Tiki House Iron Bartender Competitions

Be the next Tiki House Iron Bartender! 

Sponsored by Chairman's Reserve Rum
group of bartenders at tiki house during iron bartender competition posing with rum bottles
tiki house key west iron bartender champion trophy
Get ready to see 4 of your favorite local Key West bartenders go head to head to see who will be the next TIKI HOUSE IRON BARTENDER! Contestants will be given a box full of mystery ingredients and will compete to see who can make the best cocktail in 5 minutes.

May 2019 contestants:

Swing by to cheer on your favorite local Bartenders and see who will take home the Iron Bartender Champion Trophy!
[Above is a gallery of images from Tiki House Iron Bartender Competitions]

hall of fame

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May 2019
Mira Stamenic
Jessica Larson- (Winner)
Shelane Farris
Josh Gours

April 2019- Returning Champs
Justine Cline
Diamond Dave
Errin Harrelson (Winner)
Matt Sheehan

March 2019
Melissa Stone
Diamond Dave (Winner)
Maria Tvalishvili

February 2019
Josh York
Jay Graham
Ashley Welch (Winner)
Richie Early

January 2019
Chris Shultz (Winner)
Cecil
Fred Bushy
Landon Bradbary

November 2018
Mark Watson
Brian Miller
Brandon Zeigler (Winner)
Andre Amador

October 2018
Errin Harrison (Winner)- Tie
Justine Cline (Winner)-Tie
Dan Hennessy
Paul Brady

September 2018
Vanessa Latourneau
Josh Hubbard
Josh Gours (Winner)
Marty Kramer

June 2018
Kristy Geary
Sandra Gunther
Brad Garrison
Matty Sheehan (Winner)

May 2018
Matt Atkins (Winner)
Nathan Fox
Robyn Whitehead
Courtney Wilson

April 2018
James Kenny (Winner)
Josh Curtis
Mira Stamenic
Aubrey Otten

March 2018
Tim Schwarz- (Winner)
Val Grohol

Over 100 years later, this classic has stood the test of revolutions and time. Enjoyed by some of the most notable figures of the past century. 
Just one of the many cocktails that Hemingway used to drink in Cuba. 
Bacardi superior, fresh lime, caramelized Demerara syrup.
Not quite as old as the Daiquiri, we serve this “Tommy” style, but with a twist. Garnished with salt sourced from the volcano’s of Hawaii.
Olmeca Blanco, fresh lime, agave syrup, tiki bitters, black lava salt.
In this version of a Bloody Mary, the history of the rough seas is interpreted through the heat, the lime, and the monsters, oh my! 
Our take on a famous drink that we can’t name from a famous bar that we can’t name somewhere on another island that well, we can’t name. Choose from 3 levels of madness! The higher the level, the higher the rum!
Papa's Pilar Dark, pineapple, orange, creme de coco, lime juice, nutmeg.
A famous tiki cocktail from the 1930s that was kept a secret recipe, until now…We pay respect to the original recipe, only two Zombies per person! Proceed with caution!
Bacardi superior, Brugal Anejo, housemade falernum, cinnamon syrup, fresh lime, fresh grapefruit, Don Q 151.
Another famous tiki cocktail, this time from the 1940s that is not for the weak of heart, with some added floral notes to accompany your fresh “lei”.
Don Q Cristal, Wray & Nephew, orange curacao, orgeat, fresh lime, house mai tai syrup, rose water.
The poster-child cocktail for the modern revival of tiki culture. Rumor is that the cocktail was created in Kuala Lumpur as a hotel welcome drink during a short tiki revival in the 1970s, however, no one knows who created the recipe. Thankfully, it was eventually discovered in a thrift store paperback two decades later to be re-published for us all to enjoy.
Kraken Black Rum, pineapple infused Campari, pineapple, fresh lime, mango syrup.
Sometimes a drink just comes along that is greater than the sum of its parts.  One of the most popular cocktails of our time even though it was created in the 1940s.
Smirnoff Vodka, housemade ginger beer, fresh lime, bitters.
“If it weren’t for the Sling, the Tiki Revolution may have never been born.”
This cocktail, absent of any rum, is the recipe from the Raffles Hotel in Singapore that became a tiki legend since the year 1915.
Aviation Gin, Cherry Heering, Benedictine, Cointreau, pineapple, fresh lime, grenadine.
The oldest recipe on our menu created in 1732 by a gentleman's club in Philadelphia.
Camus VS, Black Coral Spiced, fresh lemon, black tea syrup, apricot liqueur, sparkling wine.