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Who's The Best Female Bartender In The USA?
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In the first quarterfinal, Lacey Hawkins (Clover Club, The NoMad) took on DC's Julia Hurst (Rose’s Luxury)<br>
Ivy Mix, one of the Speed Rack co-founders.<br>
"King Cocktail" Dale DeGroff critiques his ordered drink, the Fitzgerald.<br>
Brittini Rae Peterson slams down the button to signal that her drinks are ready to serve, as Jackie Goldstein (from San Francisco's ABC) continues to work at the black bar.<br>
Judge Charlotte Voisey struggles with an inappropriately sized straw on her Antebellum Mint Julep.<br>
The crowd goes wild for local favorite Tess Anne Sawyer of Mother's Ruin.<br>
Garnish critique is serious business.<br>
The crowd continues to shower Tess Anne Sawyer with love, even after she was eliminated in the first round.<br>
Lacey Hawkins had fans in numbers too - including some that brought giant cut-outs of her face!<br>
Lacey Hawkins and Karri Cormican (of San Francisco's Comstock Saloon) ready themselves for the semi-finals.<br>
Dale DeGroff double checks his Boulevardier.<br>
Pegu Club owner Audrey Saunders took the "Simon Cowell" role, handing out more penalty time than any other judge.<br>
Brittini Rae and Jacyara de Oliveira face off in the other semi-final round.<br>
Jacyara is made to taste her Penicillin, which was described as "tropical". (She earned a full 60 second penalty for it.)<br>
Everyone counts down to the start of the final round.<br>
The final was an all-California affair, with SF's Karri Cormican at the pink bar against LA's Brittini Rae Peterson on the black bar.<br>
Both finalists converse with Audrey Saunders, hoping to avoid a penalty for their Old Cubans. (Both were judged to be perfect.)<br>
Brittini Rae Peterson is announced as Miss Speed Rack USA.<br>
Champion Brittini Rae!<br>
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