Ray Macalintal of Fiesta Resort & Spa was adjudged champion of the 6th Annual Taste of Marianas Bartender Cocktail Competition after beating 10 of the island\u2019s top shakers last May 27 at American Memorial Park.<\/p>\n
Macalintal, who wore a Superman T-shirt, wowed the crowd with his bartending skills and got the judges\u2019 nod with his winning cocktail drink he ironically dubbed Kryptonite.<\/p>\n
Mauro Boy Sabate, also of Fiesta, took home first runner-up honors as well as best in taste with his concoction Soldier Ade. Second runner-up went to Ernie Garcia of Hyatt Regency Saipan, who whipped up a cocktail he named Marianas Senstation.<\/p>\n
Aqua Resort Club\u2019s Day-Ann De Leon and Nikko\u2019s Lorenzo Divino bagged Best in Costume and Best in Showmanship, respectively. De Leon wore a Filipiniana-inspired dress.<\/p>\n
Other participants of the bartenders\u2019 competition were Pacific Islands Club\u2019s Marvin Salamat, Aqua Resort\u2019s Jaymar Torres, Hyatt\u2019s Darwin Capati and Rolando Fernandez, Jojo Solmerin, and Ramil Estoque.<\/p>\n
The Flair\u2019s Champ also gave all in attendance a performance to remember as he showcased his bartending skills, while tabulators, Christopher Lubi and Wilfredo \u201cBoy\u201d Ching, were busy computing the scores of the participants.<\/p>\n
Judges were Coutere Marketing\u2019s Andy Tidwell, Triple J Wholesale\u2019s Becky Castro, Saipan Shipping\u2019s Alex Sablan, and DFS Saipan\u2019s Mark Sullivan. <\/p>\n
Also present during the event were MARPAC liquor sales manager Sheila Pebbles, Coca-Cola Beverage Co. (Micronesia), Inc. sales and marketing director Kathryn H. Barry, and Northern Marianas Bartenders Association officials Ramon Awit and Lito Espino.<\/p>\n
The 6th Annual Taste of Marianas Bartender Cocktail Competition was sponsored by the Marianas Visitors Authority, MARPAC, Coca-Cola, Carmen Safeway Supermarket, Pacific Telecom, Inc., and MDX Amateur Radio Club.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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