Cocktail Showdown - Wilmington Coffee Fest

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Interested in being part of the Wilmington Coffee Fest 2025 Cocktail Showdown? This event features the talented bartenders, mixologists and baristas who deliver the best coffee cocktails. Show off your skills, compete with the best and take home the prize!

Please complete the registration form below and we will email the next steps on finalizing your entry. We have just 15 spots for competition, so sign up today!

Competition details:

Create your best coffee cocktail, using a base spirit of Tito’s Vodka and/or Kill Devil Spiced Rum
• Base spirit must be the majority single ingredient by volume.
• Supporting liqueurs are welcomed
• Coffee liqueurs are limited to Borghetti
• Irish creams are limited to Five Farms

Submit your proportioned recipe no later than August 22. We have just 15 spots to compete, so don’t wait too long!

Cocktail Showdown:

Attendees will taste 1 oz. samples of competitor’s batched cocktails and vote for their favorite. The cocktail with the most votes wins!

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Friday, September 26th, 2025 at 4:30-6:30 pm

Setup at 3:15 pm, first pour at 4:30 pm

Create your best coffee cocktail, using a base spirit of Tito’s Vodka and/or Kill Devil Spiced Rum

Base spirit must be the majority single ingredient by volume
Supporting liqueurs are welcomed
Coffee liqueurs are limited to Borghetti
Irish creams are limited to Five Farms

Secure your spot by submitting your exact proportioned coffee cocktail recipe by Friday, August 22, 2025.

We have just 15 slots to compete, so don't wait too long! If you have it ready now, please add recipe above. Or email your recipe to wilmingtoncoffeefest@gmail.com no later than August 22, 2025.

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