Detroit River Cocktail Showdown will feature top bartenders from bars and restaurants around Metro Detroit to showcase their uniquely crafted cocktails. Positioned inside District 142 there will be approx. twenty (20) bartenders / bars competing for bragging rights and a trophy. Each will be assigned a spirit prior to the event. Then each bartender is challenged to make the best craft cocktail partnered with a specialty spirit brand coupled with their ingenuity. Cocktail enthusiasts will have the chance to sample cocktails made with premium liquors and ingredients and vote for the best cocktail based on taste and presentation!     Live Music: Half Light Music Competing Locations & Spirit Pairings:  The Vault ~ Templeton Straight Rye My Place ~ Shmallow Bourbon Whiskey Luna Bar & Bistro ~ Libelula Tequila  Big League Brews ~ Bulliet Bourbon Brewligans Public House ~ Nikka Japanese Whisky  The Sand Trap ~ Mistral Nobel Pisco X Golf Woodhaven ~ Rancho La Gloria Tequila Cred Cafe ~ Codigo Tequila Tony's Trattoria ~ Convite Mezcal Premium Whiskeys on the Water ~ Tito's Handmade Vodka Iron Gate ~ Dead Drop American Pecan Whiskey Latitudes ~ Basil Hayden Pizza King ~ Original Pickle Vodka One Star Bar ~ Casamigos   VIP Sampling Package includes: commemorative glass, ten sampling tickets, and a vote card. Plus, early entry to District 142 at 6pm (one hour prior to doors), First taste of the cocktail entries, Strolling hors d'oeurves provided by Latitudes Restaurant & Bar and The Iron Gate   General Admission Cocktail Sampling will take place from 7pm - 11pm. Ticket holders will receive a commemorative glass, ten sampling tickets, and a vote card.   Must be 21+ with valid ID. The main bar will be open offering beer, liquor, soda and water.