Death in the South Pacific as Official Cocktail of 2010!
Posted on April 1, 2010
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TALES OF THE COCKTAIL® ANNOUNCES DEATH IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC AS OFFICIAL COCKTAIL OF THE 2010 EVENT
Death in the South Pacific made its debut at the Tales of the Cocktail’s Native Spirits Preview Party on Wednesday, March 31, 2010
NEW ORLEANS, LA—April 1, 2010 – “Death in the South Pacific” by Washington bartender Evan Martin is the “official cocktail” of the 2010 annual culinary and cocktail festival, Tales of the Cocktail. Recipes poured in from New Zealand to Washington as over 150 bartenders worldwide punched it up to create a Tiki-inspired cocktail for the 8th annual festival. Evan Martin won first place with his drink featuring Appleton Estate Extra 12 Year Old Rum, Rhum Clement VSOP, Grand Marnier, Trader Tiki’s Orgeat Syrup, Fee’s Falernum, Fee’s Grenadine, and Cruzan Blackstrap Rum.
“This drink hits all the contest requirements on the nose: It creatively mixes multiple rums, sweeteners, and citrus to “tikify” the Planter’s Punch template; it has a full-bodied, layered, but not overcomplicated flavor; and its garnish shows theatrical flair, cleverly referencing the drink name.” Said Jeff Berry, official cocktail competition judge and tiki expert.
Martin’s cocktail will be served throughout Tales of the Cocktail, July 21—25, and will be featured in the summer issues of Culinary Concierge and The Tasting Panel magazine, and on the CocktailTimes.com and DrinkBoy.com websites.
The second place cocktail is the “Once Upon a Time,” created by James Goggin. Peter Bogren, a local Palace Café bartender, wins third place with his cocktail “Peter’s Planter’s Punch.”
Tales of the Cocktail also collaborated with The Liquid Muse Virgin Mixology® and Fre Alcohol Removed Wines to offer the festival’s third annual official non-alcoholic cocktail. The “Self-Imposed Prohibition Punch” will be the Tiki-inspired nonalcoholic cocktail of the 2010 festival, and will be served at signature events.
“Death in the South Pacific” and the “Self-Imposed Prohibition Punch” made their debut at the Tales of the Cocktail Native Spirits Preview Party on Wednesday, March 31, at “The Attic” at Lucy’s Retired Surfer Bar & Restaurant. Locals were given the first sips of the official cocktails of this year’s festival while they previewed the Spirited Dinner® series, spirited seminars, and parties that are in store the summer’s most spirited event.
All of the winning recipes can be found at www.TalesoftheCocktail.com.
