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Greetings!
Boatman Spirits Co. has partnered with several Raleigh restaurants and bars to launch the Local Spirit Cocktail Competition, a series of friendly cocktail contests across downtown Raleigh designed to highlight North Carolina spirits. The first one (a test run) was in early April at Boatman Spirits Co. in Seaboard Station.
The next one will be 7 p.m. Sunday, May 24 at Longleaf Swine.
Beyond Boatman, the participating businesses include Mala Pata, William & Company, Transfer Co. Food Hall, Foundation and Longleaf Swine.
The rules are simple: whoever is hosting the contest does not compete but gets to choose a local spirit that must be used in the cocktails and a unique house rule for that event.
For the Longleaf Swine event, competitors will have to use Kill Devil Rum from Outer Banks Distilling and North Carolina's own Cheerwine in their cocktails.
Five bartenders will compete, including Aaron Lambert of Boatman Spirits Co., Hope Levinson of Mala Pata, Doug Wheeler of Transfer Co Food Hall, Patrick Dunmire of Foundation and Nolan Ruhmke from William & Company. The judges will be Tony Ursone, sales manager for Kill Devil Rum; Walker Roberts, bar manager at Longleaf Swine; and Adam Cunningham, owner of Longleaf Swine.
Both judges and the attendees will choose their favorites. It is free for the public to attend and sample the cocktails. Winners will receive gift certificates as prizes.
Longleaf Swine is located at 300 E. Edenton St., Raleigh. Info: longleafswine.com
For images from the first event, go to this Dropbox folder. Credit: Caitlin Penna Photo.
For interviews or additional information, please contact:
Andrea Weigl
Weigl Communications
919-518-7679
andrea@weiglcommunications.com
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