Armando Rosario, Las Vegas NV
Armando Rosario, Las Vegas NV
Tres Generaciones Tequila & the San Francisco Chapter of the USBG hosted this year’s USBG National Cocktail Competition!
Congratulations to our San Francisco Chapter for hosting such an exciting event and a huge THANK YOU to Tres Generaciones Tequila who was a very gracious sponsor! The National Competition was held in San Francisco this year during San Francisco Cocktail Week. The May 12th event was a huge success and all in attendance had a great time! There was plenty to do in the city that week and many members came in early and stayed through the week to take advantage of the food & beverage scene.
As for the competition itself we had a great turn out, about 200 people came out to the famous Starlight Room atop the beautiful Sir Francis Drake Hotel. Tony Abou-Ganim a USBG National Ambassador and long time member was a fantastic host and judge. Livio Lauro our National USBG President was on the technical bench and Bobby G Gleason, USBG National Ambassador and Beam Global’s Mixologist was an entertaining emcee and did a fantastic job representing his Tres Generaciones brand!
The San Francisco local competition was early in the day and they had a fantastic group of talent come out to compete. Below were the San Francisco local standings after 21 competitors took the bench.
San Francisco FIRST PLACE - Mr. Ronaldo Colli, from Americano Bar with his drink Kama Sutra
San Francisco SECOND PLACE - Mr. Jimmy Patrick, from Lion and Compass with his drink Rita Milano
San Francisco THIRD PLACE- Mr. Marc Goldfine, from 83 Proof with his drink The Starry Night
San Francisco Best Technical Performance - Mr. Ronaldo Colli, from Bar Americano
We reset the stage and in the evening began the national heat. We had 9 competitors from all over the country (see below list) representing their chapters. It was an impressive first for the USBG to have such a large and talented group of competitors having grown so much since last year’s annual competition. Though we have grown so much in size since last year, we are extremely proud to say that this year’s competition proved we are still very much all about QUALITY not just quantity when it come to our membership!
The competitors were assigned the order in which they would compete and began to prepare in the prep station. The 4 tasting judges were set up in a blind tasting room, the technical judge, Livio Lauro had his stop watch and clipboard in hand and we were on our way!
Here are the results of the 2009 USBG National Cocktail Competition…
National FIRST PLACE- Mr. Armando Rosario, LasVegas, NV with his drink The Real Dill
National SECOND PLACE – Mr. Daniel Love (aka DJ Love), Chicago, IL with his drink Aztec Gold
National THIRD PLACE – Mr. Ricky Gomez, New Orleans, LA with his drink The Red Pepper Daisy
National FOURTH PLACE- Mr. Ronaldo Colli, San Francisco, CA with his drink Kama Sutra
National FIFTH PLACE – Mr. Bill Norris, Austin, TX with his drink The Palabra Ultima
National SIXTH PLACE- Mr. Jonathan Pogash, New York, NY with his drink The Pulitzer
National SEVENTH PLACE- Mr. Edwin Cruz, Los Angeles, CA with his drink La Venganza
National EIGHTH PLACE – Mr. Mark Stoddard, Denver, CO with his drink Sandia Smash
National NINETH PLACE – Mr. Matt McCullough, Phoenix, AZ with his drink Southern Paloma
National Best Technical Performance - Mr. Ronaldo Colli, San Francisco, CA
Congratulations to Armando Rosario of the Nevada Chapter for placing FIRST! Armando will be attending the IBA’s 35th Annual, World Cocktail Competition in Berlin, Germany to represent the United States Bartenders’ Guild. The competition is August 11th. His drink, The Real Dill (see recipe below) was a crowd and judge pleaser. We wish Armando safe travels and much luck in Berlin!
The REAL DILL, created by Armando Rosario
1 oz Tres Generaciones Plata Tequila
1 oz Vox Vodka
1 oz Fresh lime juice
¾ oz Agave nectar
2 slices of English cucumber
Sprig of dill.
Shake and strain into a cocktail glass
Garnished with a sprig of dill and cucumber slices
About Tres Generaciones, Tres Generaciones or Three Generations is named after Don Cenobio, Don Eladio and Don Francisco Javier Sauza, the three legendary tequila pioneers of the Sauza family who helped define the tequila industry and grow Sauza® into one of today’s leading tequilas. The Tres Generaciones Society honors and celebrates today’s high achievers and influencersby bringing them together to share their knowledge and wisdom with the next generation. More information on Tres Generaciones can be found at www.tresgeneraciones.com.
