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Share your favorite cocktail recipe. Give us your best stuff – the judging panel includes professional mixologists. Judges will be looking for great taste/flavor, attractiveness of presentation, ease of preparation, etc.
TO ENTER: Contestants should upload a cocktail recipe for their drink and comply with the following rules:
- Entries must be standard cocktail size (1 drink).
- Picture submission (optional) must be of cocktail only. No people or signage allowed in picture.
- Recipe entry can be an original creation of the competitor or a classic cocktail with your own unique twist.
- Recipe entry should not infringe or violate any copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret, right of publicity, or other intellectual property, proprietary or contractual right of a third party
HOW IT WORKS: Contest entries and online voting will end May 10. The judging panel will meet and select finalists the week of May 13th. Contestants will receive an email by May 16th announcing the finalists.
VERY IMPORTANT: Submitting an entry in this contest authorizes the sponsor, L’Auberge Casino & Hotel, to sell full cocktail versions of all drink recipes submitted without obtaining further permission and/or providing compensation to the contestant. Submission of the recipe and photo (optional) give THE ADVOCATE and the contest sponsor the non-exclusive right to use the contest submission for publicity, advertising, promotional, and other purposes without obtaining further permission and/or providing compensation. Uploading your recipe and photo (optional) constitutes acceptance of these terms.
HOW to BECOME a FINALIST: Five finalists will be selected by the judging panel AND one finalist will be selected by popular vote online. So… get your family and friends to VOTE! One vote per person per day.
FINALISTS: The six finalists’ cocktails will be served at a tasting event held May 23rd at L’Auberge Baton Rouge. Grand prize awarded by popular votes collected at the tasting event. Tasting event details will be publicized in an ad in The Advocate’s FOOD section May 16th.
GRAND PRIZE: A one-night stay and dinner for two at L’Auberge Casino & Hotel Baton Rouge.
NOTE: ALL participants in the Cocktails At Sunset contest and tasting event must be age 21 or older.
GENERAL CONTEST LIMITATIONS
Entries should have no content communicating messages or images inconsistent with the positive images and/or goodwill to which The Advocate and contest sponsors wishes to associate. Entries must be socially acceptable and in good taste, as determined by The Advocate.
This includes the following limitations on entries:
- No defamatory or libelous material or material which discloses private or personal matters concerning any person without their written consent.
- No content or material that is illegal, contains nudity or is sexually explicit, or by law is obscene, profane or pornographic.
- No content which is abusive or harassing towards any individual or group of individuals regarding race, sex, religion, creed, national origin, age, disability, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation or any legally protected classification.
- This includes, but is not limited to, epithets or slurs, threats, intimidations, or hostile acts.
- Materials entered should have no misrepresentation or disparaging remarks about The Advocate, its products, the contest sponsors, or other people, products or companies.
- No content which implies or portrays graphic violence, illegal drugs, tobacco, firearms/weapons or any activity that may appear unsafe or dangerous.
- Cannot depict, and cannot itself, be in violation of any law.
- Cannot contain materials embodying the names, likenesses, photographs, or other indicia identifying any person, living or dead, without written permission.
No purchase necessary. One valid entry per contestant.
You must be 21 years of age or older at time of entry to be eligible for this contest. This contest is void where prohibited by law.
Winners will be notified by email. If a winner is unreachable after seven (7) days, or if that winner is unavailable for prize fulfillment, an alternate winner will be selected. If The Advocate cannot find an eligible winner for the prize, that prize will not be awarded.
Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received.
Automated voting of any kind is not allowed. Detection of said automated voting will lead to votes being voided.
Only one registered account per voter. If multiple accounts are detected for a single voter, they will be disabled and votes disqualified.
The Advocate reserves the right to substitute any prize with another prize of equal or greater value.
The Advocate reserves the right to restrict the local winners to only persons whose primary residence is within a 60 mile radius of the affiliate's' office.
Employees of The Advocate, its respective parent, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising sponsors and promotional agencies, and the immediate family members of each are not eligible.
Contest entrants agree to abide by the terms of these Official Rules and by the decisions of the contest commissioners, which are final on all matters pertaining to the contest.
Entrants further grant to The Advocate the right to use and publish their proper name and state online and in print, or any other media, in connection with the Contest.
The Advocate reserves the right to use any and all information related to the Contest, including information on contestants obtained through the contest, for marketing purposes or any other purpose, unless prohibited by law.
The Contest and all of the related pages, contents and code are copyright, UPICKEM, and/or The Advocate. Copying or unauthorized use of any copyrighted materials, trademarks or any other intellectual property without the express written consent of its owner is strictly prohibited.
Each winner, by acceptance of the prize, agrees to release all Sponsors, and their parent and subsidiary companies, their officers, directors, employees, agents, shareholders, affiliates, suppliers, distributors, and advertising agencies from all liability, claims, or actions of any kind whatsoever for injuries, damages, or losses to persons and property which may be sustained in connection with the receipt, ownership, or use of the prize.
UPICKEM and The Advocate are not responsible for Internet crashes or slowdowns caused by network congestion, viruses, sabotage, satellite failures, phone line failures, electrical outages, natural disasters or acts of man or God.
All results posted are unofficial until winners respond to e-mail notification.
Each winner is responsible for all federal, state and local taxes and will be required to complete an IRS form W-9. Sponsor reserves the right to withhold prizes until completed form W-9 is received.
This contest is not intended for gambling. If it is determined that a contestant is using the contest for gambling purposes they will be disqualified and reported to authorities.
The Advocate reserves the right to change the rules at any time.
This contest is officially sponsored by The Advocate.
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