Congratulations to the 2022 Winners
Congratulations to Winners and all the Mixologists who participated in our 9th Annual Art of Mixology event!
Mixologist of the Year
Cynthia Songco
Casa Orinda, Orinda
Henny Penny (table #13)
Second Place
Brandon Blackman
Night Owl, Castro Valley
This is for My Peaches (table #16)
Third Place
Katie Gazay
The Forge, Oakland
Gardens of the Galaxy (table #11)
Audience Favorite
Guiseppe Alagna
Benvenuti, Walnut Creek
Italian Baker (table #7)
Home Crafted Cocktail Award (Top Amateur)
Lily Gonzalez
Ensalada Margarita (table #4)
Art of Table Staging Award
Jeremy Schlachter
Canyon Club Brewery, Moraga
Three Sheets to the Wind (table #6)
2021 Winners
1st Place, Mixologist of the Year - Pele's Passionate Punch by Antonio "Grande" Hall, Parlour, Oakland
2nd Place - Forbidden Fig by Nicholas Valdez, Bounty Hunter, Walnut Creek
3rd Place - Herb-an Kiss by Katie Gazay, The Forge, Oakland
Audience Award - Razzle Dazzle by Portia Battistini, The Coop, Lafayette
Top Amateur - Unearthed by Shweta Srivastava
Art of Table Staging - Portia Battistini, The Coop, Lafayette
2020 Winners
Click HERE to view a replay of the live online Awards Show, emceed by Justin Cole of Joy in Motion! The event was held virtually, and the winners' fabulous craft cocktails were turned into Art of Mixology Cocktail Kits to make at home.
1st Place, Mixologist of the Year - Two Faced by Hailey Coder, Bar Cava, Martinez
2nd Place - Betty's 7pm by Sadé Stamps, Sobre Mesa, Oakland
3rd Place - Smog In The Noggin by Ben Dimond, Bardo Lounge & Supper Club, Oakland
4th Place - Chipotle Bloody Mary by Mike Whipple, Canyon Club Brewery, Moraga
Audience Award - Fall'ifornia Dreamin' by Brian Gamble, Independent Mixologist
2019 Winners
Congratulations to Winners and all the Mixologists who participated in our Sixth Annual Art of Mixology event
Second Place
Phillip McElvain
Grand Lake Kitchen
A Plum Dream
Third Place
Vincenzo Piccione
Benvenuti Ristorante
Roman Garden
Home Crafted Cocktail Award
Lily Gonzalez
Rainarita
Audience Favorite
Vincenzo Piccione
Benvenuti Ristorante
Roman Garden
Art of Table Staging Award
Phillip McElvain
Grand Lake Kitchen
A Plum Dream
2018 Winners
Congratulations to Winners and all the Mixologists who participated in our Fifth Annual Art of Mixology event!
Mixologist of the Year
Arthur Valderrama
When Worlds Collide
Barranco Kitchen and Bar
Second Place
Roberto Rizo
Standing Ovation
Self Employed @CantineRob
Third Place
Dennis Hoagland
Killing Cliché
Barrel Aged
Top Amateur
BlackBerry Basil Margarita
Lily Gonzalez
Audience Favorite
Ryan Wehrenberg
Mai Mai Mai
Park Bistro and Bar
Art of Table Staging Award
Eric Gonzalez
Agua De Sandía
Self-employed: @TiniTime
2017 Winners
Congratulations to Winners and all the Mixologists who participated in our Fourth Annual Art of Mixology event!
Mixologist of the Year
Portia Battistini
Hops N Apricots
The Cooperage American Grille
Second Place
Dennis Hoagland
Sweet November
Parada
Third Place
Ryan Wehrenberg
The Beekeeper
Lafayette Park Bistro & Bar
Audience Favorite
Ryan Wehrenberg
The Beekeeper
Lafayette Park Bistro & Bar
Home Crafted Cocktail Winner
Eric Gonzalez
Mangonada Madness
Art of Table Staging
Carolynn Lara
Sour Bore
The Fourth Bore Taproom and Grille
2016 Bartenders
Below are the professional and amateur bartenders that participated in the 2016 Art of Mixology craft cocktail competition held on October 8, 2016 at Orinda Theatre Square.
