MB Cocktail Contest: Gary Cartwright vs. Chris Weigert

Gary Cartwright Ingredients: 4-6 mint leaves 1 3/4 oz bourbon 3/4 Citronge or other quality triple sec splash sweetened lime juice Instructions: 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.

Chris Weigert 2 1/2 oz rye whiskey 2 fresh raspberries 3 dashes grapefruit bitters juice of 1/6 lemon (of your average small lemon slice) Instructions: shake all well with ice, allowing the berries to be crushed in the shaker. Double strain into a DOF glass filled with ice. Garnish with lemon twist and a small slice of grapefruit.

Winner: Gary Cartwright
Score: 5-0
Game Summary: Weigert's raspberries weren't enough sweet to balance the sour. Cartwright's drink kept going; we wanted to keep exploring. It's very well balanced with subtle notes from all the ingredients.

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