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Rum & Music Festival

Top Bar Showdown
TOP BARTENDER ...the Showdown!
Rum is the forefather for an exceptional alcoholic cocktail. This competition will be a showdown of rookies, experienced, and professional Bartenders and Mixologist from throughout the greater Nashville areas, Tennessee, and the surrounding southeastern States. Each will be competing for bragging rights, cash, and prizes – setting out to deliver the best ‘new’ cocktail[s] and mixture[s].
A ‘new’ cocktail is any cocktail without name or trademark, unpublished and unknown to bars, restaurants, and bartenders. The rules are simple – each Participant will be given a selection of Rums and other ingredients [including but not limited to; beers, juices, fruits, soda, spirits, syrups, vegetables, and wines] where they will recipe and signature the TOP cocktail[s] and mixture[s].
A robust selection of rum connoisseurs, food critiques, and gourmands from not only the greater Nashville areas – but both national and internationally – as well as a few selected and random members of the audience will judge the beverages. Each will be judged on
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Taste/Aroma [Blindfolded]
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Presentation
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Originality
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Creativity
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