3rd Annual DASHI DAQ-OFF Cocktail Competition - SHIPWRECKED

GET HYPED SLAM ANTONIO! Here’s a daiquiri shot across the bow for the 3rd Annual DASHI DAQ-OFF Cocktail Competition – SHIPWRECKED, on the horizon for an epic 12-Team battle-royale on a deserted isle to win the Grandmaster’s Hidden Treasure. Teams of two from the same bar program compete on Monday, June 24th, 5:30p – 9p. The loot includes an $800 cash grand prize, title of “Daq Grandmaster”, and the mythical DAQ Heavyweight Gold Treasure Belt, while others will be forever cursed and marooned on the lost isle 🏴‍☠️🍋  Doors open at 5p!

TICKETS: All receive 2 complimentary daqs
VIP SEATING: $85 (Access to Flor de Caña Tasting Room, Sichuan Bites)
GENERAL SEATING: $45
STANDING ROOM: $25

Featuring Flor de Caña and Ron Colón Salvadoreño rums, competing teams will have an array of rum styles to wow judges and the audience. The throwdown will be MC’d by master bartender and industry leader Michael Neff. 

EVENTS:
SPEED [technical]
JUDGE'S CHOICE [technical + artistic]
PEOPLE'S CHOICE [artistic + volume]

TEAMS: 1Watson Rooftop Bar, Amelia Social Lounge, Anaqua Garden Bar, Bar Mon Ami, Blush Cocktails & Eats, Bohanan’s Restaurant & Bar, DASHI Sichuan Kitchen + Bar, Easy Baby Underground, The Green Lantern, The Hoppy Monk, Maeve SA, The Moon’s Daughters

6 INDUSTRY JUDGES: Blanca Aldaco – Aldaco’s Mexican Restaurant & Texas Restaurant Association – SA, Brent Falco – National Industry Expert, David Elder – KSAT12 Elder Eats, Jody Newman – The Friendly Spot & Bruno’s Ice House, Randy Stokes – RD Hidden Speakeasy & The Barn Door, John Carbajal – Visit San Antonio & San Antonio Hotel & Lodging Association

DASHI's unforgettable cocktail competition stars “The Daq” (basic formula 2:1:1 — 2 parts rum, 1 part sweet, 1 part sour). This Coliseum - rock concert-style interactive event challenges professional bartenders in speed, accuracy, creativity, taste, and showmanship through three competition events: SPEED [technical], JUDGE’S CHOICE [technical + artistic], PEOPLE’S CHOICE [artistic + volume]. Come be a part of the throwdown and root on your favorite San Antonio bar programs & bartenders!

MASTER OF CEREMONIES: Michael Neff 
Don’t miss this congregation of the best bartenders in a coliseum event with a lost island vibe and energy that you could light on fire like overproof rum🔥

FEATURING
Flor de Caña, Ron Colón Salvadoreño, Dibs Mixers, Ottea Taxidermy, San Antonio Hotel & Lodging Association