The Leblon Virtual Mixology Challenge kicked off at the Global Gallery on the 16th floor of The Plaza in Downtown Orlando overlooking the Orlando city lights and Lake Eola on Sunday, November 16, 2008.
A guest list of 450 of Orlando’s “young, industry, trendy and influential” guests, as put by Sarah Ehrlich, Leblon’s Florida Regional Manager, included such guests as Professional Wake Boarder Parks Bonifay, Chris Kirkpatrick from N’Sync, Leblon Owner Gerry Schwitzer, and radio personalities Tiffany Martin from Real Radio 104.1 and Mel Taylor from 101.1 WJRR.
Everyone had an amazing time being entertained by not only samba dancers and capoeira performers, but also by the opportunity to sample 8 different cocktail recipes submitted by some of Orlando’s most prestigious venues.
Our Virtual Mixology Challenge Finalists were:
Quinn from Tempanos
Sean from Samba Room
Scott from the Rosen Center Hotel
Christian from Latin Quarter
Brianna from Club 23 on Church Street
Pat from Howl at the Moon on International Drive
Finally, our winners:
Jeremy from Luma on Park
Jessica from CityWalks’ Rising Star
All finalists were awarded Leblon gift bags and our 2 winners, Jessica and Jeremy, will each enjoy an all-expense paid weekend trip for two to South Beach’s Shore Club.
All guests left the evening with an amazing swag bag which included a Leblon muddler, Leblon CD, 200ml bottle of Leblon, necklace, and brochure heading over to Club 23, which later hosted the Leblon after party. The event was a tremendous success and the cocktails were a hit!
