This year, Garrison Brothers is teaming up with Cocktail Courier and Texas Monthly to provide a one-of-a-kind Bourbon Brawl experience and crown the 2022 Bourbon Brawl Bartender of the Year. You’ll be tasked with crafting your most spectacular cocktail, built around Garrison Brothers award-winning bourbon whiskey. With dozens of candidates slingin’ syrups and working their mixology magic, this fast-paced competition will put even the most skilled cocktail curators to the test.
This year’s competition is nationwide with a focus on the following five (5) markets: Orange County, Chicago, New York, Tampa and Houston. Bartenders from outside of these areas are welcome to join in on the action, but you’ll be responsible for travel if you make it to the semi-finals!
Each cocktail will be judged on the following traits that are central to the ideals of the Garrison Brothers family:
To enter the competition, submit your unique cocktail recipes via ShakeStir by April 12th, 2022 at 11:59pm CST
To enter the competition, Bartenders (both at-home bartenders or those currently employed at a bar or restaurant) across the United States will submit their best cocktail recipes via ShakeStir by April 12th, 2022 at 11:59pm CST. They will submit their best cocktail recipes using Small Batch Bourbon Whiskey for a panel of experts to review and decide who will advance to the semi-final round. Mixologists will be given the opportunity to sign up for email cadence reminders during the online submission portion of the competition.
While the semi-final events will be hosted in the five specified markets above, bartenders from all across America are welcome to enter. They will be assigned to the closest applicable market if they are chosen to advance to the semi-final round.
Contestants must have a ShakeStir profile (and the profile must indicate U.S. residency) in order to participate. Creating a profile is simple and can be done HERE.
Bartenders will be assigned to the closest applicable market below and 5 bartenders from each market will advance to the semi-finals round. The semi-final round will be closed to fans and only open to industry professionals and the judging panel. The semi-final competition will be broken down into two rounds:
One bartender from each of the semi-finals will advance onto the final round in Austin, TX on June 30th, 2022. The finals will be open to all Garrison Brothers fans. The winning bartender will receive $10,000 and a barrel of bourbon (for personal consumption only). The format will be broken down into the three rounds below.
PURCHASE TICKETS TO THE FINALE EVENT
The winning cocktail from round three at the finals will also be named as the Garrison Brothers Bourbon Brawl Cocktail Kit available on Cocktail Courier. Prizing is provided by ShakeStir.
To learn more about the Garrison Brothers Bourbon Brawl competition including the complete list of rules, visit our page on Texas Monthly.