The Monteleone Cocktail Contest, entries due May 18th!

Hey Folks, a few notes on a contest from the Hotel Monteleone.

The Hotel Monteleone is celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Carousel Bar on May 21, 2009.

From 1949 until about the late 60™s or 70™s there was a drink on the specialty drink menu called the Monteleone Cocktail. Unfortunately, we have no idea what the exact recipe or ingredients were. The Hotel Monteleone is hosting an online contest to accept drink recipe nominations for a new official Monteleone Cocktail.

The recipes will be judged by VIPs who will be at the Carousel anniversary celebration on May 21. There are no requirements on types of liquor or style of drink, but all drink entries must be received by May 18, so that the ingredients may be acquired and drinks prepared at the May 21 event.

Participating bloggers should post their entries online, and all participants should e-mail their drink recipes, along with their name, address and phone number, to athornton@hotelmonteleone.com. The winning entry will become the new official Monteleone Cocktail, and the winner will receive four free nights at the Hotel Monteleone during Tales of the Cocktail 2009.

I know I’ll be getting my entry in lickety split.  Given that the Carousel Bar was the birthplace of the mighty Vieux Carré, I’m guessing Benedictine and Peychaud’s might have their place in the new cocktail.  Well, we’ll see.  Good luck to all who enter!