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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!
Timothy Zohn from 15 Romolo & Alembic with his cocktail "Reign in Blood" inspired by the song Raining Blood by Slayer came in second.
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 HarrisWorks 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.
From One Lover To Another
Sierra ZimeiWorks 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.
Day-Glo Sky
Garret RichardWorks 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.
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