Georgia’s Best Whiskey Challenge!

March 22 — 24, 2024

part of

The Georgia Food + Wine Festival 2024 presented by Georgia Grown

 

Bartenders and Mixologists share a photo and description of your best whiskey cocktail for your chance to win a cash prize ($1,500), added prestige for you and your place of business (restaurant, bar, lounge, hotel) plus a Golden Ticket to compete in the World Food Championship Mixology Challenge Competition!

Bottles 4up

 

CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT YOUR ENTRY!

Contact Andrew Cylar @ 404-630-2741 for details

The Best Whiskey Challenge 2024 Contestants!



 

Here are the participating businesses in Georgia’s Best Whiskey Challenge 2024!

This multilevel gastropub in East Atlanta Village is the latest venture from the Bookhouse Pub/MJQ crew. Inside, nautical references and rustic, vintage flourishes cater to the gamut of hipsters, foodies, and craft beer lovers. Prepare for a wait. | more...

In the heart of Old Fourth Ward, just seconds from the Atlanta Beltline, our brunch makes the weekend something to celebrate. | more...

Big Game is a Montana lodge/sports bar in an Urban setting only steps from Atlanta’s Beltline. We are a premiere farm to table restaurant focusing on local and global sustainable Big Game protein sources; from Bison and Boar to Elk and Reindeer, and a multitude of other game meats and fishes. We fea... | more...

Mexican restaurant located in Summerhill | more...

A CASUAL COASTAL OASIS ON THE HISTORIC DECATUR SQUARE


Chill out at the bar, lounge loft, or take in the best view from our third level overlooking the square. Enjoy an innovative fusion of fresh global seafood, Espinaler Conservas Españolas, coastal ceviches, sashimis, tostadas and tacos, mussels... | more...

CL: CL’s Cliff Bostock Recommends: Are you looking for a new substance addiction? Go to this former pop-up now in Irwin Street Market for Erika Council’s buttermilk biscuits. Specifically go for the breakfast sandwiches. Most people love the fried chicken breast, especially good when drenched in hot honey, but my favorite is the country ham. By all means follow the menu’s suggestion to add the housemade pimento cheese. You won’t believe it. Erika is also making cinnamon buns. — CB Bomb Biscuits, 660 Irwin St., 678-949-9439. Open 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Thurs. & Fri. and 9 a.m.-2p.m. Sat. & Sun. Order online only at bombiscuital.com, IG: @bombbiscuitatl.com
Website: Bomb Biscuits started in 2016 as part of a pop up Sunday Supper dinner series Erika Council hosted around the city of Atlanta. Eventually she collaborated with Bryan Furman of B’s Cracklin BBQ to serve breakfast at his then newly opened Riverside neighborhood restaurant. Everything was a bi... | more...

CL: CL’s Cliff Bostock Recommends: If you’re looking for Mexican food partly spiked with Italian, Spanish, and Lebanese flavors in a restaurant with countless sports-watching screens and an awesome patio, this is your best destination. Opened by Chef Mimmo Alboumeh, the former owner of Red Pepper Taqueria, the restaurant’s best choice by far is the paella served at dinner on Wednesdays. Among the best tacos are lamb birria and the pork pibil. If you want a starter to share, consider the gigantic and dramatic tamales coated in white crema, sitting in a pool of salsa morita. You can drink a lot here. - CB
Website: Chef Mimmo opened the doors of Botica in 2021, inspired by the flavors of Spain and Mexico offering elevated, chef-driven Mexican cuisine. Located in the Buckhead neighborhood of Atlanta, Botica showcases Mimmo’s unique brand of hybrid gastronomy. | more...

Located in one of Grant Park’s few commercial strips, this affordable restaurant offers a tasty, simple brunch menu. Also: sidewalk dining. | more...

Popular cantina for Mexican food, Margaritas, and patio dining. | more...

From the website:


Touted as a hidden gem in Atlanta, Emmy Squared Pizza introduced our one-of-a-kind fare to Glenwood Park in 2021. Founded on an unconditional love of well-made food, we use only the highest quality ingredients for our famous Detroit-style pizzas. As Emmy Squared has grown, we’ve ... | more...

