You be the judge as some of Pasadena’s finest cocktail creations vie to be named Cocktail of the Year for 2016
Pasadena celebrates the cocktail during SIP-tember, with some of our favorite Pasadena Chamber member restaurants offering some of their favorite cocktails. You can vote for your favorites here: www.pasadenarestaurantweek.com/vote.
Get your early bird tickets to the Taste of Pasadena here: http://www.pasadena-chamber.org/events/taste-pasadena-and-sip-tember-finale-rose-bowl-september-21-2016
Will White Horse Lounge be the first to repeat with back-to-back triumphs? Or perhaps someone new this year will put forth the 2016 Cocktail of the Year.
Voting begins online August 15th. To vote for your favorite, visit www.pasadenarestaurantweek.com/vote
Drinks being offered for the SIP-tember Cocktail Bracket Challenge include special margaritas, new interpretations of traditional cocktails and some specially created drinks from some of Pasadena’s premiere mixologists.
Look for great interpretations of traditional cocktails. Try drinks created especially for the SIP-tember Cocktail Bracket Challenge. Previous drinks named 
Once again, SIP-tember: A Celebration of the Cocktail culminates in a grand taste-off at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on September 21st. Everyone attending the Taste of Pasadena that evening will be able to taste the four finalist cocktails and vote for your favorite. You can get advanced tickets to the Taste of Pasadena here: http://www.pasadena-chamber.org/events/taste-pasadena-and-sip-tember-finale-rose-bowl-september-21-2016
In 2015, more than four hundred people were on hand at the Taste of Pasadena at the Rose Bowl for the finale of the SIP-tember Cocktail Bracket Challenge. In addition to the four featured cocktail finalists, guests attendees at the SIP-tember Bracket Challenge Finale tasted culinary treats from The Raymond Restaurant, Green Street Restaurant, California Pizza Kitchen, POP Champagne and Dessert Bar, the Westin Pasadena, Osawa Shabu Shabu Sushi and many more.
The SIP-tember cocktail bracket challenge is an annual six-week long competition among Pasadena Chamber of Commerce member restaurants and lounges. Competitors served drinks that were paired against each other in a competition.
Once again, SIP-tember: A Celebration of the Cocktail culminates in a grand taste-off at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. Everyone attending the Taste of Pasadena that evening will be able to taste the four finalist cocktails and vote for your favorite. Restaurants, including Pasadena favorites POP Champagne and Dessert Bar, Cabrera's Restaurant, Stonefire Grill, El Cholo, Chick-fil-A, California Pizza Kitchen, Lucky Baldwin's Pub, Madeline Garden Bistro and Nothing Bundt Cakes, are offering food samples.
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 and the Rose Bowl.
The SIP-tember cocktail bracket challenge is an annual six week long competition among Pasadena Chamber of Commerce member restaurants and lounges. Competitors served drinks that were paired against each other in a competition.
Venues that offer cocktails for the 2016 SIP-tember Cocktail Bracket Challenge include:
- Pitfire Artisan Pizza
- a/k/a Bistro,
- Central Park Restaurant
- California Pizza Kitchen
- The Tap Room at the Langham Huntington Hotel Pasadena,
- Bistro 45,
- Bar 1886 at The Raymond,
- Ruth’s Chris Steak House,
- POP Champagne and Dessert Bar,
- El Cholo Cafe
- Clearman’s Galley
- Alondra Hot Wings,
- bluRoom at the dusitD2 hotel constance pasadena,
- Madeline Garden Bistro,
- White Horse Lounge
- Speakeasy
Voting for SIP-tember kicks off on August 15, 2016.
SIP-tember: A Celebration of the Cocktail and the Taste of Pasadena provide a terrific opportunity for patrons to visit new places, remember old favorites and see the breadth of excellent offerings found in the Pasadena area.
The Rose Bowl generously hosts the Taste of Pasadena on September 21, 2016, from 6pm to 9pm.
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 and Wells Fargo.