Sinatra Cocktail Competition - Beyond Tiki

T TikiHardBop Tiki Socialite Rockledge, FL Joined: Feb 21, 2009 Posts: 584	T TikiHardBop Posted posted on Fri, Dec 23, 2011 9:59 AM The show "Drinking Made Easy" on HDNet is co-sponsoring a Sinatra-themed cocktail competition in conjunction with the release of yet another (!) Sinatra greatest hits collection. Besides making a drink inspired by one of the songs, entries had to include a video. I was lucky enough to enlist the help of a local theater company who happened to be staging a "Holidays with Dino" production. I grabbed "Dino" and "Sammy" after the production to help out with my video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpzOOAUim9U As with every cocktail competition I enter, it was definitely a learning experience. And watching some of the other entries posted on YouTube, I'm learning even more. People who look like professional bartenders don't know that you never should shake a drink after adding soda and that egg whites should be given a "dry shake" without ice first. People are still shaking Manhattans. And some of the cocktail shaking can only be described as "tepid" at best. I thought that it was interesting that those who knew that Frank's drink of choice was Jack Daniels decided to use Gentlemen Jack's instead of the regular Jack Daniels. And a drink called "Nice 'n Easy" that takes like 17 steps to make: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fUZf6SpEsM&feature=related Somebody actually envisioned Frank Sinatra drinking bourbon and Dr. Pepper: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFe0LyTCc7E&feature=related Or a drink rimmed with chocolate syrup that contains chocolate milk: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dv05J5h6ISc&feature=related Or a drink with habanero-infused-pickled eggs and vodka out of a mason jar: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24Tqa2KawGQ Of course, I make fun, but watch one of these end up winning the competition! But I've learned never to try to figure out the logic with these kind of things. Like with kids, you send them out in the world expecting the worst and praying for the best! Judging is supposed to be completed by next week. I'll let everyone know what happens.

The show "Drinking Made Easy" on HDNet is co-sponsoring a Sinatra-themed cocktail competition in conjunction with the release of yet another (!) Sinatra greatest hits collection. Besides making a drink inspired by one of the songs, entries had to include a video. I was lucky enough to enlist the help of a local theater company who happened to be staging a "Holidays with Dino" production. I grabbed "Dino" and "Sammy" after the production to help out with my video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpzOOAUim9U

As with every cocktail competition I enter, it was definitely a learning experience. And watching some of the other entries posted on YouTube, I'm learning even more.

People who look like professional bartenders don't know that you never should shake a drink after adding soda and that egg whites should be given a "dry shake" without ice first.
People are still shaking Manhattans. And some of the cocktail shaking can only be described as "tepid" at best.
I thought that it was interesting that those who knew that Frank's drink of choice was Jack Daniels decided to use Gentlemen Jack's instead of the regular Jack Daniels.
And a drink called "Nice 'n Easy" that takes like 17 steps to make:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fUZf6SpEsM&feature=related
Somebody actually envisioned Frank Sinatra drinking bourbon and Dr. Pepper:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFe0LyTCc7E&feature=related

Or a drink rimmed with chocolate syrup that contains chocolate milk:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dv05J5h6ISc&feature=related

Or a drink with habanero-infused-pickled eggs and vodka out of a mason jar:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24Tqa2KawGQ

Of course, I make fun, but watch one of these end up winning the competition! But I've learned never to try to figure out the logic with these kind of things. Like with kids, you send them out in the world expecting the worst and praying for the best!

Judging is supposed to be completed by next week. I'll let everyone know what happens.

Post #618420 by TikiHardBop on Fri, Dec 23, 2011 9:59 AM