Post #790691 by Hurricane Hayward on Thu, Oct 25, 2018 12:27 PM

ICYMI: The 14 finalists in the regional competition of the Chairman's Reserve Mai Tai Challenge at The Mai-Kai on Oct. 30 have been announced. Find out who will be competing in Fort Lauderdale to earn a trip to the finals in St. Lucia in 2019!

Florida and New Orleans made a fine showing with five bartenders each, followed by Chicago with two. Atlanta and Washington fill out the coastal-heavy lineup. See who made the cut ...
http://www.slammie.com/atomicgrog/blog/2018/09/20/chairmans-reserve-mai-tai-challenge-bartenders-to-compete-at-the-mai-kai-for-trip-to-st-lucia/

Also, Chairman's Reserve just announced the judges:

Jeff "Beachbum" Berry, author and owner of Latitude 29 in New Orleans
Staci Town, Florida state business manager, Breakthru Beverage
Jim "Hurricane" Hayward, journalist, Tiki lover, and curator of The Atomic Grog
Benjamin Jones, North American managing director of Spiribam

I'm honored to be participating and joining such prestigious company!