HEY BARTENDER: Cocktail Competition and Film Screening

By Chilled Magazine

Local NJ barticipants compete to win a featured video cocktail demonstration. Sunday, April 13, 2014 | 3:00 – 7:00 p.m.

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Who:

State Theatre NJ in New Brunswick and Restaurant Guys, sponsored by William Grant & Sons

What:

State Theatre NJ and Restaurant Guys will host a screening of the award-winning documentary HEY BARTENDER – a film that depicts the rebirth and resurgence of craft cocktail culture through the lives of two bartenders.

Just before the screening, consumers can watch a local New Jersey bartender cocktail competition where barticipants – representing Stage Left, Catherine Lombardi, The Frog and The Peach, Due Mari, Steakhouse 85, Clydz, Destination Dogs and Evelyn’s – will craft their best libation using spirits from the William Grant & Sons portfolio of premium spirits.

The competition will be judged by Charlotte Voisey of William Grant & Sons, Jim Meehan of PDT, Steve Schneider of Employees Only, Steve “Carpi” Carpentieri of Dunville’s, and Douglas Tirola, director of HEY BARTENDER. The film will be awarding the winner of the competition his / her own HEY BARTENDER moment: a video cocktail demonstration produced by Douglas Tirola that will be shared with the public via the film’s Facebook page.

Ticket holders for the cocktail competition will have the opportunity to sample the crafted cocktails from the competition’s barticipants. There will also be specialty cocktails available for sale at the State Theatre lobby bar.

When:

Sunday, April 13, 2014

  • 3:00pm – 4:00pm Cocktail Competition
  • 3:00pm – 4:30pm State Theatre Bar Open
  • 4:30pm – 6:15pm: HEY BARTENDER Film Screening
  • 6:15pm – 6:45pm: Q & A

Ticket Info:

  • Tickets cost – $25 (access to cocktail contest and movie) |$10 (access to movie only)
  • Tickets available for purchase, Click Here

NOTE: Guests must be 21 or older with valid ID to attend cocktail contest

Additional:

Guests attending the cocktail screening will enjoy cocktails created by William Grant & Sons Portfolio Brand Ambassador, Charlotte Voisey:

Reyka Lemongrass Westside, Hendrick’s Cucumber Lemonade, Sailor Jerry Pineapple Swizzle, Milagro Sicilian Margarita (Full recipes available upon request)

About the film:

William Grant & Sons partnered with 4th Row Films to celebrate the renaissance of the bartender with the resurgence of craft cocktail culture. Written and directed by Douglas Tirola, HEY BARTENDER chronicles individuals trying to achieve their dreams in the world of bartending, including the highs and lows as each strive for their own brand of success, from late nights behind the bar to the morning after, and their experiences at the annual bartender gathering, Tales of the Cocktail in New Orleans.

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