{"id":978,"date":"2011-07-15T23:44:56","date_gmt":"2011-07-16T03:44:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.slammie.com\/atomicgrog\/blog\/?p=978"},"modified":"2012-04-16T18:34:31","modified_gmt":"2012-04-16T22:34:31","slug":"a-barrel-of-new-photos-from-the-hukilaus-master-mixologist-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slammie.com\/atomicgrog\/blog\/2011\/07\/15\/a-barrel-of-new-photos-from-the-hukilaus-master-mixologist-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"A barrel of new photos from The Hukilau’s Master Mixologist Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"

Audio slideshow flashback: <\/strong> Contest was a Barrel of fun<\/a>
\nRelated:<\/strong> Hukilau crowns Master Mixologist (photos, recipes)<\/a> | Full Hukilau coverage<\/a>
\nOfficial sites:<\/strong> TheHukilau.com<\/a> | Facebook<\/a> | Flickr<\/a> | Go11Media<\/a><\/p>\n

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Joe and Nicole Desmond will return to New York's Famous Rhum Rhum Room (their acclaimed home bar) with an award-winning drink and one-of-a-kind grand prize. (Photo by Go11Media.com)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Go11Media, the official photographer of The Hukilau, has just completed updating its massive archive of photos from the 2011 Tiki weekender in Fort Lauderdale. Bill Dillard and company did their usual great job of capturing the spirit of the event. If you’ve got a spare hour or two, mix a cocktail and put one some exotica tunes while you browse these colorful galleries.<\/a> <\/p>\n

One of the last batch that was posted earlier this week was all the action from the Master Mixologist Rum Barrel Challenge, which was organized by The Atomic Grog on Thursday night, June 9, at the Bahia Cabana Beach Resort. We’ve covered the event extensively<\/a> and posted our own photos,<\/a> but the Go11Media shots are too good to pass up. We’ve taken the liberty of picking our favorites and posting them below. <\/p>\n

To set the scene: The mixologists took the stage following live surf and exotica music by The Intoxicators and Tikiyaki Orchestra as part of the poolside kickoff party. They came armed with their own interpretations of the classic Barrel O’ Rum, one of the signature tropical drinks at the legendary Mai-Kai. The event was hosted by tropical drink author and historian Jeff “Beachbum” Berry and judged by his hand-picked Rum Rat Pack, four of the most noted experts in the field. The five contestants were given 7 minutes each to prepare their creations for the judges.<\/p>\n

Gentlemen, start the mixology …<\/p>\n

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Master Mixologist Rum Barrel Challenge<\/strong>
\nOfficial Hukilau photos from Go11Media
\n(Click on thumbnails to see larger images or to view as slideshow)<\/em><\/p>\n