Bully Boy Distillers spirits were showcased during a cocktail competition at Six One Nine Supper Club in Wallingford on June 16. During the competition hosted by Conrad Meurice, Bar Manager, Six One Nine Supper Club, and emceed by Deon Ross, General Manager, Olives and Oil, with Andrew Greenleaf, Connecticut and Rhode Island Market Manager, Bully Boy Distillers, eight local bartenders competed, creating their best cocktails using Bully Boy Bottled in Bond Bourbon Whiskey for the judges panel: Alfredo Barrera, Bartender, BarNaan; Phil Serafino, Eder Bros., Inc.; and Greenleaf. The winners were first place: Agustin Simon, I Know You Know, with his cocktail, EVA; second place: David Bermudez, Siena Ristorante, New Haven, with his cocktail, Summer Swizzle; third place: James Nicholson, Westbrook Lobster, with his cocktail, Boston Tea Party; and People’s Choice: Kim Kunzik, 116 Crown Bar by Hachiroku, for her cocktail, Swizzle Sizzle Cream Dream. Boston’s first distillery since Prohibition, Bully Boy Distillers crafts an award-winning spirits line that includes whiskey, rum, gin, vodka, amaro, and canned and bottled ready-to-drink cocktails. Bully Boy Bottled in Bond Bourbon is a high-rye whiskey made with a mash bill of 61% corn, 24% malted rye and 15% malted barley, which yields bold flavors of malted rye with notes of clove and cinnamon.
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- Bully Boy Distillers spirits were showcased during a cocktail competition at Six One Nine Supper Club in Wallingford on June 16.
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- Bully Boy Straight Bourbon Whiskey and Bottled in Bond Bourbon Whiskey.
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- Andrew Greenleaf, CT and RI Market Manager, Bully Boy Distillers gave guests an educational talk on Bully Boy Bottled in Bond Bourbon Whiskey.
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- A pour of Bully Boy Bottled in Bond Bourbon Whiskey.
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- First-place winner Agustin Simon, I Know You Know making his winning cocktail, EVA.
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- Second-place winner David Bermudez, Siena Ristorante, New Haven.
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- Bermudez’s cocktail, Summer Swizzle.
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- Third-place winner James Nicholson, Westbrook Lobster.
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- Nicholson’s cocktail, Boston Tea Party.
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- People’s Choice winner Kim Kunzik, 116 Crown Bar by Hachiroku making her cocktail, Swizzle Sizzle Cream Dream.
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- Kunzik’s cocktail, Swizzle Sizzle Cream Dream.
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- Competitor Celina Ponder, Mercato Italian Kitchen & Bar.
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- Ponder’s cocktail, Heat Stroke.
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- Competitor Ozzy Casco, Il Pelicano.
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- A pour of Casco’s cocktail, Aloha from Boston.
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- Competitor Tommy Cremin, The Gilded Curtain.
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- Cremin’s cocktail, C’art Before the Horse.
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- Competitor Mike Dempsey, The Owl Shop.
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- Dempsey’s cocktail, It’s a Fireball.
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- Deon Ross, General Manager, Olives and Oil and Event Emcee with competitors as the winners were announced.
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- Second-place winner David Bermudez, Siena Ristorante, New Haven; Alfredo Barrera, Bartender, BarNaan and Competition Judge; First-place winner Agustin Simon, I Know You Know; Third-place winner James Nicholson, Westbrook Lobster; People’s Choice winner Kim Kunzik, 116 Crown Bar by Hachiroku; Phil Serafino, Eder Bros., Inc., and Competition Judge; and Andrew Greenleaf, CT and RI Market Manager, Bully Boy Distillers and Competition Judge.
Photos by Alejandro Villacorta.
