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Are You America’s Best Home Bartender? Join Cocktail Artist’s Mix-Off Competition

Are You America’s Best Home Bartender? Join Cocktail Artist’s Mix-Off Competition

Cocktail Artist, a premium line of cocktail mixes and bar ingredients crafted by award-winning mixologists, is searching for America’s Best Home Bartender in the exciting Cocktail Mix-Off competition, culminating in sunny Myrtle Beach.

Why Myrtle Beach? This premier vacation destination attracts 20 million visitors yearly with its 60 miles of pristine sandy beaches, family-friendly entertainment, amusements, and more. Ideal for all ages, Myrtle Beach embodies Cocktail Artist’s mantra: #EverySipIsAVacation—perfectly blending cocktails, beaches, food, and fun.

Who can enter? Submit original recipes by August 31, 2019. Four finalists—one per month—will be selected. Our May winner is Marcus Brown from Stockbridge, Georgia. Open to amateur and professional bartenders alike—even if you only mix for friends, showcase your skills!

Are You America’s Best Home Bartender? Join Cocktail Artist’s Mix-Off Competition

Prizes await: Finalists receive $500 plus a trip for two to Myrtle Beach in October for the live showdown. The grand prize winner claims $1,000 and the honor of featuring their image on a Cocktail Artist mix or ingredient.

How to enter: Review official rules for eligibility. Craft an original cocktail or mocktail using precise U.S. household measurements and at least one Cocktail Artist mix or ingredient (see lists below). Locate products at Cocktail-Artist.com/where-to-buy. Photograph your creation and submit via Cocktail-Artist.com/mixoff, completing the entry form fully. Entries are reviewed by Cocktail Artist’s team, judged by expert mixologists.

Eligible Cocktail Artist mixes:

  • Margarita Mix
  • Bloody Mary Mix
  • Pina Colada Mix
  • Strawberry Daiquiri/Margarita Mix
  • Sweet & Sour Mix
  • Old Fashioned Mix
  • Mule Mix
  • Manhattan Mix
  • Sangria Wine Mix
  • Mango Daiquiri/Margarita Mix

Eligible bar ingredients:

  • Simple Syrup
  • Grenadine
  • Lime Juice
  • Lemon Juice
  • Mint Syrup
  • Triple Sec Syrup
  • Blue Curacao Syrup
  • Lavender Syrup
  • Cream of Coconut

We can’t wait to taste your creations! For full details, visit Cocktail-Artist.com/mixoff.

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