• Barcraft Competition – Indiana

    Barcraft Competition – Indiana

    April 21, 2026 | 5:00PM-9:00PM CT | Journeyman Distillery - Valparaiso, IN
  • Key Dates 
    March 22, 2026 – Bartender Sign-Up / Cocktail Submission Deadline  
    April 8th – Recipe Final Confirmation 
    April 15-20, 2026 – Scheduled On-Site Prep & Batching 
    April 21, 2026 – Competition Day

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  • Cocktail Recipe Submission

  • ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

    • Cocktail Recipe must be submitted in single cocktail format (enough to make one full serving of submitted cocktail.)
    • Recipes will be limited to 5 components. Defined as components of the cocktail such as spirits, type of simple syrup, homemade liqueur, bitters, citrus or juice etc. Participants are allowed to use any number of ingredients within those components so long as they are on the list below and limited to one specialty.
    • Must include a minimum of 1 oz of Journeyman Spirit in the final recipe.
      • Participants are allowed to use any of our spirits with the following exceptions: Farm Rye, Farm Bourbon, Cherrywood Single Malt, Double Oaked Rye, Three Oaks Single Malt, Kissing Cousins
    • All ingredients must be sourced from the list of ingredients below (All participants are restricted to the ingredients on this list + one specialty ingredient subject to approval (contingent on pricing and ability to source)).
    • When submitting their recipe with the specialty ingredient, a link to purchase will be required below.
    • Participants are not allowed to bring their own ingredients; doing so will result in immediate disqualification.
    • Recipe will be confirmed with a prebatch calculation and prebatch recipe being sent to the bartender one week prior to the prep times.
    • Simple syrup or liqueur or any other component recipe must be included in the submission under "Full Specs"
    • Recipe must be original and not previously published
    • All recipes must comply with applicable laws and regulations

    INGREDIENTS

    Fresh Citrus & Fruits: Lemons, Limes, Oranges, Journeyman cherries, Grapefruit, Apples, Pineapples, Cucumber, Basil, Rosemary, Mint, Thyme, Dill, Ginger, Kiwi, Super Lemon Juice, Super Lime Juice, Grapefruit juice, Cranberry juice, Pineapple juice, Orange juice, Blood orange juice, Tangerine juice, Tart cherry juice, Peach Nectar, Passionfruit Puree, Mango puree

    Dairy & Vinegars: Whole Milk, Half and Half, Oat Milk, Coconut Milk, Coco Lopez, Coconut Water, Apple Cider Vinegar, Rice Wine Vinegar, Balsamic Vinegar, Sesame Oil, Butter, Eggs

    Botanicals & Spices: Cacao nibs, Cinnamon sticks, Cloves, Star anise, Allspice, Green cardamon, Black cardamon, Pink peppercorn, Black peppercorn, Fennel seed, Peppermint, Cumin seed, Coriander, Calendula, Hibiscus, Butterfly pea tea, Lavender, Chamomile, Elderflower, Sakura, Walnut, Pistachio, Hazelnut, Almond, Black sesame, Bay leaf

    Teas: Black, Green, Earl gray, Jasmine, Oolong, Lapsang, Chai 

    Structural Modifiers: Citric acid, Malic acid, Tartic acid, Lactic acid, Gum Arabic powder, Soy lecithin, Xantham gum

  • EXAMPLE: The Lavender Gimlet

    C1 - 2oz. Lavender-infused Journeyman Bilberry Black Hearts Gin | C2 - ½ oz. Fresh lime juice | C3 - ½ oz. Grapefruit juice | C4 - ½ oz. Simple syrup
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