2025 OFFICIAL RULES
As of March 4th, 2025
Welcome to the 1st annual Hennessy Cognac Cup Cocktail Competition at Studio Lounge! Below is some important information to know about the competition. Timeline, rules, etc.
General Information:
RELEVANT DATES:
Event Date & Time:
- EVENT DATE: Sunday, April 6th, 2025
- Event Time: 4:30 pm-9 pm
- Doors open at 3:30 pm
- Please arrive no later than 4:15 pm, the competition will begin at 4:30 pm
- When you arrive, let the person at the door know you are a competitor, and they will direct you where to go.
- As a competitor, you will be able to bring 2 guests with no cover
- REGISTRATION DEADLINE:
- Competitor slots are available on a first come, first serve basis, with a registration deadline of 12 PM, March 23rd, 2025
- GENERAL ADMISSION:
- Pre-purchase tickets are $25 door for all other guests
- This ticket includes cocktail samples, appetizers, drink specials, and giveaways!
- CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS
Competition Info:
- There will be up to 12 total competitors
- THE FIRST 12 BARTENDERS WHO REGISTER GET INTO COMPETITION
- All competitors will receive a Hennessy “swag bag”
- Rounds are as follows:
- Round 1: Make two cocktails: Hennessy Old Fashioned and Henny-Rita (with Hennessy VS)
- You can bring any additional items you want to enhance the cocktail (Hennessy will be provided) *see second page for list of items provided by venue
- Round 2: Make 8 Hennessy Sidecars (with Hennessy VS)
- All items will be provided by Studio Lounge *see second page for list of items provided by venue
- Round 3: Ingredients will be shown at the start of competition, you will have 30 seconds to think of a cocktail, then 1.5 minutes to create a cocktail
- All items will be provided by Studio Lounge
- Round 4: Make one original Hennessy cocktail with VS or VSOP
- Please bring ALL ingredients you need to create your cocktail (Hennessy will be provided)
- While we would like to keep the focus on Hennessy in all cocktails, if you find that you need to use any other spirit or wine in a cocktail for the competition (vodka, whiskey, etc), please note that it must be one of the following products:
- Hennessy, Belvedere, Volcan, Woodinville, Ardbeg, Glenmorangie, SirDavis, Whispering Angel, Chandon, Moet & Chandon
- Please no gin or rum
- Any liqueur/amaro/mixer is okay to use
- If you want a specific glass to showcase your cocktail in, you may bring it, please nothing that is branded
- Once we are a week or two out from the competition, we will reach out to get the name of the cocktail and ingredients
- SOCIAL MEDIA SUPPORT:
- We are asking competitors to post on their venue and/or personal account announcing their participation.
- The competitor post with the most likes + comments will receive (*subject to change):
- A round 2 bye into the semi-finals
- PROVIDED you win your first-round match
Winner Receives…
Bragging rights, name on “Stanley Cup” style plaque that will remain at Studio Lounge, and a mystery prize…
Items provided by venue
- Hennessy VS and VSOP
- Lime Juice
- Agave Nectar
- Cointreau
- Simple Syrup
- Bitters
- Lemon Juice