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San Francisco Challengers

New York's Challenge was hosted by Brooklyn's Clover Club
Congratulations to Josh Harris, San Francisco's Finalist! Congratulations to Josh Harris, San Francisco's Finalist!

Josh Harris from The Hideout at Dalva took 1st place with his cocktail "Waimea Luau Signature Cocktail for Guest of Honor Thomas Magnum" inspired by the Magnum P.I. Theme Song by Mike Post and Peter Carpenter. Josh will be moving on to the finals in New York on August 31!


Runners Up
Congratulations to Tim Zohn for coming in second!

Timothy Zohn from 15 Romolo & Alembic with his cocktail "Reign in Blood" inspired by the song Raining Blood by Slayer came in second.

Congratulations to Sierra Zimei for coming in third!

Sierra Zimei from Four Seasons San Francisco came in 3rd with her cocktail "From One Lover To Another" inspired by the song Islands In The Stream by Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton.

Semi-Finalist Recipes

Waimea Luau Signature Cocktail for Guest of Honor Thomas Magnum

Josh Harris
Works at: The Hideout at Dalva

Song: Magnum P.I. Theme Song by Mike Post and Peter Carpenter

Recipe:
2 oz. Appleton Estate Reserve
2 oz "kahlua" pork washed Appleton Reserve
.75 oz homemade banana liqueur
.75 oz caramelized pineapple syrup
1.25 oz lime
1 oz egg white
3 dashes coffee tincture

Garnish - Sprayed Peychauds through a homemade stencil of the Detroit Tigers logo that appears on Magnum's ball cap
Glass - 80's Japanese - Modern, short-stemmed, straight-sided coupe.

Combine all ingredients except the caramelized pineapple syrup in a cheater tin. Dry shake the mixture using a blender ball. Add caramelized pineapple syrup and ice. Shake again vigorously and double strain into chilled cocktail glass. Hold stencil above cocktail and spray the top with Peychaud's bitters leaving Magnum's "D" emblazoned on the top.

Reign in Blood

Timothy Zohn
Works at: 15 Romolo & Alembic

Song: Raining Blood by Slayer

Recipe:
1 oz. Appleton Estate Reserve
1 oz. Cherry Herring
1 oz. Orange Juice
.5 oz Angostura bitters
4 drops rose water

From One Lover To Another

Sierra Zimei
Works at: Four Seasons San Francisco

Song: Islands In The Stream by Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton

Recipe:
1.5 oz. Appleton Estate Reserve
.5 oz Lillet Blanc
.5 oz Grand Marnier 150
1 oz Fresh Pink Grapefruit Juice
.0625 oz Fresh Lime Juice (Half of a Lime Wedge)
3 dashes Fee Brothers Celery Bitters
1 egg white

Add ingredients to shaker and dry shake for 10 seconds. Add ice and shake as hard as you can for 30 seconds. Double strain into chilled martini glass and garnish with a "stream" of micro celery greens. Announce "From One Lover to Another" as you present the cocktail to its recipient. Wink is optional.

Coconut Soldier

Nathan Gerdes
Works at: Alu

Song: Bob Marley by Buffalo Soldier

Recipe:
2 oz. Appleton Estate Reserve
.5 oz Velvet Falernum
.75 oz Torani Coconut Syrup
.75 oz Dolin Blanc Vermouth
2 dashes Angostura Bitters
Shaken, served in a chimney on rocks with Lime and Mint as garnish.

Day-Glo Sky

Garret Richard
Works at: Thatch Tiki Bar

Song: Later Is Now by DEVO

Recipe:
2 oz. Appleton Estate Reserve
3 dashes Angostura Bitters
1 dash Fee's Whiskey Barrel Bitters
1 dash Angostura Orange
1/4 oz Blue Curaçao
1 tbsp Yellow Chartruese
1.5 oz Champagne

Combine all ingredients in a mixing glass except champagne and stir till chilled.
Add champagne to stirred mixture, combine, then strain into a chilled champagne flute.

Meet the Judges

Meet the Judges