple Sec, Sour, garnish with a sugared
• Lemon Wedge.
• Mind Eraser: (Layered) 1 oz Kahlua, 1 oz Vodka, Club Soda.
• Vegas Bomb: 1 oz Crown Royal, ½ oz Peach Schnapps, Red Bull.