The 100 Mile Cocktail Challenge features 7 restaurants and bars in Vancouver, Richmond and North Vancouver and runs from July 4-27, 2014.

Participating restaurants are showcasing Cocktail creations which use at least 60% local ingredients found in 100 mile radius. All of these cocktails entered were created just for this challenge and all will be offered in all of these restaurants/bars during the challenge period.

For the challenge there are 2 sets of winners. The People’s Choice winners will be selected by the public and 4 media judges will pick their favs.

Cassandra Anderton

Writer and Broadcaster for many publications including her own https://goodlifevancouver.com/ Twitter: @goodlifevan

Dawn Chubai

Breakfast Television Host at City TV & Jazz Vocalist Twitter: @dawnchubai

Christine McAvoy  

Photographer and Editor at Vancouver is Awesome Twitter: @ChristineMcAvoy

Brian Webb  

Canada’s award-winning and top gay blogger on North American homoculture. www.homoculture.ca

Twitter: @br_webb

These are just some of the unique 100 Mile Cocktail creations in this challenge

ABODE Restaurant

Boa Bite

Boa Bite

Price: $8

Description: The Boa Bite is a dry, incredibly refreshing cocktail inspired by the Snakebite and Black AKA Diesel – a popular cocktail from the UK made of lager or stout, hard cider and blackcurrant syrup. We’ve taken this favourite and replaced blackcurrant syrup with blackcurrant liqueur and added a fresh finish of muddled mint. Topped off with a garnish of house made caramel lacing, one sip from this cocktail will take you to the tropical climates where this exotic snake calls home.

Ingredients: Stanley Park Brewery Pilsner, Vancouver Island Merridale Traditional Craft Cider, Odd Society Spirit’s Crème de Cassis Liqueur, Mint (from our rooftop garden), Caramel garnish

Created by: Tannis Smith

Offered:  Monday – Thursday 11:00am – close; Friday – Sunday 11:30am – close

ABODE Restaurant

1223 Robson Street, Vancouver

Tel: 604.688-1411

Web: http://www.aboderestaurant.ca/

Twitter: @ABODERestaurant
Blacktail Florist

The Blacktail Sour

The Blacktail Sour

Price: $12

Description: The drink is a complex and vegital cocktail, with sour notes from the fresh pressed rhubarb and a delicate sweetness to finish

Ingredients: Long Table Distillery Gin, Odd Society Creme de cassis, Rhubarb, Local Honey Syrup, Egg Whites

Created by: Connor Gotowiec

Offered: It is available Tuesday-Sunday 5pm-1145pm

Blacktail Florist

332 Water Street, Vancouver

Tel: 604-669 -0249

Web: http://blacktailflorist.ca/

Twitter: @THEFLORISTbc
Pinnacle Pier Hotel

The Stanley Park

The Stanley Park

Price: $10.50

Description: Martini

Ingredients: Yaletown Distilling Company Gin, lemon juice, simple syrup, locally grown basil leaves, ‘Twisted Bitter’ Victoria Spirits, Rosemary grapefruit, Rabbit River Farms egg whites and garnish with basil leaf

Created by: Kelly Robert

Offered: All the time

Pinnacle Pier Hotel

138 Victory Ship Way, North Vancouver

Tel: 604-986-7437

Web: http://pinnaclepierhotel.com/the_lobby.html

Twitter: @PinnaclePier
The full list of participating restaurants can be found here
http://vancouverfoodster.com/2014/07/04/vancouver-100-mile-cocktail-challenge/

Voting: The public is invited to order these cocktail creations ,at the participating restaurants and bars keeping in mind this criteria – originality, creativity, uniqueness,  traditional, non-traditional, price, value and most importantly taste. People can vote the same day after trying the cocktail creation and they can vote once a day throughout the promotion. People will be encouraged to Vote for their favourites from July 4-27, 2014
http://vancouverfoodster.com/100-mile-cocktail-challenge/

With a smartphone, customers will be able to vote from their table in the restaurant right after they have eaten the Cocktail creation.