Dayton Ohio - The Buckeye Vodka Battle of the Bartenders
CANCELED

Delicious Appetizers • Trendy Cocktails

Food lovers of Dayton have plenty of chances to try new tastes the city has to offer. Now, it’s your chance, mixed drink lovers!

Who doesn’t love a good cocktail?

If you think trying the new kinds of cuisine in town has been fun, wait till you give a try to some of these cocktails. Just as there’s a growing variety of cuisines, there’s a whole new art form in mixed drinks, and it’s been taking Dayton’s most high profile restaurants by storm. Make sure to grab a ballot and vote for your favorite cocktail!

Restaurant menus

Each restaurant will serve their creative Buckeye Vodka original cocktail paired with a small plate. Because the judging is BLIND we are not releasing the cocktail names until arrival at the event. 

Participating Restaurant - please check back for a final list, and menus

• Amber Rose Restaurant
• Archers Tavern
• Carvers Steaks & Chops
• El Meson
• Meadowlark
• Mr. Boro's Tavern
• Roost Modern Italian
• Watermark Restaurant
• Wheat Penny
• Winds Cafe

“This is a way for the restaurants to focus on the bar side of things," said Zahora. "There’s not been a lot of chance for them to highlight what they can mix up, and there are a lot of talented bartenders in town.”

Buy tickets

General Admission tickets are just $25 in advance and include all your food and 4 Buckeye Vodka Cocktail Sample drinks and entrance beginning at 6pm.

VIP Tickets are $40 and include everything general admission does with admission at 530pm and 1 extra flight of drinks (4 additional sample drinks)

Plantinum packages include a reserved table for 8, admission beginning at 530p, and 8 sample cocktails-in the Buckeye Lawn Lounge $650

We recommend that you purchase tickets in advance for this popular event.