Deep Eddy Vodka is a brand committed to quality and good times—with the understanding that fun and innovation are not mutually exclusive—reminding bartenders that they can be serious about the craft without taking it too seriously.
In the spirit of the craft, Deep Eddy Vodka celebrates cocktails that are equal parts delicious, innovative, and fun. The brand invited bartenders to create an original cocktail recipe featuring Deep Eddy Ruby Red Grapefruit Vodka. Here are the 24 Semi-Finalist Bartenders moving on to compete in the Craft the Fun Cocktail Challenge by each region.
A total of four Finalist Bartenders, one from each U.S. region (Atlanta, Chicago, Denver, and New York), will earn $1000 each and move on to Austin, Texas to compete as Finalists with an opportunity to win an additional Grand Prize of $5000!
During the final competition, one Grand Prize Winner will receive $5000 and the opportunity to be featured on the Deep Eddy Vodka website, social media, and ad announcing the winning Craft the Fun cocktail.
Check out the Semi-Finalists’ entries at Craft the Fun Cocktail Challenge.
Atlanta
The Day Drinker
Tyondra Bolden – tyondra.bolden@gmail.com
Brisa Calida
Austin McEwen – austin@vesperatl.com / @austin_mcewen
Ruby Red Wagon
Loni Lewis – lonihlewis@gmail.com / @lonisliquidlaugh
Sparkling Texas Ruby
Ashley Sarkis – ashley.sarkis@gmail.com / @sarkisashley
To Be for Love
Taylor Mann – fathercornwhiskey@gmail.com / @fathercornwhiskey
Grapefruit Juliet
Tre Norfleet – brokenpatterns21@gmail.com / @cafetre_
Chicago
Up In Smoke
Trevor Wheeler – twheeler757@yahoo.com
Deep in the Garden
Crystal Schupbach – crystalschupbach@gmail.com / @crys.marie.s
Grape, Grape, Grapefruit
Alex Mikrut – alexandernmikrut@gmail.com / @ChefBarATX
The Deep End
Makenzie Helem – kenzhelem@gmail.com / @mak_is_trash
Dayglo Garden
David Yee – davideyee@gmail.com / @davidinspace
Smurfette
Garrett Bridwell – garrettbridwell12@gmail.com
Denver
Adult Swim
Brian Sandahl – hello@heavymuddle.com / @heavymuddle
The Ruby Rush
Kaya Villalpando – kaya.bojinova@icloud.com / kaq.bojinova
Cocktail De Soleil
Dimas Estrada – d.estrada071692@gmail.com
Exotic Eddy
Kendall Bartelheim – Krbartelheim@gmail.com / @kbluueee
The Stars of Texas
Erik Puryear – Erik_PurYear@yahoo.com / @erikpuyear
Deep Dive
Christine Riddle – christinecwi@yahoo.com / @grainfullyemployed
New York
Still Waters Run Deep
Michael Vander Horn – mjvh009@yahoo.com / @cocktail.complex
Belly Flop
Robert Silvestri – bobby.silvestri@gmail.com
The Poised Dog
Raquel Almeida – almeidaraquel1996@gmail.com / @_miss.raquel_
Soak up the Sun
Paula Lukas – paulalukas27@gmail.com / @paulalukas27
Diablo Ahumado
Joshua Adams – j.bull.adams@gmail.com / @decant.touch.this
Desert Rose
Rachel Browne – rachelb2787@icloud.com</p
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Source: Mixology News