CONGRATULATIONS ADRIFT!

Winner of the 2022 Ritual Cocktail Competition

Adrift

Giovanni Fioramonte

The Ritual: Trouble in Paradise

The Denver tiki bar is a tropical-themed oasis with island-inspired craft cocktails and Polynesian and Caribbean eats. An OpenTable Diners’ Choice and Restaurant Clicks Best of 2022, Adrift delivers not only on the refreshing sips and uniquely tasty fare to go along with the tiki style, but also boasts an entire tropic-influenced interior that transports all who enter to a beachy haven far from their present reality. adriftbar.com

Guard and Grace

Jacob Pike

The Ritual: High Roller Vieux Carré

At Guard & Grace, the M.O. across the board is elevated excellence, and this cocktail ritual is no exception. The High Roller Vieux Carré is thoughtfully crafted with premium ingredients uniquely inspired by the kitchen — including Japanese A5-washed Benedictine and soju bitters — then combined with a velvety smooth cognac and a single-barrel bourbon, all smoked tableside in a CREATIVECHEF smoking dome for striking notes of umami.

Green Russell

Drew Stevens

Cigarillos and Scotch

This ritual at Green Russell is dressed to impress and made to turn heads. With all the ingredients wheeled out on a bar cart, the Cigarillos and Scotch is a peaty scotch concoction smoked tableside in a state-of-the-art Stündenglass Gravity Infuser so the whole restaurant gets to feel like part of the show.

Steakhouse 10

Pete Kallas

The Saganaki Cheese

Steakhouse 10 goes above and beyond to stand out — in service, in menu offerings, and in unprecedented experiences. Did you think liquor was reserved for cocktails only? Think again. Taking a plate of imported Greek Kasseri goat cheese and setting it aflame with Metaxa 7 Stars Greek brandy, this tableside ritual is exceptional and edible.