This Sunday, from 4-6 pm Santa Monica’s 41 Ocean Club hosts what might be the world’s coolest event: a Sangria-off!
Hosted by
France’s Pavan Liqueur, a select group of international bartenders will compete
for the title in the Pavan Sangria Challenge. This battle of creative mixology asks participants to create original
Pavan sangria recipes inspired by the dream escape destination of their choice.
The Challenge’s winner will receive, you guessed it, an all expense paid to
vacation to the desired destination of their choosing. And if that’s not enough,
the public gets to join in the fun with FREE samplings of each carefully
crafted concoction from 4-6pm.
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The Los Angeles’ round of this international competition will chose semifinalists by a panel of expert judges,
including cocktail writer, author and spirits industry legend Gaz Regan; and Pavan Master Blender Pascal Ribes.
Participants will prepare their flavor-forward batches
for industry professionals and consumer guests. Judges will evaluate these lucky
five contestants based
on: quality and taste, visual presentation, and creativity and representation
of dream destination. In LA, the panel of judges
includes: Aidan Demarest,
owner of Neat spirits bar in Glendale, board member of the Sporting Life LA and
judge at the San Francisco World Spirits competition; and cocktail
blogger Caroline on Crack,
winner of the 2012 LA Weekly Web Award for Best Bar Blogger and cocktail
blogger for Los Angeles Magazine.
However these
industry standouts are not the only ones who get a say. After sampling each
sweet and sassy sangria, the public will also be asked to cast their ballot to
determine who will move on to the Finals. While choosing a favorite might
be hard, we’re sure the people of Santa Monica are up to the challenge!
In the final
round five finalists will advance to New York on February 8, 2014 to present
their prized sangria creations. While one entrant from each event will progress
to the finals, an additional wildcard will also be chosen to compete in
the People’s Choice round
on Pavan’s Facebook page: Facebook.com/PavanLiqueur.
The wildcard with the most votes will proceed to the Pavan Sangria Challenge
finals. Consumers who vote on Facebook for their favorite wildcard
semifinalist are also entered to win a trip for two to the finals in New York.
The Facebook People’s Choice voting will be held from January 6 – 20.
The Los Angeles Semifinal for the Pavan Sangria Challenge will be held
this Sunday from 4-6 at 41Ocean Club. The club will also serve their own featured Pavan cocktail and some
of their signature dishes. The
Edible Skinny would love to see you all there and as always, hopes life is
delicious!
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