My friends and I had a lot of fun with the martinis! It was great to try fun cocktails that we would normally pass up because they didn’t fit into our normal repertoire of beverage. This got us out of our comfort zone and we found a few cocktails by which we were amazed.
The following is my beverage winners for the event. My friends are not in complete concurrence but for the most part, we were very close.
Classic
1. Vesper Reconsidered- Chandlers
2. No one came close enough
3. Blue-by-you- Pair
Original
1. French Connection- Pair
2. The Bandit- Bonefish
3. Tolerance Juice- Red Feather
Cocktail
1. Barack O’PAMA- Chandlers
2. El Pepino- Bonefish
3. Ty Webb- Tablerock
I was very disappointed not to see Bonefish in the finalists of the Boise Weekly’s write up or the final judging. I was also appalled to see Bardenay make it into the finals. Their classic was weak, and the same exact drink they made in 2006. They didn’t even bother changing the name. Their Masala Martini in the original category was nearly the same as their 2006 Chaitini. They could use some originality!
Another disappointment of the mix-off was the Bouquet. They only got the special ingredients used to make their drinks in for the one night the judges were there. We felt as though they didn’t care what the other customers thought and they did not even come up with an appropriate solution. We sampled the drinks they could make for us and were so unimpressed by the experience, we did not even finish our drinks.
A huge high point in the mix-off was finding Bonefish. Our bartender Shannon is amazing! She takes such great care of us whenever we return now. The drinks are great, the food fantastic, and our service fabulous.
Overall we enjoyed the martini drinking and socializing!
Cheers!
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2 comments:
Love your Blog!
Thank you for your comments of my restaurant. We too were disappointed that we did not make the finals; however, we were not surprised. We may be part of a "chain", but I am a local owner operator who believes that it is our responsibility to be a great "corporate" business citizen. I am proud to say we have been and will continue to support many groups and charities in our community.
I like to think we bring yet another great food & drink option to Boise.
Cheers,
John
John,
I'm glad you stopped by! My friends and I love Bonefish! I'm glad to know it has a local owner. Your food and drinks are great but your great staff, especially Shannon, keep us coming back.
See you soon!
Kristi
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