2018 PUNCH KING FINALISTS

AWARD-WINNING BARTENDERS FROM 11 CITIES WILL GO ON TO COMPETE AT THE 2 FINALIST COMPETITIONS: THE TEQUILA INVITATIONAL IN CHICAGO & THE BOURBON FINALE “LAST CALL” IN BRECKENRIDGE. 

COMPETITIONS

THE TEQUILA INVITATIONAL

September 30th 2018
City Winery Chicago

Mexico’s ultra-premium tequila will take the spotlight in the first invitational punch showdown featuring the eleven notable finalists from 11 cities across U.S. and Canada. The invitational featuring El Tesoro as the base spirit will be held  during the Cochon555 Grand Cochon in Chicago. Each barkeep will prepare an award-winning tequila inspired punch in hopes of winning the inaugural tequila edition of Punch Kings and passage to Mexico*.

THE BOURBON FINALE

January 11th, 2019
Breckenridge Distillery Colorado

Breckenridge Distillery, cheekily dubbed “The World’s Highest Distillery”, will host the 6th annual Punch Kings Finale, aptly named, “LAST CALL”. Breckenridge‘s award winning bourbon will take center place in each of the competing barkeeps’ recipes for this showdown. This  is the culmination of the competitions that took place across North America this year where each of the 11 finalists will go for the gold...en gloves and title of Punch King/Queen.

*pending state regulations