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2 oz.          Hendrick's Gin
¾ oz.         PAMA Pomegranate Liqueur
1 oz.          Brut Champagne or Sparkling Wine
2 each        Rose Petals
1 each        Cucumber Slice
2 drops      Rose Flower Water

Directions:
In a mixing glass, muddle 1 rose petal and the cucumber slice.  Add ice, Hendrick's Gin and PAMA.  Stir well.  Line chilled coupe glass with rose flower water and discard remaining liquid.  Strain through tea or julep strainer into coupe glass.  Float Brut Champagne or sparkling wine.

Garnish:
Garnish with a rose petal, floating in the liquid like an upright bowl, filled with Argento Fino.

Persephone's Pleasure...Third Place...created by Charles Joly

1- 1/2 oz.      Hendrick's Gin
1/2 oz.          PAMA Pomegranate Liqueur
1/2 oz.          St. Germain Elderflower Liqueur
3 -5 dashes   Orange Bitters

Directions:
Build in a mixing glass:  3-5 dashes of orange bitters, Hendrick's Gin, PAMA and St. Germain.  Fill shaker with ice.  Combine with mixing glass.  Shake thoroughly.  Strain into chilled coupe glass.

Garnish:
Edible Flowers:  Orchid preferred but other pink hued flowers are ok.  Brush tips of bloom with honey and roll in Argento Fino.  Set on the side of glass.

Pink Ribbon....Fourth Place...created by Diane Silvey

1 oz.          Hendrick's Gin
1/2 oz.     PAMA Pomegranate Liqueur
3 oz.          Guava Nectar
1-1/2 oz.   Sence Necter de Roses 
Juice          1/4 Lemon
Splash       Marie Brizard Blood Orange

Directions:
Shake all the ingredients with ice.  Strain into an ice filled julep glass.

Garnish:
Stretch an orange twist a few times to take out the curl.  Form a loop (see picture), cut both bottom ends at an angle, break off a small part of a toothpick and insert from behind to hold the loop together until tip of toothpick just comes through from the rear.  Sprinkle entire loop with Argento Fino and hang from straw on outside of glass.

1-1/2 oz.      Hendrick's Gin
3/4oz.           PAMA Pomegranate Liqueur
Handful        Ripe Blueberries
3 oz.               Fresh Pineapple Puree
2 dashes        Peychaud's Bitters
1/2 oz.          Fresh Lemon Juice

Directions:
In a mixing glass, muddle blueberries with Peychaud's Bitters.  Add ice and all remaining ingredients.  Shake watchomamagaveya for 10 seconds.  Strain into a chilled Collins glass filled with cracked ice.

Garnish:
Garnishe with skewered blueberries dusted with Argento Fino as well as sprigs of fresh sage and lemon thyme (very important for aromatics).

Click Here for the Recipes!!! 

The Top Twenty Cocktails

Red Dawn
Orchard Sour
La Fiore Cremisi
Pink Ribbon
Exotic Spice Agua Fresca
Gypsy Rose
Silver Granate
Bon Vie
Persephone's Pleasure
Save the Ta-Tas-Tini
The Highline
Starry Night
Cat's Meow
Hendrick's Garden
Pandora's Cure
Bust We Must
Mem'sahib
McCrone in Bloom
Sweet Clementine
Reiki

The cocktails are in no particular order and do not represent any type of scoring!  There were over 84 amazing cocktails submitted and the above twenty cocktails have been sent on to the next round of judging.   The Final Five will be selected by August 7th and will be made for the judges on August 11th (see info below)

We are so appreciative of the time and effort all of you took to create your cocktails! 
It was a tough round of judging for Tony, Sean and Bill...

Many thanks to our second round judges...Charlotte Voisey (Hendrick's Gin), Brittany Blevins
(PAMA Pomegranate Liqueur), Lynn Neuberg (Easy Leaf Products) and Ann Rogers (Tales of the Cocktail)
for the great job they did in choosing the Final Five!

Congratulations to all of you!!!

Want to make your own donation?

Ultimate Bar Chef is accepting donations* from both individuals and corporate sponsors for this charity.  This page will have a section listing our sponsors as well as indivdual donations for the entire year.  This section will be updated weekly as the donations come in...

If you would like to make a donation in someone's name...we will list your name as well as the person's name you request.

Let's help make a difference!

If you would like to make a donation, please send your check made out to: Y-ME Breast Cancer Organization and mail it to:

Ultimate Bar Chef
PO Box 572332
Las Vegas, NV 89157

*100% of all donations will go directly to Y-ME