MB Cocktail Contest: Gary Cartwright vs. Matt Hamlin

Gary Cartwright Ingredients: 4-6 mint leaves 1 3/4 oz bourbon 3/4 Citronge or other quality triple sec splash sweetened lime juice Rip and lightly crush mint leaves in a shaker tin with spoon or whatnot, then add lots of ice, the spirits and lime. Stir well, until tin dews up, and strain carefully over ice, with a lime twist or wheel garnish.

Matt Hamlin Ingredients: 1 oz Mezcal (Del Maguey Chichicapa) .5 oz Dry Vermouth (Dolin Dry) .5 oz Sweet Vermouth (Dolin Sweet) 1.5 bar spoons Maraschino (Luxardo) Stir all ingredients over ice. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

Winner: Matt Hamlin
Score: 4-1
Game Summary: Cartwright's is a good quaffing drink, like something you'd have in your hand while yelling at the pool boy. Hamlin's drink is something you have in your hand while yelling at the guy who yells at the pool boy.

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