Black-owned Business
Fellaship is an exclusive intimate lounge and restaurant experience. Born from the creative vision of the NFL’s elite Cam Newton, Fellaship is an experience where class and audaciousness collide. A place for those to indulge in the luxuries of fine dining, cigar smoking, and socializing. | more...

A scattering of sidewalk tables, draft beer, a stellar jukebox, and your average pub grub. | more...

Mostly Southern

Mainly Asian
Primarily Organic
Comfort Food

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Midtown’s newest Mexican go-to, La Hacienda, serves up fresh fruit cocktails, delicious entrees made up of only the freshest ingredients like the sizzling fajitas, and an open-air deck that overlooks the city. | more...

Flock to the former warehouse space across the street from Oakland Cemetery for signature Mexican dishes and cocktails. | more...

Chris Martha’s seasonally-focused, Southern-inspired restaurant located in the old Scottish Rite building.



Hours: Sun., Tues.-Thurs., 5-10 p.m.; Fri.-Sat., 5-11 p.m. Bar: Tues.-Thurs., 4 p.m.-midnight; Fri.- Sat., 4 p.m. until late; Sun., 4-10 p.m.

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Sitting in a cushy chair atop downtown’s trendiest boutique hotel on a clear, warm night, it’s easy to pretend you’re in South Beach. On a clear night, you’ll get beautiful panoramic views from the SkyLounge. | more...

(Formerly The Cloakroom Kitchen & Bar) Step back in time to a place where you might find *007 enjoying a martini, shaken, not stirred. Social ‘62 greets you at its entrance with a wall mural of Kennedy and Khrushchev engaged in high stakes talks, where you can pick up the red phone and listen to the... | more...

Around for more than 30 years, this boisterous, no-frills seafood shack has a wrap-around bar and outdoor seating. The draw here is the steamed shrimp and lobster sold by the pound in aluminum bucket with tangy beer butter. | more...

Upon first glance, you might dismiss this Irish-style pub in Oakhurst, just minutes from downtown Decatur, as nothing more than a small, comfy hole-in-the-wall with a nice outdoor patio. But the menu of slightly upscale bar food (try the Double Double burger) and Sunday brunch, not to mention the sa... | more...

Sweet Auburn Barbecue, known for its locations at the Atlanta Food Truck Park and Sweet Auburn Curb Market, now has its independent location in Poncey-Highland. Sweet Auburn Barbecue’s specialty is southern barbecue with international twists featuring smoked meats, brisket, and barbecue pork along w... | more...

The Albert is a comfortable neighborhood watering hole that serves consistently good bar food and drinks. It’s also a great place to catch a sports game on TV or screen the latest episode of the “The Walking Dead.” | more...

Classic vibes in downtown Atlanta


Step into the ’60s at our downtown hotel, steeped in retro style and Atlanta history. We’re a five-minute walk from Centennial Olympic Park and Mercedes-Benz Stadium and a preferred hotel of the Georgia Aquarium. Our rooms offer views of city sights like the SkyVi... | more...

This literary-themed pub channels Twin Peaks and is a popular stop on the way to or from clubbing. Expect seasonal beers, quality cocktails, and creative tavern fare. | more...

Farm-to-table, dog-friendly pub in Morningside. | more...

Irish owners runs this Dublin-style tavern serving a variety of beers and pub grub. | more...

Paying a little homage to Japanese Yakitori with an ecclectic flare as well as other Asian cuisines Whiskey Bird’s food is hard to “label.” Paired with a craft cocktail service and you can expect an exceptional dining experience. | more...

Jason Hill and his crew have crafted a solid neighborhood gathering spot with a confident menu that includes sharp Southern touches such as angus top sirloin paired with mac-and-cheese flecked with greens and skate wing over grits. | more...

A comfortable restaurant in an uncooperative space with heavy stone walls in the basement of a Victorian-style home. There’s a lot of wood everywhere, including a bar that is virtually hidden from much of the dining room. Farm-to-table food. Great original brews. | more...

Yakitori restaurant and craft cocktail bar. | more...