Join Liquor.com and Woodford Reserve to get a taste of the city life at the Manhattan Experience!

Come check out some of Tampa Bay's most talented bartenders and enjoy entertainment, food, and libations as the bartenders try their hand at becoming the next Master of the Manhattan. We will be sending the winner of our Regional semi-final to Woodford Reserve in March to represent the Sunshine State. Let Uber take care of your ride so you can enjoy all the festivities responsibly!

6 P.M. Happy Hour

7 P.M. Competition

THIS IS A FREE EVENT! MUST RSVP IN ADVANCE TO ATTEND! 

When you click the "Purchase Tickets" button, you will be taken to a page where you can reserve tickets at no cost to you!

Competing bartenders will submit two recipes:

RECIPE ONE

An original cocktail that uses Woodford Reserve Double Oaked.

RECIPE TWO

The competing bartenders' version of a classic Manhattan, using Woodford Reserve Distiller's Select Bourbon.

The event is one of 34 regional live, local competitions help across the United States and Canada. Liquor.com and the USBG will send six finalists to New York City to compete in the finale for a chance to be crowned the winner of the Manhattan Experience.

Participating cities are:

ARIZONA

ATLANTA, GA

BOSTON, MA

CHICAGO, IL

CONNECTICUT

DELAWARE

DENVER, CO

DETROIT, MI

INDIANAPOLIS, IN

JACKSONVILLE, FL

KANSAS CITY, MO

KENTUCKY

LOS ANGELES, CA

MARYLANDs

MIAMI/SOUTH BEACH, FL

MILWAUKEE, WI

NASHVILLE, TN

NEW JERSEY

NEW YORK, NY

OHIO

ORLANDO, FL

PHILADELPHIA, PA

PITTSBURGH, PA

PORTLAND, ME

PORTLAND, OR

PROVIDENCE, RI

SAN DIEGO, CA

SAN FRANCISCO, CA

SAVANNAH, GA

SEATTLE, WA

ST. PETERSBURG, FL

TORONTO, CANADA

WASHINGTON, D.C.

UPSTATE NEW YORK, NY

For more information on Liquor.com's Manhattan Experience sponsored by Woodford Reserve, visit woodfordreservemanhattan.liquor.com.

Creative Loafing is a media sponsor of this event.