Bartenders’ Contest
Bombay Sapphire Gin and Republic National Distributing Co. held a Bartenders’ Contest on Aug. 23 at Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium in the PNC Club.
Twenty-seven bartenders competed for a chance to win a trip to Las Vegas.
Gary Gruver from Martini Italian Bistro won.
photos by JACOB ZIMMER | contributing photographer
- Whitley Kiejner and Emily Hornback.
- The Bartender Contest Event was sponsored by Bombay Sapphire Gin.
- T.J. Gordon and Brandon Terry.
- Shana Bundy and Kathy Sweetin.
- Ricky Wethington and Todd Vice.
- Nikki Baldwin from Z’s Fusion.
- Monty Hornback.
- Monty Hornback prepares a martini.
- Mike Padgett, Jacqulyn Pobst, Kyle Higgins and J.R. Schiavi.
- Katie Jones from John Phillips in Crestview Hills, KY.
- Kamryn Conn and Marie Zahn.
- Kaitlin Craven and Megan Koeiscak.
- Julie Carter and Adam Hayes.
- John Drury and Ben Smith.
- Joey Miller from The Cellar in Lexington.
- Joe Riggs and Rachel Short.
- Jeremy Miller and Casey Cline.
- Jenny Bui and Ellie Billions.
- Jared Schubert, Paul Borntraeger and Barrett Tasmen.
- Gary Gruver from Martini Italian Bistro won the Bartender Contest.
- Felicia Corbett from Varanese.
- Custom mixed cocktails submitted for the bartender contest.
- Custom mixed cocktails submitted for the bartender contest.
- Custom mixed cocktails submitted for the bartender contest.
- Custom mixed cocktails submitted for the bartender contest.
- Custom mixed cocktails submitted for the bartender contest.
- Charlie Burnett from Theater Square Market Place.
- Ben Smith, Jenny Bui, Jeremy Miller and Ellie Billions.
- Bartender contestant Kyle Higgins concocts a delicious drink for Bombay Sapphire Brand Ambassador and Judge Gary Hayward.
- Adam Breitenstein and Marie Zahn.
- Aaron Holmes from Devassa.
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