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2018 Bartender of the Year Recap

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Alabama's 2018 Bartender of the Year
is Don DeLong with LuLu's Gulf Shores


A shout out to the finalists that competed in the state 2018 Bartender of the Year competition. Alabama's 2018 Bartender of the year is Don DeLong with LuLu's Gulf Shores. This year's competition was the best yet and the creativity was off the charts! Thank you to our sponsors Old Forester (Brown-Forman), United-Johnson Brothers, and Sculpture Hospitality/Bevinco.

Pictured L to R - 1st Row: Randolph Dixon- The Haberdasher - Mobile and David Hudson, KRU on Mt Meigs - Montgomery (4th Place). 2nd Row: Lane Smith, Roots & Revelry - Birmingham (3rd Place); Don DeLong, LuLu's Gulf Shores (1st Place); James Joseph - Old Forester; Reece Dodd- Old Town Stock House - Guntersville; and Alex Correa, The Marble Ring - Birmingham (2nd Place).


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