Bartender Wins It All, Tracy Post Rousseau's "Cold River Shiver"!

Tracy Post Rousseau of Solo Bistro in Bath, ME won the Cold River Vodka Restaurant Week Cocktail Competition award. Diners and restaurant guests voted for their favorite Cold River Vodka cocktail during the first annual Restaurant Week ME.

The competition included over twenty bartenders in Southern, Central and Midcoast Maine. Post's winning cocktail, the "Cold River Shiver", was selected by online and in-person voting. Solo Bistro is located at 128 Front Street, Bath, ME, (207) 443-3373, solobistro.com.

The Cold River Shiver

1 oz. Cold River Vodka
1 oz. Milagro Silver Tequila
1 oz. Tangueray Gin
1 oz. Bacardi Rum
½ oz. Cassis
splash simple syrup
splash lime juice
splash Gus's Cranberry Lime Soda
1 lime round

Mixing Instructions
1. Using a large shaker, add ice and first 7 ingredients.
2. Shake well.
3. Pour into tall glass, ice and all.
4. Top with a splash of cranberry lime soda.
5. Garnish with a lime round and enjoy!

Cold River Vodka is located in Freeport, ME, and is known for its distinct nose and satin-smooth finish. The gluten-free vodka is hand-crafted and batch-distilled in a copper potstill, using water from Maine's Cold River and farm-fresh Maine potatoes. Maine Distilleries, which produces only Cold River Vodka, is the only "ground-to-glass" distillery in the nation, where the company controls every aspect of production. Available at restaurants and fine spirits retailers in New England, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Washington D.C., Delaware, South Carolina, Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, British Columbia, and London. Maine Distillers, LLC, 437 US Route One, Freeport, Maine 04032, (207) 865-4828, coldrivervodka.com

Restaurant Week ME, has expanded to include Maine's Culinary "Twisitor Center," a virtual visitors center, created especially for food lovers visiting Maine using Twitter. For more information about the Twisitor Center or Restaurant Week, visit RestaurantWeekME.com or contact gBritt PR, 222 St. John St, Suite 1G, Portland, ME 04102, (207) 775-2126, gbritt.com.