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HighBall craft cocktail competition details announced

January 19, 2020 by Post

(January 17th, 2020 – Tampa, Fla.) – Who makes the best cocktail in Tampa Bay? Creative Loafing is letting locals decide at the 4th annual HighBall Craft Cocktail Competition 2020 on Friday, January 31st, 2020 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Nova 535 (535 Dr. M.L.K. Jr. St. N. in St. Pete). Less than 20 pairs of VIP tickets remain.

Attendees will mix and mingle with Tampa Bay’s best bartenders as they sip their way around unlimited craft cocktail samples to find the best. HighBall will showcase 16 craft cocktails created by Tampa Bay’s top mixologists with either whiskey, vodka, gin, or rum as they compete to be named Tampa Bay’s Best Cocktail at HighBall. Plus, vote on favorites in each spirit category while enoying live music and entertainment, local bites, and more fun surprises to be announced.

In 2019, winners included: Best Craft Cocktail – Sea Sea Riders, Best Gin Cocktail – The Living Room, Best Rum Cocktail – L Bar at Hard Rock, Best Vodka Cocktail – Sea Sea Riders, and Best Whiskey Cocktail – The Bricks. Previous year’s winners of the title of Best Craft Cocktail include The Living Room (2018) and Flanagan’s Irish Pub (2017).

This year’s competitors include:

GIN
Featuring BeefeaterAnchor and Brine | Nikole Calvo
Violet Spritz: 
Beefeater Gin, crème de violet, Luxardo liqueur, fresh lemon, prosecco

Bulla Gastrobar | Iliana Rivera
Lemongrass Collins: 
Beefeater Gin, fresh squeezed lemon juice, housemade lemongrass syrup, St. Elder, cucumber, rosemary sprig

Fresco’s Waterfront Bistro | Erin Weber
Bucha Blisstini: 
Beefeater Gin, St-Germain, lemon, pink grapefruit juice, Mother Kombucha’s The Trop

The Bricks | Caroline Lease
Here to Mars:
 Beefeater Gin, cranberry-rosemary compound, fresh lemon juice, handmade almond orgeat, handmade falernum, topped with fresh ginger soda

RUM
Featuring Malibu

Casa Tina | Samuel Vinson
Plantain: 
Malibu Rum, Yellow Chartreuse, fresh lime juice, muddled plantains with a jalepeño sweet corn foam

Datz | Eva Al-gharaballi
Kiwi Be Friends:
 Malibu Black, coconut water, lime juice, kiwi Monin, ginger-lime foam

Paul’s Landing | Crystal Williams
Stress Reliever: 
Malibu Rum, pineapple, orange juice, cream of coconut, topped with Myers

Sonder Social Club | Mike Linden
Tropic Thunder: 
Malibu-braised pineapple, rum, banana Angostura foam, black lime, Dope Salt, coconut snow

VODKA
Featuring Absolut

Council Oak | Lorzeno Cardei
Lady in Red: 
Absolut Vodka, prickly pear vodka, sour mix, prickly pear puree, ginger beer, garnished with a dragon fruit slice and a rose

Ichicoro Ane | Cody Capobianco
Uncle Iroh’s Milk Tea:
 Oolong-infused Absolut Vodka, Umepon Soju, lemon, honey, clarified milk

Perspective at Art Ovation | Rob Boyland
Åhus Me?!: 
Cream-washed Absolut Vodka, chocolate waffle cone soda, chocolate bitters, waffle cone rim

World of Beer | Courtney Booth
Garden Party: 
Absolut Vodka, St-Germain, lemon juice, mint, agave nectar, strawberry

WHISKEY
Featuring Jameson

First Chance Last Chance | Mo Pickering
Copay: 
Jameson Stout Edition, Absolut Apple Juice, fresh lemon juice, simple syrup, one slightly aggressive dash of Angostura bitters

Gigglewaters | Brennen Brainard
Black Magic: 
Jameson, Meletti Amaro syrup with toasted walnut and chicory, vanilla-infused Allspice Dram topped with a spiced black cherry (a take on a Black Manhattan!)

Strandhill Public | Rory Martin
Sine Metu: 
Jameson, cognac, sweet vermouth, Benedictine D.O.M., Angostura bitters, Peychaud’s bitters

TASTE Downtown Tampa | Kylie Bellows
The Vixen:
 Jameson, Campari, Triple Sec, plum bitters, fresh lemon juice, sugar water, black tea, Fee Foam, orange rind, thyme

The following pricing structure will be in effect:

Advance Pricing ($10 savings)
Now through January 30th

VIP Admission $90 | General Admission $60

Day-Of Pricing (if available)
January 31st

VIP Admission $100 | General Admission $70

VIP Admission includes:
• Early entry for an extra hour of sampling from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.
• A VIP lanyard and take-home shot glass
• A VIP-only area with restrooms and a private balcony
• VIP-only tiki cocktails by Sonder Social Club
• Craft cocktail samples from each competitor
• Complimentary hors d’oeuvres
• Wine + kratom sampling
• Photobooth
• Live music + entertainment
• Voting in each category of the HighBall competition
• + other fun surprises!

General Admission includes:
• Craft cocktail samples from each competitor
• Complimentary hors d’oeuvres
• Wine + kratom sampling
• Photobooth
• Live music + entertainment
• Voting in each category of the HighBall competition
• + other fun surprises!

Designated Driver Admission includes:
• Complimentary hors d’oeuvres
• Live music + entertainment
• Photobooth
*No alcohol is included with this ticket.*

For more information on HighBall 2020, visit highballtampabay.com

Please use the following hashtag for all digital promotions: #HighBallTampaBay

About Creative Loafing
Creative Loafing is an award-winning alternative, weekly newspaper and website committed to providing Tampa Bay with an independent perspective, up-to-the-minute local news, and a comprehensive listing of local happenings. Creative Loafing offers readers’ unique monthly events and CL Deals, a locally focused platform featuring dining and event experiences at half-off their regular price. For more information about Creative Loafing, visit cltampa.com and cldeals.com.###
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