Columbus Monthly cocktail competition to feature 15 local bartenders' latest creations

Bartenders from 15 central Ohio restaurants, bars and cocktail lounges are to compete Wednesday night in Columbus Monthly magazine's spring cocktail competition.

Tickets, available through Eventbrite, are $45 to watch, sip and judge. Guests, who must be 21 or older, choose the winner.

The price includes sample cocktails, hors d'oeuvres and live jazz from Ginger Rabbit Jazz Lounge.

The "Smoke & Mirrors" cocktail at Adelaide's Gin Joint.
The "Smoke & Mirrors" cocktail at Adelaide's Gin Joint.

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Cocktail competitors, who all must use Middle West Spirits for their creations, are representing Adelaide’s Gin Joint, Ampersand Asian Supper Club, Arch City Tavern, Asterisk Supper Club, The Bottle Shop, The Craftsman at Cherry Valley Lodge, Hiraeth, House of Spirits, Lincoln Social Rooftop, Little West Tavern, Sycamore, Service! Relief for Hospitality Workers and Together & Company.

Columbus Monthly's spring competition is from 6 to 8 p.m. at The Fives, 550 Reach Blvd.

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