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(l-r) Larry Pike, Broadmarket Sales of Coastal Wine
& Spirits; Nathan Iha, Mgr of Fujioka’s Wine Times,
Market City. Southern Wine & Spirits promoted
Crown Royal on Father’s Day, at Fujioka’s Wine
Times, Market City.
(l-r) Linda Wong; Danny Kalekini; Dave Meadors, Beam
Global’s State Mgr; Keone Miller. Southern Wine &
Spirits promoted Effen Cucumber at the Pacific Club on
6/29 for the Advertiser’s Best Awards event.
(l-r) Zac Smith, Smith Construction; Ryan Coleman, GM
of Oceans Sports Bar & Grill; Wendle Lesher, SWS Key
Accounts; Course Bartender; Mark K. Liberato, SWS
Sales. Southern Wine & Spirits promoted Sauza Tequila
on 06/13, at the Annual Tommy Bahama Charity Golf
Tournament held on the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel Golf
Course. Sauza Gold Margaritas were featured.
(l-r) Mark K. Liberato, SWS HI; Deann, Lulu’s
Bartender; Wendle Lesher, SWS HI. Southern
Wine & Spirits of HI launched Beam Global’s Pucker
Flavored Vodka on 06/25, at Lulu’s Kona.
Southern Wine & Spirits of HI – Maui Division Tour Old
Lahaina Rum, Maui Distillers Top: Paul Case-Co-Owner
Old Lahaina Rum, Robbie Rankin-Security Manager l-r
Tom Leeworthy-CWS, Patrick Conley-CWS, Darcy Espil
CWS, George Howard-SWS, Johanna Furtado-SWS, Ed
Mikesh-SWS, Kimo Correa-SWS Maui Sales Mgr, James
Wadsworth AWS, Kneeling: Scott Oshiro -SWS Maui
Sales Field Mgr, John Wise-SWS Key Account Mgr.
(l-r) Ian Manogeo, Tsukiji’s Bartender; Mai Watabe,
Kai girl. Southern Wine & Spirits promoted Kai Shochu
Lemongrass Ginger & Kai Shochu Young Coconut on 07/10
at Tsukiji Fishmarket & Restaurant. Straight up or mixed,
Kai Shochus make amazing Asian-themed cocktails. See
your Southern Wine & Spirits Rep for more details!
(l-r) Elizabeth Bal, A.D. of Catering & Conference
Services, Mauna Lani Bay Hotel & Bungalows;
Wendle Lesher, Key Acc’t Mgr, SWS HI; Tanja
Foulds, Director of Restaurants & Catering, Mauna
Lani Bay Hotel & Bungalows. SWS featured the
wines of Hogue, Ferrari Carano, Domaine Drouhin,
Layer Cake, Pacific Rim & Stellina di Notte on 07/09,
at Aloha United Way’s “Evening in Paradise”, held at
the Mauna Lani Bay Hotel.
(l-r) Mark K. Liberato, SWS HI; Chris Shultz, GM of Eddie
Aikau’s Restaurant & Surf Museum; Wendle Lesher, Key
Acc’t Mgr, SWS HI. SWS sponsored the Grand Opening
of the Eddie Aikau Restaurant & Surf Museum on 07/03.
A few signature cocktails that featured Old Lahaina
Rums, Skyy Ginger Vodka, Funkin Fruit Purees & Sauza
Gold Tequila awaited the masses.
(l-r) James Torres, Big Island Warehouse Mgr, SWS HI;
Wendle Lesher, Key Acc’t Mgr, SWS HI; David Chong,
F&B Director of Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel. SWS
featured the portfolio of Jim Beam,
Jim Beam Red
Stag, Cruzan Rums, & New Flavors of Pucker Vodka at
Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel’s 4th of July Celebration.
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The Don the Beachcomber’s “Maui Mai Tai Mix-Off Pre-qualifier” was held at the Royal Lahaina Resort.
The top 3 winner’s were offered a spot in the Kona Finals. The winners were: 1st place - James Shoemaker of Mala Wailea,
2nd Place - Joseph Getgen of Ferraro’s Bar & Restaurant at the Four Season’s Maui, & 3rd Place - Wendy Agustine of Hali’imaile General Store.
