Ultimate Bloody Mary Challenge And TABASCO® Take Classic Cocktail Beyond The Traditional
U.S.B.G. New York Chapter Wins Grand Prize
For “Asia & Beyond” Bloody Mary Recipe
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2008 Ultimate Bloody Mary Challenge Ballot
New Orleans, LA - An Asian twist on a classic New Orleans cocktail took top honors at the Tales of the Cocktail “Ultimate Bloody Mary Challenge” sponsored by McIlhenny Company, manufacturer of world famous TABASCO® brand Pepper Sauce Products. The competition showcased innovative interpretations of the classic Bloody Mary at the five-day culinary and cocktail festival, Tales of the Cocktail New Orleans.
Two representatives from each of the United States Bartenders’
Guild (U.S.B.G.) chapters were flown to New Orleans, compliments
of McIlhenny Company, to take part in The Ultimate Bloody
Mary Challenge and create their unique Bloody Mary recipes
for a live audience on Friday, July 18, 2008. The contest
was held at the House of Blues in New Orleans, Louisiana,
and the recipes were voted on by event attendees and cocktail
enthusiasts alike.
Elba
Giron and Tad Carducci of U.S.B.G. New York hold their massive
check.
The U.S.B.G. New York team of Tad Carducci and Elba Giron won a cash prize and a limited edition TABASCO® trophy for their original recipe for “Asia & Beyond”. The winning drink featured a unique blend of Asian-inspired flavors and TABASCO® Original Bloody Mary Mix; Australian flake salt on the garnish added a salty spike to the drink.
“Our winners introduced a refreshing and inventive take on the classic Bloody Mary recipe,” said Stacy Hingle, Brand Marketing Manager for McIlhenny Company’s Foodservice Division. “Carducci and Giron crafted a recipe using the TABASCO® Original Bloody Mary Mix as a base to complement the other fresh and distinctive flavors in the drink. The exciting, in your face flavor of TABASCO® paired with wasabi and sea salt are a salute to that continuing bold flavor trend customers are demanding so much of today.”
Today’s Original TABASCO® brand Pepper Sauce is made from the same recipe that Edmund McIlhenny created in 1868 and is one of six flavors manufactured by McIlhenny Company now available. Learn more about TABASCO® Bloody Mary Mix, Original TABASCO® brand Pepper Sauce and create a stir with cocktails.
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