Which drink will be named Pasadena's Favorite Cocktail for 2018?
Will it be the SOS from White Horse Lounge? Perhaps the Money of Your Life from the Otis Bar at La Grande Orange Cafe? Maybe it will be the Japanese Blossom from the Taproom at the Langham Huntington Hotel? Or will the Old Town Bell from Fleming's Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar be Pasadena's Favorite Cocktail for 2018?
Join us at the Taste of Pasadena at the Rose Bowl on Thursday, September 13, 2018, from 6pm to 9pm and you can taste 
Thirty-two cocktails entered the SIP-tember Cocktail Bracket Challenge. Only one will be named Pasadena's Cocktail of the Year 2018. Round three voting ended at midnight on Wednesday, September 5th at midnight. Drinks were randomly entered in a head-to-head bracket challenge.
Drinks named Pasadena’s Favorite Cocktail have included the Broad Street Hurricane from Ruth’s Chris Steak House, the Cucumber Skinny-tini from Toro Sushi, the Vin de Pomplemousse from Green Street Restaurant, White Horse Lounge’s 2016 Forbidden, Ruth's Chris' Julio's Passion and The Ish from Sushi Roku.
Once again, SIP-tember: A Celebration of the Cocktail culminates in a grand taste-off at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on September 13th. Everyone (21 years-old or older) attending the Taste of Pasadena that evening will be able to taste the four finalist cocktails and vote for their favorite. Get your tickets here: www.pasadena-chamber.org/forms/taste-pasadena-and-sip-tember-finale. Cost is $30 in advance and $60 at the door.
In 2017, more than four hundred people were on hand for the finale of the SIP-tember Cocktail Bracket Challenge. In 
The Sip-tember Cocktail Bracket Challenge Grand Finale is presented by the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce as a Pasadena Restaurant Week event sponsored by The City of Pasadena, Wells Fargo, the Sierra Family of Dealerships and the Rose Bowl.
Taking part in the SIP-tember Cocktail Bracket Challenge for 2018 were:
- Mi Piace
- Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar
The Old Town Bell from Fleming's - Bistro 45
- Foothill
- White Horse Lounge
- The Mixx
- Roy's Hawaiian
- Ruth's Chris Steak House
- True Food Kitchen
- Vertical Wine Bistro
- Lucky Baldwin's Trappise Pub
- Trejo’s Cantina
- La Grande Orange - Otis Bar
- Taproom at the Langham Huntington Hotel Pasadena
- Fleming's Prime Steak House and Wine Bar
- El Cholo
- Del Frisco's Grille
Just because the SIP-tember Cocktail Bracket Challenge ends, that does not mean you can't visit one of the competitors and try a delicious drink (or have some tasty food, either.)
The Rose Bowl generously hosts the Taste of Pasadena on September 13, 2018.
Dance Syndicate is providing entertainment at the SIP-tember Finale and Taste of Pasadena at the Rose Bowl.
Pasadena Restaurant Week events are presented by the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce with our restaurant members. SIP-tember and the Taste of Pasadena are generously supported by Gold Sponsors the City of Pasadena, The Sierra Family of Dealerships and Wells Fargo.
The Rose Bowl generously hosts the Taste of Pasadena on September 21, 2016.
Dance Syndicate is providing entertainment at the SIP-tember Finale and Taste of Pasadena at the Rose Bowl.
Pasadena Restaurant Week events are presented by the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce with our restaurant members. SIP-tember and the Taste of Pasadena are generously supported by Gold Sponsors the City of Pasadena, The Sierra Family of Dealerships and Wells Fargo.