(l-r) Tom Bell, Director of Royal Hawaiian Resorts;
1st place - James Shoemaker of Mala Wailea; Joey
Gottesman, Celebrity Mixologist of Young’s Market
Co. & MC for the Mai Tai Event.
(l-r) Tom Bell, Director of Royal Hawaiian Resorts; 2nd
Place - Joseph Getgen of Ferraro’s Bar & Restaurant at the
Four Season’s Maui; Joey Gottesman, Celebrity Mixologist
of Young’s Market Co. & MC for the Mai Tai Event.
(l-r) Ricky Supnet, Royal Terrace, Royal Lahaina Resort;
James Shoemaker, Mala, Wailea; Joseph Getgen,
Ferraro’s, Four Season’s; Brian Alloy, Four Season’s
Resort; Eric Zimmerman, Mala, Lahaina; Wendy Agustine,
Hali’imaile General Store; Alex Dreher, Westin Resort; Blair
Anderson, Mala, Lahaina; Mark Reck, Lulu’s, Lahaina;
Christopher Nevin’s, Lobby Lounge, Four Season’s.
(r-l) Dillon Asada, Fairmont Kea Lani; Deliah Asada, (l-r) Judges for the Maui Mix-Off: Chuck Bergson,
Hawaii State Winner of the “Bombay Sapphire Most President & CEO of Pacific Radio Group, Maui; James &
Inspired Bartender” mix-off 2010 & friends.
Molly Jacobson, Restaurant Reviewer’s & Food Writer’s
for Maui’s Top Restaurants; Aloha Dave Fried, Master
Mixologist for Hula Grill & RB’s Steakhouse.
(l-r) Tom Bell, Director of Royal Hawaiian Resorts; 3rd
Place - Wendy Agustine of Hali’imaile General Store;
Joey Gottesman, Celebrity Mixologist of Young’s Market
Co. & MC for the Mai Tai Event.
“People’s Choice Award” Ricky Supnet of Royal
Ocean Terrace at the Royal Lahaina Resort.
Aloha Dave Fried Judge & Master Mixologist for
Hula Grill & RB’s Steakhouse
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The Don the Beachcomber’s “Oahu Mai Tai Mix-Off Pre-qualifier” was held at the Kani Ka Pila Grille in the Outrigger Reef Hotel
The top 3 winner’s were offered a spot in the Kona Finals. The winners were: 1st place - Christian Self, The Edition Hotel,
2nd Place - John Abreu of Kani Ka Pila Grille in the Outrigger Reef Hotel., & 3rd Place -Sam Treadway of The Edition Hotel’s Lobby Bar
Oahu Mai Tai Mix-Off Pre-qualifier Preliminary round
contestants, l-r, Raymond Cruciana and John Abreu
from Outrigger Reef, Christina Maffei-Trump International
Waikiki, Sam Treadway and Christian Self-The EDITION
Waikiki and Dave Newman-Nobu Waikiki.
The Judges: Honolulu Star-Advertiser Editor - Jason
Genegabus, Hawaii Beverage Guide Publisher - Chris
Teves, and U.S. Bartenders Guild Hawai‘i Chapter
President Tim Rita, joined at the bar by Better Brands
“Celebrity Bartender” Joey Gottesman, who also
doubled as host.
Sam Treadway of The
Edition Hotel’s Lobby Bar.
with
his
creation:
“Combustible Mai Tai”
John Abreu of Kani Ka Pila
Grille in the Outrigger Reef
Hotel with his creation, the
“Nutty Mai Tai”
The Waikiki EDITION’s Christian Self will get the
opportunity to defend his title as creator of the “World’s
Best Mai Tai” after winning a preliminary round of
competition in the third annual “Don the Beachcomber’s
Mai Tai Festival Mix-Off”
Christian Self
The Edition Hotel
with his creation
“Dueling Mai Tai’s”
Christina Maffei
of The Trump Waikiki.
with her creation:
“Ilikea’s Mai Tai”
Dave Newman of Nobu’s
Waikiki – with his creation:
“Hale Mai Tai”