Seersucker Gin Cocktail Competition Results Announced

By Chilled Magazine

Seersucker Gin and Chilled magazine set out to find the most unique and best tasting cocktail recipe created by the Chilled 100 ambassadors in the Seersucker Southern Style Gin cocktail competition.

The orange and lemon zest of Seersucker Gin are finely balanced with just the right amount of juniper to create layers of sweet flavor. The citrus transitions into notes of honey and garden fresh mint that linger on the finish, leaving a wonderful sense of refreshment. This light, bright, refreshing taste profile is what makes Seersucker a Southern Style Gin.

All entries for the contest had to include at least 1 1/2 ounces of Seersucker Gin. One entry per Chilled 100 member was judged with the following criteria (a total of 100 points available):

  • Name: 15
  • Appearance/Presentation: 15
  • Creativity/Originality: 15
  • Ease of Execution: 15
  • Taste: 40

A panel of judges representing Seersucker Southern Style Gin reviewed and scored all entries. The judges chose six cocktails from all submitted entries. These six finalists’ cocktails were then mixed up and judged by a second panel of judges.

Two grand prize winners and four runners-up have been announced. The two winning bartenders will be awarded the grand prize: a featured spot in the upcoming Seersucker Southern Style Gin editorial within Chilled magazine’s February/March issue and a $250 cash prize.


The four runners up will receive $100 each. They will also be featured in the Chilled Magazine February/March issue cocktail recipe pages.

Here are the winners!

Grand Prize Winners:

  • Bazil Zerinsky – New Orleans
  • Alexis Mijares – Austin

Runners-Up:

  • Robert Buchanan – Denver
  • Jenn Harvey – Boston
  • Mike Steele – Dallas
  • Allison Widdecombe – Denver

Seersucker Southern Style Gin Winning Recipes:

Battle for Athens

Battle for Athens

Battle for Athens

Bazil Zerisnky – New Orleans, LA

Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 oz. Seersucker Gin
  • 3/4 oz. Lemon Thyme Infused Dry Vermouth*
  • 1 bar spoon Mastiha Liqueur (a Greek Liqueur Flavored with the Sap from Mastic Trees)
  • Green Greek (Amfissa) Olive and Lemon Peel (for Garnish)

Preparation: Stir all ingredients over ice in a mixing glass and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with expressed lemon peel and green greek olive.

*Lemon Thyme Infused Dry Vermouth

Steep a healthy bunch of fresh or dried lemon thyme and 1 Mediterranean bay leaf in a bottle of your favorite dry vermouth for 2 to 3 days (fresh herbs may need to infuse a little longer). Strain and use in your favorite cocktails!


Seersipper cocktail

Seersipper

Seersipper

Alexis Mijares – Austin, TX

Ingredients:

  • 2 oz. Seersucker Gin
  • 1 oz. Lemon Juice
  • 1/2 oz. Chareau Aloe Liqueur
  • 1/2 oz. Chamomile Honey Syrup*
  • 2 dash Scrappy’s Black Lemon Bitters

Preparation: Combine all ingredients, Short shake, strain over crushed ice in southern tea glass (or Collins). Garnish with mint sprig & lemon wheel with powdered sugar & cracked black pepper.

*Chamomile Honey Syrup

Honey is a 2:1 Texas wild flower honey. Steep 1/2 cup of dried chamomile into 2 cups of honey diluted with 1 cup hot water. Let steep for 15 minutes – strain chamomile out and let honey syrup cool before use.


Lucky Number Sleven, cocktail

Lucky Number Sleven

Lucky Number Sleven

Robert Buchanan – Denver, CO

Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 oz. Seersucker Gin
  • 1/4 oz. Yellow Chartreuse
  • 3/4 oz. Lychee Perfect Puree
  • 1/2 oz. Agave
  • 1/2 oz. Lemon
  • 7 Mint Leaves
  • Fernet

Preparation: Mix the Lychee Puree, Agave and mint leaves into shaker and muddle. Add Seersucker, Yellow Chartreuse, and lemon. Add ice and shake. Double strain into Collins glass filled with Ice. Add Fernet float and mint garnish.


American Hygge cocktail

American Hygge

American Hygge*

Jenn Harvey – Boston, MA

Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 oz. Seersucker Gin
  • 1/2 oz. Carpano Antica
  • 1/2 oz. Luxardo Maraschino
  • 1 tbsp. Homemade Cranberry Sauce
  • Glass Rinse of Aalborg Akavit

Preparation: Prepare coupe glass by rinsing with Akavit. Combine all other ingredients in shake with ice. Shake until chilled and strain into prepared glass. Garnish with pickled cranberries and feel the happiness!

*Hygge (pronounced hue-guh) is a Danish word used when acknowledging a feeling or moment, whether alone or with friends, at home or out, ordinary or extraordinary as cosy, charming or special.


Soft Patch cocktail

Soft Patch

Soft Patch

Mike Steele – Dallas, TX

Ingredients:

  • 2 oz. Seersucker Gin
  • 1/2 oz. Strega Herbal Liqueur
  • 3/4 oz. Lemon Juice
  • 1/2 oz. Honey
  • 2 dashes Rhubarb Bitters (Fee Bros.)
  • 2 slices Strawberries
  • 2 slices Cucumber (Coin Sized)

Preparation: Put strawberries, cucumbers, and bitters in shaker tin and muddle. Add rest of ingredients and ice. Shake vigorously. Double strain into chilled stemmed glass. Garnish with strawberry slice and cucumber slice on skewer.


Wanna Be Your Lover

Wanna Be Your Lover

Wanna Be Your Lover

Allison Widdecombe – Denver, CO

Ingredients:

  • 2 oz. Seersucker Gin
  • 3/4 oz. Fresh Pineapple Juice
  • 1/2 oz. Fresh Lime Juice
  • 1/2 oz. Simple Syrup
  • small pinch Matcha Power
  • Egg White
  • 3 Basil Leaves

Preparation: Add basil and ss and muddle, then add all ingredients to tin, dry shake, and then double strain into cocktail glass. Garnish with basil leaves or pineapple frond.

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