Held at the beautiful Legacy Liquor Store in Olympic Village, Vancouver. This event is hosted by Kale & Nori’s award-winning mixologist, Lauren Mote and Chef Jonathan Chovancek. This is Vancouver’s longest running and biggest cocktail and food-pairing competition, offering a high level creative event for apprentice and veteran bartenders across British Columbia. This event is proudly sponsored by the Canadian Professional Bartender’s Association.

Lauren Mote starts our evening off, with a unique and palate-cleansing cocktail, with our feature spirit and Bittered Sling Extracts, accompanied by delicious and beautifully paired hors d’oeuvres, in the gorgeous foyer of Legacy Liquor Store. Their vaulted ceilings, spirit displays and living wall create a dynamic setting for this exciting and interactive event. Guests are guided though a bartender-friendly spirit tasting, led by our host bartender, offering up invaluable information about why bartenders love this particular spirit, and what it means to them. The rest of the evening is rather indulgent; Kale & Nori’s Chef Jonathan Chovancek creates a seasonal three course menu, inspired by the feature spirit’s wide range of notes and character, and the addition of a Bittered Sling Extract. Each course is accompanied by a expertly paired cocktail by the host bartender. Following the dinner, our guests will be invited to rate the bartender’s presentation and pairing skills. The top scoring bartenders at the end of the program will compete for a grand prize.This six month program offers 6 veteran and 6 apprentice bartenders their chance to promote their style and character in an creative way.

This is all about spirit – in both the bartender and the bottle.

September’s Competitors:

Wed, September 12– Grant Sceney, Fairmont Pacific Rim
Wed, September 26 – David Wolowidnyk, WEST Restaurant

About Bittered Sling Bistro

Location – Legacy Liquor Store

Time – 7:00pm – 9:30pm

Menu:
Hors d’oeuvres:
Green alder spiced chickpea fritter stuffed with dates and Meyer lemon – 12 year old rum
marmalade

Smoked pepper crostini, Farmhouse cheese, Okanagan stone-fruit

Plated Dinner:
Corn veloute, Qualicum Beach scallop, sweet and hot peppers, Okanagan espelette creme fraiche

Flor de Cana rum, carrot and ginger braised chicken, spice roasted cauliflower, cherry wood
smoked onion potato dumplings

Spicy rum caramel apples, dark chocolate puff pastry, Agassiz hazelnut cream

Tickets – available online through Legacy Liquor Store for $60/person (this includes HST and Gratuity); tickets available here listed under “Bittered Sling Bistro”

TO PURCHASE TICKETS TO GRANT SCENEY’S EVENT:
http://www.legacyliquorstore.com/index.cfm?method=products.productDrilldown&productid=b66d7d72-96a8-90b9-7963-ce6943c68515&pageID=47fd01c8-ea7f-ddba-90c4-af78f082052a&sortBy=ProductTitle&