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Cost: $25
Set the Bar is back for another round, this year featuring the finest whiskey cocktails on the Suncoast crafted with Four Roses Bourbon! Join the Sarasota-Manatee Originals and the The Child Protection Center for the 2nd Annual Set the Bar Cocktail Competition featuring 12 local bartenders from Original member restaurants who will compete for the exclusive title of Top Bartender on the Bay. Whether you prefer your cocktail shaken or stirred, competing bartenders will create unique liquid libations using the finest crafted whiskey. There will be tasting opportunities for all, as guests will sample each signature cocktail entered into the competition.
You’ll cast your vote alongside our Celebrity Judges to determine the top 3 bartenders for People’s Choice and Judge’s Choice cocktail winner, earning our bartenders bragging rights and special recognition. Originals member restaurants will serve lite bites as live entertainment fills the Aloft Sarasota Hotel Courtyard.
This year, the Sarasota-Manatee Originals have partnered with Whiskey Obsession Festival and Men, Whiskey and Watches to bring you an even stiffer competition that benefits The Child Protection Center. The 2017 event set the bar very high – but our 2018 bartenders are up for the challenge!
2nd Annual Set the Bar Cocktail Competition
Thursday, October 4, 2018
5:30 p.m. @ Aloft Sarasota Hotel Courtyard
$25
Tickets are on sale now for $25 per person (plus tax). Tickets are limited so buy yours today before the event sells out! 21 and up only! Rain or shine! Complimentary valet parking provided by Aloft Hotel.
The event will feature an incredible raffle that includes tickets to the most exclusive events in town, restaurant dining certificates, staycations and more, with all of the raffle proceeds benefiting the Child Protection Center.
Delectable bites from Originals Restaurants will be included in your ticket price. The restaurants have been tasked with creating fun dishes for the Set The Bar participants to nibble during the event.
Aloft Hotel is generously offering 20% off for all bar patrons with event wristbands after 8pm.
RSVP on the Facebook Event Page!
#setthebar941 #eatlikealocal941
Competing Restaurants:
The Blasé Café & Martini Bar
Cafe Gabbiano
Duval's Fresh. Local. Seafood
Element: Modern Mediterranean Grill
Fins At Sharky's
Jpan Sarasota
Michael's On East
Ophelia's on the Bay
Pier 22 Restaurant - Patio - Ballroom
Seafood Shack
Siesta Key Oyster Bar
The Waterfront Restaurant of Anna Maria
Hosted by
Michael's On East & Michael's Wine Cellar
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