SANTÉ ANNOUNCES KORBEL BRANDY COCKTAIL COMPETITION
Bennington, VT (June 16, 2005) - Santé, the Magazine for Restaurant Professionals, is pleased to announce the 2005 Korbel Cocktail Competition. The contest, sponsored by Korbel Brandy, begins on June 1, 2005, with entries due on October 1, 2005.
"Shake Up a Winner with Korbel Brandy" challenges bar professionals across the country to create new and interesting cocktails using Korbel Brandy as the key ingredient. Entries will be judged and winners will be selected based on creativity, taste, and presentation. Cash prizes and plaques will be awarded to one Grand Prize winner ($2,500), one First Place winner ($1,500), and one Second Place winner ($1,000). Three Runners-Up will be awarded $500 each. Winning recipes and winner profiles will be featured in the January 2006 issue of Santé.
Carefully distilled according to traditional methods, Korbel Brandy is made form the highest quality California grapes and aged in premium American oak barrels. It is then meticulously blended and bottled by people passionate about handcrafting the finest American brandy.
Judges for the 2005 Korbel Cocktail Competition are Tony Abou-Ganim, "The Modern Mixologist", Las Vegas; John C. Burton, The Bartender's School of Santa Rosa, California; and Michael Waterhouse, Dylan Prime, New York City.
Official entry forms and rules for the 2005 Korbel Cocktail Competition are available at isantemagazine.com or by calling Santé at 800-493-9585.
Founded by Mark Vaughan and Chris Costello in 1996, Santé is published by On-Premise Communications, Inc., in Bennington, Vermont. Now in its ninth year of publication, the magazine reaches 60,000 upscale casual to fine-dining establishments in all 50 states, Canada, and Mexico. More than 165,000 restaurant professionals read each of the magazine's nine issues per year.
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