Detroit River Cocktail Showdown will feature top bartenders from bars and restaurants around Metro Detroit to showcase their uniquely crafted cocktails. Approx. twenty (20) bartenders / bars competing for bragging rights and a trophy. Each will be assigned a spirit prior to the event. Then each bartender is challenged to make the best craft cocktail partnered with a specialty spirit brand coupled with their ingenuity. Cocktail enthusiasts will have the chance to sample cocktails made with premium liquors and ingredients and vote for the best cocktail based on taste and presentation!
Enjoy live music from Half Light Music.
VIP Sampling Package includes: commemorative glass, ten sampling tickets, and a vote card. Plus, early entry to District 142 at 6pm (one hour prior to doors), First taste of the cocktail entries, Strolling hors d’oeurves provided by Latitudes Restaurant & Bar and The Iron Gate.
General Admission Cocktail Sampling will take place from 7pm – 11pm. Ticket holders will receive a commemorative glass, ten sampling tickets, and a vote card.
Competition Locations
- District 142
- Whiskeys on the Water
- The Vault
- My Place
- Luna Bar & Bistro
- Truago
- Big League Brews
- Brewligans Public House
- The Sand Trap
- Iron Gate
- Latitudes
- …more to be announced!
Must be 21+ with valid ID. The main bar will be open offering beer, liquor, soda and water.