World Margarita Championship pits Tucson mixologists, chefs
The 17th annual World Margarita Championship features 25 Tucson restaurants and purveyors vying for the Judge's and People's awards. Here's how you can get a taste of the menu. The 17th annual World Margarita Championship will take place on Friday, June 14 at Westward Look Wyndham Grand Resort and Spa in the Sonoran Ballroom at 245 E. In addition to margarita samples and bites from 25 Tucson restaurants and purveyors, three national tequila distributors are competing for the title of best in the world. The event is limited to Tucson and regional competitors hoping to win the Judges Choice and People's Choice awards. The 21-and-older event also features interactive art, raffles, and live music. Proceeds from the event benefit the Southern Arizona Arts and Cultural Alliance's year-round arts and cultural programming.
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It will come as little surprise to those who have attended any of the 16 previous World Margarita Championship events that VIP tickets are long gone.
They are usually snapped up shortly after the event's organizer Southern Arizona Arts and Cultural Alliance puts them on sale in early May.
But you can still get general admission tickets ($80 through saaca.org/worldmargarita) for this year's 17th annual event on Friday, June 14, in the Sonoran Ballroom at Westward Look Wyndham Grand Resort and Spa, 245 E. Ina Road, on the northwest side.
That ticket will get you margarita samples and tasty bites from 25 Tucson restaurants and purveyors, as well as three national tequila distributors, all competing for the coveted title of best margarita in the world.
OK, world might be stretch since the competition is limited to Tucson and regional competitors hoping to snag the Judges Choice and People's Choice awards.
Your ticket gets you a chance to taste and sip from each of those competitors, and organizers said there is no limit to the samples. Not meaning to sound greedy, but that surely sounds like an invitation to circle the ballroom a time or three between 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. and turn the bites into a meal; VIP ticketholders get an extra hour, with doors opening for them at 5:30.
In addition to the food and cocktails, the 21-and-older event features interactive art, raffles and live music, with proceeds benefitting SAACA's year-round arts and cultural programming, from concerts and art shows to its hugely popular foodie festivals including the Salsa, Tequila & Taco Challenge on Aug. 24.
Onto the good stuff: Here are this year's competitors and what they are bringing to the table.
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