USBG Hosts Cocktail Competiton at World Bar

On May 1st, the US Bartending Guild (USBG) hosted the First NY Chapter qualifying competition for their National Competition. The competition was held at World Bar and was attended by some of NYC's finest mixologists. MCing the competition was the legendary King Cocktail Dale DeGroff, and the judges included Jack Robertiello, Tad Carducci, Jeffrey Lindermuth, and our very own Aisha Sharpe. Jonathan Pogash, the winner of the NY competition, will now get a chance to go to San Francisco next week to compete in the National Competition. The winner of that competition will then go on to the International Bartender Association (IBA) Competition in Germany. To read more about the contest and the winning cocktail recipe, check out Sara Gorelick's article in the eXaminer.com. Good luck to all the contestants. - TALKDRINKS