Local Bartender in Finals of National Bourbon Competition
Dennis Gobis from Drink.Well Pub in top ten
By Wes Marshall, 10:00AM, Mon. Jun. 3, 2013
From time to time, the country's top spirits-makers offer competitions aimed at getting the country's best bartenders to use their product. In this case, the cocktail contest is sponsored by a top Bourbon called Four Roses.
One of our local mixologists, Dennis Gobis from Drink.Well Pub (207 E. 53rd), has been chosen to fly to Louisville for the contest. He’ll be mixing against nine other candidates June 9-10. If he wins, he comes home with a check for $5,000.
Now would be a good time for bourbon lovers to stop in and order the cocktail that earned him the chance to compete. It’s called Cat’s Pajamas. He’s been kind enough to share the recipe, but cocktails always taste better from the hands of their creator.
Cat's Pajamas
2 oz Four Roses Single Barrel
.75 oz Savory & James Cream Sherry
.5 oz Cynar
2 Dashes Barkeep Chinese Five Spice Bitters
Apple slices
Add all ingredients together and stir. Pour into a chilled Leopold's coupe and garnish with fanned apple slices.
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Drink.Well Pub, Dennis Gobis, Four Roses Bourbon
