Repeal Day In Downtown Vegas W/The Mob Museum! Boss Of Bars Contest!

This Repeal Day, December 5,  The Mob Museum, The National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement, introduces its first-annual Boss of the Bars contest for the area’s vibrant downtown nightlife scene. Scheduled to take place in the Museum’s historic courtroom at 8 p.m. on Repeal Day, the event is destined to become the cocktail and spirits industry’s most hotly anticipated annual competition. The bar with the best Prohibition-era-inspired cocktail will be awarded the one-of-a-kind Repeal Day Cup, a custom-designed, monumental trophy to display on its premises for one full year. In addition, the Cup will be engraved with the winning bar’s name for all posterity.

“The anniversary of Repeal Day is one of our favorite dates on the calendar,” says Jonathan Ullman, executive director, The Mob Museum. “On what other day can drinking a cocktail be a way to commemorate an important period of our nation’s history?”

Judges for the contest will include Drew Levinson, director of strategic activation and master mixologist, Wirtz Beverage; Jolene Mannina, head of culinary arts, Life Is Beautiful Festival; Michael MacDonnell, director of beverage and master mixologist, Monte Carlo Resort and Casino; and Al Mancini, food blogger and writer for Vegas Seven. Mayor Carolyn G. Goodman will present the winning bar with the Repeal Day Cup, along with an official proclamation from the City of Las Vegas deeming it the winner of the “Boss of the Bars” contest. In addition to the Repeal Day Cup and proclamation, the winning bar will receive a complimentary facility rental at The Mob Museum for up to 100 guests. People’s Choice and runners-up will receive additional prizes, such as a brand-new iPad 3 and other exciting gifts.

Expert cocktail creators from neighborhood bars can enter the contest now by completing an online entry form here. Libations must meet the following criteria:

First and foremost – each entry must be delicious

Inspired by Prohibition-era cocktail

Contain a maximum of six (6) ingredients, including rinses and dashes

Feature only edible, freshly prepared garnishes (fruit, vegetable, herb)

Complete contest rules are located here themobmuseum.org/events/boss-of-the-bars/ In addition to preparing four identical cocktails for the panel of judges on the night of the contest, each entrant must also prepare a batch of the cocktail sufficient enough to serve 100 tasting-cup portions to attendees. The Mob Museum will supply all base spirits and modifying spirits for each entrant’s cocktail as long as they are distributed by Wirtz Beverage; the entrant is responsible for supplying the mixes and garnishes.

Sponsors for The Mob Museum’s Repeal Day activities include Wirtz Beverage, Downtown Grand, Chicago Brewing Company, Cadillac Club, Las Vegas Distillery, and Tabeso.

To enter the Boss of the Bars competition, complete the entry form here. For full contest rules, go to themobmuseum.org/events/boss-of-the-bars/ To make reservations for The Mob Museum’s Repeal Day events, please call (702) 229-2734 or visit themobmuseum.org/archives/category/events/.