06/10/2026
USBG NEWS: US Bartenders’ Guild Announces US Cocktail Championship Finals Will Take Place at The Sazerac House in New Orleans
The United States Bartenders’ Guild the national, member-led not-for-profit association of bartenders and other hospitality professionals, announces today that the inaugural United States Cocktail Championship (USCC) National Finals will take place at the famed Sazerac House on Canal Street in New Orleans.
Sazerac will also function as the exclusive spirits host, with Sazerac brands utilized in all the cocktails created in the USCC Finals in both the flair and classic categories.
Said USBG Executive Director Bo Shuff, “The US Cocktail Championship is a competition for bartenders, by bartenders, with categories and parameters designed to help elevate competitors’ skill and prepare them for global competition. We’re excited that in this inaugural year that Sazerac, one of our industry’s leading family of brands, is supporting the community in a way that makes competitions like the USCC possible.”
Sazerac Company USA Industry Manager Matt Raygun said, “The USBG has been an advocate for bartenders and the bartending profession for generations and everyone at Sazerac is delighted to be a part of that legacy.”
The US Cocktail Championship National Finals will take place at Tales of The Cocktail - Tuesday, July 21. More details at USBG.org.
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