1st Place Tie

VODKA: Absolut

Not Your Grandma's Cookies by Barbie Gale at Harry & Izzy's Downtown

• 2oz Absolut
• 1oz Skrewball
• 1oz honey brown sugar simple
• 2 heaping tablespoons whipped cream

Combine ingredients in a mixing glass with ice and shake. Strain into a chilled martini glass that has a squeeze of honey in the bottom. Garnish with whipped cream and a sprinkle of brown sugar.

1st Place Tie

WHISKEY: Skrewball Peanut Butter Whiskey

Hunka Burnin' Love by Brando Snider at Sangiovese Restaurant

• 2 oz. skrewball
• 1 oz. Blue Chair Bay Banana Rum Cream
• .25 oz. Tuaca
• .25 oz. Rum Chata
• .5 oz Heavy Cream

Rim a martini glass with peanut butter and canolil crumbs, add a swirl of chocolate syrup to the martini glass. In a shaker, add 2 oz. screwball, 1 oz. blue chair bay banana rum cream, .25 oz. tuaca, .25 oz. rum chata, .5 oz. heavy cream. Shake and strain into the garnished martini glass. Add a banana slice for a garnish.

Honorable Mention

WHISKEY: Skrewball Peanut Butter Whiskey

Mistletoe Kiss by Lauren Mull at Harry & Izzy's Downtown

• 1.5oz Skrewball
• 1 oz Creme de Cocoa Lt
• .25 oz Creme de Menthe
• 1.5oz Eggnog

Add ingredients to a shaker with ice. Shake vigorously and strain into a chilled martini glass with a chocolate and peppermint candied rim.

WHISKEY: Skrewball Peanut Butter Whiskey

PB & Jolly by Amanda Duselis at Harry & Izzy's Downtown

• 1.5oz Skrewball
• 1oz Frangelico
• .25 oz cream
• Float of St. George Raspberry

Combine the Skrewball, Frangelico, and cream in a mixing glass with ice. Shake vigorously and strain into a chilled martini glass. Use the back of a long spoon to float the St. George on top.

TEQUILA: Partida

Pomegranate Tequilatini by Derrick Harris at Harry & Izzy's River's Edge

• 1.5oz Partida Blanco
• .5oz Naranja Orange Liqueur
• 1oz Housemade Sour Mix
• .75oz Pomegranate Juice
• Orange and lime wedge

Muddle the orange and lime wedge in a mixing glass. Add the remaining ingredients and ice. Shake vigorously, strain into a chilled martini glass.

TEQUILA: Partida

Cafe con Tequila by Jen Plummer at Harry & Izzy's River's Edge

• 1.5oz Partida Reposado
• 2oz cold brew coffee
• .5oz simple syrup
• 3 dashes chocolate bitters
• splash of cream
• dash of cinnamon - garnish

Shake ingredients and serve over ice in a highball glass. Garnish with a dash of cinnamon.

TEQUILA: Partida

Partida Sunset by Donald Thorn at St. Elmo Steak House

• 1.75oz Partida Blanco
• .25oz Solerno Blood Orange Liqueur
• 1.75oz Housemade Sour
• .25oz St George Raspberry Liqueur
• Splash Topo Chico

Add all ingredients (except Topo Chico) to mixing glass with ice and roll into highball. Top with Topo Chico.

TEQUILA: Partida

chocolate agava by Kenzi Replogle at The Melting Pot

• 4oz melted white chocolate
• 1.5oz Partida
• .5oz crème de cacao
• .25oz triple sec

blended

BOURBON: Woodford Reserve

Kentucky Buzz by Kate Shipp at St. Elmo Steak House

• 2oz Woodford Reserve
• 1oz Frangelico
• 1oz Kahlua
• .5oz cream

Combine ingredients into a mixing glass. Stir. Pour into highball and serve.

BOURBON: Woodford Reserve

Winter Woodford Old Fashioned by Anthony Zrebiec at HC Tavern + Kitchen

• 2.5oz Woodford Reserve
• .5oz Winter Syrup (2c brown sugar, 1tsp each of cardamom, nutmeg, cinnamon, 2 cups of water)
• 2 dashes Jerry Thomas bitters
• Orange Wedge

Muddle the syrup with an orange wedge. Add bitters and Woodford. Stir. Strain into a rock glass over a large cube. Garnish with an orange peel.

VODKA: Absolut

Penelope's Potion by Justun Bonham at HC Tavern + Kitchen

• 2oz Absolut
• .75oz lemon juice
• .75oz Vanilla cranberry simple
• .5oz Domaine Canton ginger liqueur
• 3 dashes Reagans orange bitters
• 1 egg white

Pour all ingredients into a shaker tin, wet shake with ice for 10 seconds. Single strain back into small tin, dump ice and then dry shake for 10 seconds. Pour into a port wine glass and garnish with a lemon twist.

Vanilla cranberry Simple: 2cups cranberry juice, 2cups granulated sugar, 2tsp Madagascar Vanilla bean paste.

VODKA: Absolut

Spiced Vodka Old Fashioned by Amanda Britt at Harry & Izzy's River's Edge

• 2oz Absolut
• .75oz Spiced Simple
• 2 dashes orange bitters

Muddle an orange, add ingredients and shake. Strain over a large cube in a rocks glass and garnish with an orange peel and luxardo cherry. Spiced simple syrup: Put in 1 cup measuring cup:
2 tsp cardamom
1/4 tsp nutmeg
2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground clove
Then fill the rest of the cup with sugar
+1 cup water

VODKA: Absolut

Red Over Heels by Chelsey Ludy at Peterson's Restaurant

• 2.5oz Raspberry & Rosemary Infused Absolut Vodka*
• .25 oz Cranberry Juice
• .25 oz Triple Sec
• .25 oz Lime

*Infuse Fresh Rosemary and Fresh Raspberries in vodka for 1 week before using" Add ingredients into shaker with ice. Shake and strain into chilled martini glass. Garnish with fresh rosemary sprig and fresh raspberry

VODKA: Absolut

Plot Twist by Whitney Knutsen at Peterson's Restaurant

• 1.75 oz Absolut Vodka
• 1.5 The Botanist Gin
• .50 oz Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur
• .50 oz Cointreau
• 1 dash Orange Bitters
• 1 dash Cherry Bitters

Add all ingredients into shake with ice and lemon twist. Shake and strain into coupe. Garnish with new lemon twist.