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Cheers! Jacksonville bartender makes a splash in bourbon competition
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Shannon Michelle, who tends bar at Sidecar, is putting Jacksonville on the map within the bourbon world. The popular bartender recently won a virtual bourbon competition hosted by Daviess County Bourbon. Michelle’s winning cocktail, dubbed “From Florida, With Love,” scored her a $1,000 cash prize and a shout-out on the company’s Instagram account. Take one small mixing tin full of pebble ice and add it to the blender. Sidecar, located in San Marco, is described as a “relaxed saloon with exposed-brick walls offering house cocktails, microbrews & a long whiskey list.”
Cheers! Jacksonville bartender makes a splash in bourbon competition
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Shannon Michelle, who tends bar at Sidecar, is putting Jacksonville on the map within the bourbon world. The popular bartender recently won a virtual bourbon competition hosted by Daviess County Bourbon. Michelle’s winning cocktail, dubbed “From Florida, With Love,” scored her a $1,000 cash prize and a shout-out on the company’s Instagram account. Take one small mixing tin full of pebble ice and add it to the blender. Sidecar, located in San Marco, is described as a “relaxed saloon with exposed-brick walls offering house cocktails, microbrews & a long whiskey list.”