The best bartenders in SoCal faced-off in the eighth annual Culinary + Cocktail Clash, a fundraising event to benefit the California Restaurant Association Foundation (CRAF), presented by Coca-Cola. The showdown took place at House of Blues Anaheim on June 2. Teams had just five minutes to create a craft cocktail using Tito’s and a Coca-Cola product. More pictures can be found here.
Required Ingredients:
- Coca Cola – Coke, Sprite, Simply Cranberry, Simply Orange Juice, Orange Vanilla Coke, Zico Coconut Water
- Spirit – Tito’s Handmade Vodka
- Torani Syrups – Cane Sugar, Signature Vanilla, Passion Fruit, White Peach
Banana Bay – “Tito’s Tea Cocktail”
Ingredients
- Tito’s Handmade Vodka
- Kahlua
- Torani Signature Vanilla
- Zico Coconut Water
Directions
- Mix ingredients
- Serve
BJ’s Restaurants – “The Cloud Martini”
Awards: Garnish Champ
Ingredients
- 1.5 oz Tito’s
- .5 oz Odwalla Lime Juice
- .5 oz Torani Cane Sugar
- 2 oz Blue Sparkling Brut
- Rock candy, cotton candy, gold leaf
Directions
- Add Tito’s, lime juice, and Torani syrup in tin with ice
- Vigorous shake
- Strain tin into martini glass
- Place cotton candy completely around rock candy stick, lace with edible gold
- Place garnish on top of drink and pour sparkling wine over garnish
- Watch the magic happen!
Pacifica Hotels – “The Funky Monkey”
Awards: Coca-Cola Champ
Ingredients
- Tito’s Infused with lemongrass
- Smith & Cross Rum
- Cachaca
- Coca-Cola syrup
- Torani Signature Vanilla
- Lime
- Pineapple
Directions
- Add all ingredients to tin
- Short shake
- Pour and garnish
Shinobi – “Hot Passion for Tito’s”
Awards: The Craftiest Champ
Ingredients
- 2 oz Tito’s Handmade Vodka
- .75 oz Torani Passion Fruit
- .5 oz Passion fruit juice
- .5 oz Simply Orange Juice
- 1 oz Dasani Sparkling Lime
- Cilantro, Serrano pepper, Tajin, Ancho chiles, cederwood, passion fruit
Directions
- Firewood
- Add Ancho chiles to smoke
- Rim glass with Tajin
- Smoke glass
- Muddle Serrano and cilantro with Dasani
- Add Tito’s, Torani, and juices
- Shake
- Double strain onto rocks
- Serve!
Specialty Restaurants Corp. – “The Secret Garden”
Awards: The Tito’s Golden Goblet
Ingredients
- 2 oz Tito’s Handmade Vodka
- .75 oz Torani Passion Fruit
- .5 Odwalla Lime Juice
- Dash of lavender bitters
- Beet juice
- Ginger beer
- Wigglewood
- Lavender incense
Directions
- Combine vodka, Torani syrup, lime juice, bitters, beet juice
- Shake
- Smoke wigglewood
- Add lavender
Wedgewood Weddings – “Komodo Kooler”
Ingredients
- Tito’s Handmade Vodka
- Ginger
- Torani White Peach
- Lime orange bitters
Directions
- Add all ingredients to tin
- Serve in a hurricane glass
