Contestants & Judges for Make It Exotico Semifinal Cocktail Competition at The Franklin Bar

Here’s the list of contestants and judges for the USBG Make It Exotico Cocktail Competition next Tuesday, May 9th at The Franklin Mortgage & Investment Company.

Contestants:

Miranda Helck – Kingsley (East Village New York)

Catherine Hood – The Eddy & Eight Seas Tiki Bar (Providence, Rhode Island)

Ariel Scalise – Tender Bar + Kitchen (Pittsburgh, PA)

Jesse Dureka – The Rittenhouse Hotel Library Bar (Philadelphia)

Benjamin Pozar – Gran Caffe L’Aquila (Philadelphia)

Lee Noble – POUR (Lancaster, PA)

Chris Zingler – 1 Tippling Place (Philadelphia)

Katie Loeb – Kanella South (South Philadelphia)

Jacob Lesitsky – Skytop Lodge (Poconos, PA)

Judges:

Marilyn Johnson (me!) – founder and publisher of Philly Grub, a website focusing on the evolving food and drink scene in Philly. ADORES cocktails. Please don’t ask her about cheesesteaks.

Jenny DeHuff — Managing Editor of Culture for PhillyVoice.com. A native of New England, Jenny has covered the Philadelphia area for more than a decade, and has written for the Philadelphia Daily News and Metro.

Adam Schmidt — owner of Drink Philly, covering the Philadelphia beverage scene.

Oscar Serrano — works at Tequilas and his tequila knowledge and expertise in the industry is highly regarded.

It’s going to be a great night of extraordinary cocktails! See you there (space permitting)!