Team Adams — Bartender Blake Adams

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Team Adams' Jack Daniel’s Poached Apple Ginger Rye Cocktail

Ingredients:
- 2 poached apples
- 1 orange slice
- 2 dashes angostura bitters
- 5oz spiced orange tea syrup
- Muddle in shaker tin
- 2 oz Jack Daniel’s rye
- Shake in tin with ice
- Strain over crushed iced in new glass
- Top with 1oz ginger beer
- Garnish with orange peel, poached apple, and cinnamon stick

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Team Adams - Chef Jeremy Ball

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Chef Ball’s Sidecar Spicy & Savory Reuben

Ingredients:
- corned beef
- sourdough rye
- spicy brown mustard
- Swiss cheese
- caramelized onions

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Team Burton — Bartender Chris Burton

Team Burton's My Tea Rye Tea

Ingredients:
- 1.5 oz Jack Daniel's Rye Whiskey
- 4 oz Brewed Hibiscus Iced Tea
- 1/2 oz Pickled Jalapeño Simple Syrup
- 1/2 oz Fresh Squeezed Lemon Juice
- 1 Tsp. Guava Jelly
- Freshly Crushed Ice
- Pistachio Hibiscus Almond Bark Garnish

Crush fresh ice, fill a double rocks cocktail glass slightly over the rim.
Build drink in iced shaker, using jigger.
Stir vigorously to blend ingredients, strain over crushed ice, garnish, enjoy!

Team Burton - Chef Tim Castaneda

Chef Castaneda's Rye Bread Chicken Milanesa Torta

Ingredients:
- Toasted Rye Bread
- Milanesa – a Mexican Breaded Chicken Cutlet
- Similar to Schnitzel or Chicken Fried Chicken
- Mayonnaise
- Tomatillo (Verde) Salsa
- Avocado, Diced and mixed in Salsa
- Bacon
- Tomato, Sliced
- Shredded Romaine or Arugula Spring Mix or Spinach
Optional:
Pickled Jalapeño Slices, Cilantro leaves

Team Paled — Bartender Kat Paled

Team Paled's Rye Cider Julep Cocktail

Ingredients:
- Ice
- 2 slices of lime
- 4 to 6 leaves of mint
- 1.5 oz. simple syrup
- 1.5 oz. Jack Daniel's Rye
- 3oz. Thistly Cross Hard Apple Cider

In a cocktail shaker, muddle 1 slice of lime, simple syrup, and mint.
Fill shaker with ice, add Jack Daniel's Rye and shake well.
Pour contents of shaker into a glass.
Garnish with a lime wedge.
Serve and enjoy!

Team Paled - Chef Mike Mouyianis

Chef Mike Mouyianis' Rockin' Rye Reuben

Ingredients:
- ground corned beef brisket with roasted garlic
- grated swiss and pickling spices made into an 8oz patty, sandwiched between
sauerkraut 2 ways (deep fried on the bottom layer and grilled on the top layer)
- 2 pieces of Swiss cheese melted atop the grilled kraut

Serve on grilled on garlic butter-basted fresh Jewish rye bread with house-made sriracha Russian dressing.

Team Michael — Bartender Stevie Michael

Team Michael's Jack Daniel’s Rye ‘Double Spiced Chai Rye’ cocktail

Ingredients:
- 2 ounces Jack Daniel’s Rye infused with Black Chai Tea
- 1/2 ounce ginger simple syrup
- splash of Fee Brothers Aromatic Bitters
- stir all ingredients and strain over crushed ice into a chilled highball glas
- top with Vernors Ginger Ale
Garnish with an orange rind.

Team Michael - Chef Paul Jackman

Chef Paul Jackman's Jack Daniel’s Rye Prime Burger

A grilled custom blend of beef: ground short rib, brisket, and chuck, Jack Daniel’s Rye hickory-smoked bacon jam, double cream brie cheese, fresh arugula, toasted caraway seed truffle aioli, crisp cajun rye onion straws, rye infused brioche bun.

Ingredients:
- Burger: ½ pound Certified Angus Custom Blend Patty
- 1 Caraway seed infused brioche bun 4.5-inch
- ¼ cup fresh arugula
- 4 oz. of sliced double cream brie cheese
- 2 oz. toasted caraway seed truffle aioli with roasted garlic
- 2 oz. crisp onion straws
- 3 oz. Jack Daniel's Rye bacon jam

Assembly:
Grill burger to desired temperature I recommend 120 degrees
Spread on 3 oz. of Jack Daniel’s Rye bacon jam
Cover with 4 oz double cream brie and broil until bubbly
Toast Rye bun on a flat top grill until crispy
Place bun on cutting board and apply caraway aioli on bottom bun
Place fresh arugula on bottom bun
Place burger patty with jam and cheese on arugula
Top with onion straws
Enjoy with Jack Daniel’s Rye!

Team Muzzarelli — Bartender David Muzzarelli

Team Muzzarelli's Jack Daniel's Rye "Eastside Sour"

Ingredients:
- 2 oz Jack Daniel's Rye
- 2.5 oz Sour mix*
- 2-3 dash orange bitters
- Shake and pour over ice
- Layer over .5 oz of your favorite sangria and garnish with expressed orange peel

*Sour mix: Equal parts simple syrup & lemon juice

Team Muzzarelli - Chef James Wailin

Chef James Wailin's Onion Rye Torta

Ingredients:
- Toasted Onion Rye loaf
- Pork Carnitas
- Sliced Ham
- Shredded Lettuce
- Sliced Avocado
- Pickled Red Onions
- Crema Mexicana
- Jack Daniel’s Rye Guajillo Chile Hot Sauce
- Cilantro
Garnish: radish, jalapeño, lime