Redlands Chamber Cocktail Competition

Tickets Available in 2025!

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Thursday, August 21th, 2025

Fox Event Center, 5PM-7:30PM

VIP Entry: 4PM

Come and be a part of recognizing our local Redlands Bar and Restaurant bartenders as they compete to win the prize of crafting the official 2026 Signature Orange Drop Cocktail.

Your admission puts you in the room where it happens. Your registration fee grants you access to sample and vote on all the entries for the cocktail/mocktail competition. Light snacks will also be served.

All profits from this event will go to fund the 2025 NYE Orange Drop hosted by the Redlands Chamber of Commerce.

Come out to support your favorite bartender!

Tickets to this event are limited and all attendees must be 21 or older. Please sample responsibly.

Event Agenda:

4:00PM – Judging & VIP Entry
5:00PM-7:00PM – General Admission Public Tasting & Popular Voting
7:10PM – Winners announced, and prizes presented

Click here for info on the NYE Orange Drop

Aroi Mak Mak

The Overland

Finney’s Crafthouse & Kitchen

Don Orange

Oscars Mexican Restaurant

The Vault

The Three Stags Irish Pub and Restaurant

Eureka!

La Volata Pizzeria

Henry’s Bar & Grill

J. Riley Distillery

Speakeasy on State

Enter Your Bar or Restaurant by June 1st!

Purpose for Event:

“Definitive Redlands” Craft a signature cocktail or mocktail that evokes a feeling, memory, or location in Redlands and what it means to you, for a chance to be featured as the official 2025 Orange Drop cocktail.
Recognize the talent and creativity of local Redlands restaurant bartenders.
Show off the individuality of each Bar/Restaurant by giving them the opportunity to decorate their vendor space to showcase their business. It is highly encouraged to include photos of their full completed cocktail so ticketed attendees get a feel for the completed drink.
Any profits from this event go to fund the Chamber NYE Orange Drop that is free to the public.

Who can participate:

All restaurants/bars with a Redlands location are welcome to participate. If an establishment brings two bartenders, the second bartender MUST bring a mocktail. NO EXCEPTIONS. Maximum 16 Establishments.

Chamber members entry fee: Free

Nonmember entry fee: $195 *Includes a Redlands Chamber of Commerce one year Gold membership.

Chamber will provide:

Advertising and promotion of the event.
8 ft Tables for competitor’s booth.
Industry specific Judges for event that are NOT affiliated with any Redlands Bars/Restaurants.
Tasting cups
Minimum cash prizes of $500 for 1^st, $300 for 2^nd and $200 for 3^rd

Entrants will provide:

Bartender(s) for competition – 2 max per Redlands restaurant entrant. If 2 bartenders will be competing, there can only be 1 cocktail entry the other must be a mocktail
All ingredients to make up to 2 signature drinks for competition and staff to serve samples for the duration of event
300-350 1 oz. samples for public tasting
High quality digital square logo