Wild Women Make Wild Drinks Competition Winners
1. Rochelle Pina (far right) @r0chellepina @fairmontatx won 1st Prize with her Oaxacan Gin Fizz!
2. Bridget Kimbell (first on left) won 2nd prize with her ‘Wild Honey’ @bridgetlael
3. Eva Suter (middle) shared 3rd place with her ‘Church of the Poison Mind’ along with Candice Dublin (second from left) for her ‘Rain Lily’!!!
4. Molly Cummings (second from right) presided over the competition and was her usual bon vivant self.
There were SO many Amazing WildGins cocktails and these women rose to the top.
What Beautiful Badasses!!
Thank you for sharing your creative Genius with the world and with our wildgins!!
WildGins is a Female-owned company making unique Texas gin from the wild junipers that thrive out in West Texas.
We are committed to honoring women who bring their unique creativity to their craft.
We want to highlight you making
WildJune & WildBark Cocktails
Submissions will be judged on:
(a) taste, (b) presentation, (c) creativity, (d ) useability of cocktail at bars
**Top 10 submissions will present in person
on March 27th at Haymaker,
2310 Manor Rd., Austin, TX 78722
First Place Winner –
Oaxacan Gin Fizz – Rochelle Piña (Fairmont Austin)
Ingredients:
1.5 oz WildBark West TX Dry Gin
0.25 oz Chareau Aloe Liqueur
0.75 oz clarified lime juice
0.75 oz simple syrup
Top with Top Chico and Mezcal cucumber foam
Recipe:
Shake and strain the WildBark Gin, Chareau, and clarified lime juice with ice, strain into a Collins glass, and top with Topo Chico.
Ice with fresh crushed ice.
Top with Mezcal foam.
Garnish with a dehydrated lime wheel and banana leaf wrap in glass.
Second Place Winner –
Wild Honey – Bridget Kimbell (Uptown Sports Club)
Ingredients:
0.75 oz WildBark West TX Dry Gin
0.75 oz strawberry/yaupon honey syrup
0.75 oz lemon juice
0.75 oz Ramazzotti Aperitivo Rosato
Recipe
Add all ingredients to shaker, fill completely with ice and shake vigorously.
Double strain into coupe glass.
Third Place Winner –
(Church of the) Poison Mind – Eva Suter (L’Oca d’Oro)
Ingredients:
1.5 oz WildJune Western Style Gin
0.5 oz Limoncello
0.5 oz Amaro Ramazzotti
Recipe
Build in tin, fill completely with ice and shake vigorously.
Double strain into rocks glass. Fill with ice. Garnish with toasted star anise.
Third Place Winner –
Rain Lily – Candice Dublin (Small Victory)
Ingredients:
1 egg white
0.75 oz fresh lemon juice
0.5 oz simple syrup
0.5 oz elderflower liqueur
0.5 oz Campari
1.0 oz WildJune Western Style Gin
Top with sparkling water
Recipe
Add all ingredients except sparkling water to shaking tin. Shake without ice for a few seconds (dry shake), then add ice and shake again. Strain into a fizz glass and top with sparkling water.