The Gra’it Challenge was the world’s first barteding cmpetition featruing a grappa brand, Gra’it. Beginning with a five-day trek to some of America’s most cocktail-savvy cities (Miami, New York, Los Angeles, Austin, and Chicago), the Gra’it Challenge engaged over 250 bartenders, inviting them to mix cocktails that used Gra’it grappa as a prominent ingredient, eventually selecting 3 finalists from each region to compete in the challenge’s final round in Miami on June 21, 2017.

A panel consisting of some the industry’s most well-respected professionals (Cesar Diaz, Julie Reiner, Fabio Raffaelli, Ben Potts and Camper English) evaluated the finalists’ cocktails and selected the 7 winners (Hector Acevedo, Meredith Barry, Will Benedetto, David Bonatesta, Giorgia Crea, Ms. Franky Marshall and Ryan Wainwright).

On September 27, the winning bartenders will set off on the Gra’it Tour (#graitour), a 10-day trip around Italy at the discovery of the Italian Alchemy.