Portland Cocktail Week opened to a great start with the opening event Swig n Swine and ended with the Ancho Reyes Maize Maze,both sponsored by the Bon Vivants of San Francisco.
Sangrita, which means “little blood”, is a non-alcoholic complement to a shot of straight tequila blanco. Traditionally, a sangrita is made with tomato juice and spices which are meant to enhance the tequila. But, Sangrita is more than that, as proven during the LA Regional finals of the Tequila Ocho Viva Sangrita! Competition, hosted by the Bon Vivants.
Winners from the regional contests, which took place in San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Chicago, and Boston, will be sent to compete in the finals at Tales of the Cocktail in New Orleans in July. The National winner will win a trip to Mexico, to the highlands of Jalisco, to visit the home of Tequila Ocho.