Table |
Name |
Venue |
Status |
| 1 | Dean Bever | Casa Orinda | Professional |
| 2 | Nonna Titulauri | Hakkasan SF | Professional |
| 3 | Johnny Vasicek | Home Connoisseur | Amateur |
| 4 | Rachael Kruse | Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse | Audience Favorite |
| 5 | John Schreiner | Forge | Professional |
| 6 | Paige McHale | Yankee Pier | Professional |
| 7 | Gil Batzri | Home Connoisseur | Amateur |
| 8 | Sara Sakurada | Zaytoon | Professional |
| 9 | Kyle Tran | The Lafayette Park Bistro & Bar | Mixologist - 2nd Place |
| 10 | Arash Palzad | Barrel Aged | Professional |
| 11 | Lauren Kelsch | Fourth Bore | Professional |
| 12 | Sharon Zezima | Home Connoisseur | Amateur |
| 14 | Derek Zemrak | Cine Cuvee | Amateur |
| 15 | Ryan Wehrenberg | The Cooperage American Grille | Mixologist of the Year |
| 16 | Shweta Srivastava | Home Connoisseur | Home Crafted Cocktail Winner |
| 17 | Emma Macpherson | Dan’s Sports Bar | Professional |
| 18 | Peter Eberle | Piccolo Napoli | Professional |
| 19 | Megan Abraham | Rooftop | Mixologist - 3rd Place, Art of Table Staging Winner |
| 20 | Tyler Petersen | Home Connoisseur | Amateur |
| 21 | Carmen Barclay | Corners Tavern | Professional |
| 22 | Griffin Henning | Telefèric Barcelona | Professional |
| 23 | Carlos Rangel | Shelby’s | Professional |
| 24 | Brandon Breining | Table 24 | Professional |
2015 Bartenders
Below are the talented bartenders and their concoctions from last year's Art of Mixology craft cocktail competition held on October 10, 2015 at Orinda Theatre Square.
Table Number |
Name |
Bar/Restaurant |
Craft Cocktail Name |
Voting Results |
| 1 | Timothy Lacy | Table 24 | Jalapeño Cucumber Paloma | Art of Table Staging Winner |
| 2 | Eric Jorgensen | Amateur | Bacon Bloody Mary | |
| 3 | Brian Burke | Hutch Bar and Kitchen | BERKLEONI (a.k.a. C.T.B.) | |
| 4 | Tim Northcutt | Casa Orinda | Western Outlaw | |
| 5 | Cynthia Lasky | Amateur | Not Your Mother's Margarita | |
| 6 | Peter Eberle | Piccolo Napoli | Piccolo Baci Aka "Little Kiss" |
Audience Favorite |
| 7 | Alexander Caban | Bergerac | Donkey Hong | Mixologist - 3rd Place |
| 8 | Robert McGurie | T's Firehouse | Kentucky Buck | |
| 9 | Diana Petralia | The Cooperage American Grille | Pumpkin Spiced Coffee | Mixologist - 2nd Place |
| 10 | Cindy Powell | Amateur | Holiday Punch | |
| 11 | Pilar Vree | Penrose | Narcocorrido #9 | |
| 12 | Tammy Hagans | Bergerac | Cameo | |
| 13 | Angela Bitondo | Barbacoa | Raspberry Mango Smash | |
| 14 | Brenden Taylor | Barbacoa | Gallagher | |
| 15 | Drew Johnston | Amateur | Nog-Blanco | |
| 16 | Amy Jeter | Amateur | Sneaky Dog | |
| 17 | Julie Feigenson | Yankee Pier | Sage Advice | |
| 18 | Kyle Tran | The Lafayette Park Hotel | Daughter of the Devil | Mixologist of the Year |
| 20 | Ashley Dobson | Forge | Lady Frank | |
| 21 | Zac Crim | Corners Tavern | White Orchard | |
| 22 | Sharon Zezima | Amateur | New Fashioned | Home Crafted Cocktail Winner |
2014 Winning Bartenders
Below are the winners of the First Annual Art of Mixology craft cocktail competition:
