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Cocktail of the year!

This week, to celebrate Cocktail Of The Week's one-year anniversary, Company hosted a VIP Cocktail Of The Year event at London's coolest new rooftop bar, Aqua Nueva.

By Clare Gill
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Company\'s cocktail party!

cocktails,cocktail of the week,cocktail,cocktail recipes,cocktail ideas,how to make cocktails,cool cocktails,drink,alcoholic drinks,party cocktails Company\'s cocktail party! \r\nWe asked readers to send in their very own cocktail recipes using Tanqueray Gin and the top 30 entrants were invited along with their friends to join us for a glitzy cocktail party on Aqua\'s gorgeous terrace in the sun.

The all-important sampling

cocktails,cocktail of the week,cocktail,cocktail recipes,cocktail ideas,how to make cocktails,cool cocktails,drink,alcoholic drinks,party cocktails The all-important sampling On the night, we served up the judges\' two favourite cocktails – The Cucumber Mojito and A Girl\'s Best Friend – before revealing the winner at the end of the evening...With two amazing prizes at stake, we couldn\'t wait to try both cocktails!

More taste-testing!

cocktails,cocktail of the week,cocktail,cocktail recipes,cocktail ideas,how to make cocktails,cool cocktails,drink,alcoholic drinks,party cocktails More taste-testing! Company girls love a good cocktail – but which of our two delicious mixes would win the day? \"Mmm... let\'s just taste a few more to be sure before we make up our minds...hic...\"

Who will the winner be?

cocktails,cocktail of the week,cocktail,cocktail recipes,cocktail ideas,how to make cocktails,cool cocktails,drink,alcoholic drinks,party cocktails Who will the winner be? So...[cue drum roll] Will it be the Cucumber Mojito (the ones with all the ice and mint leaves) or the Girl\'s Best Friend (the ones in the Champagne flutes). To be honest, they were both absolute winners, so it was almost impossible to choose between them... (Don\'t worry – we\'ll give you the recipes at the end of this page!)

Company Editor, Vic, and Michael present the prizes...

cocktails,cocktail of the week,cocktail,cocktail recipes,cocktail ideas,how to make cocktails,cool cocktails,drink,alcoholic drinks,party cocktails Company Editor, Vic, and Michael present the prizes And the winner is...[cue drum roll number two]...

\r\n\r\nIn third place:
\r\n\r\n\r\nBrooke Tebbenhoff, who wins a cocktail-making set, courtesy of drinkstuff.com, for her Berrylicious Delight.\r\n

\r\nIn second place:
\r\nFlora Nishihara, whose Girl\'s Best Friend wins her a beautiful Kate Halfpenny bumble-bee necklace
\r\n\r\nand the winner of COCKTAIL OF THE YEAR 2010 is... [final drum roll] :
\r\nHannah Montaigue, whose Cucumber Mojito wins her a fantastic weekend for two at von Essen\'s luxury Royal Crescent Hotel and Spa in Bath.
\r\nCONGRATULATIONS HANNAH!!!\r\n\r\n

\r\nOur winner, The Cucumber Mojito, will be on the cocktail menu at Aqua until the end of August. We\'ll be renaming it THE COMPANY COCKTAIL on the menu, so do make sure you get down to Aqua if you can to give it a try!

\r\n\r\nAnd here\'s how to make our two top cocktails...
\r\n\r\nThe Cucumber Mojito:\r\nA refreshing blend of Tanqueray gin, fresh cucumber, \r\nmint and lime; topped off with sparkling soda water.

\r\n\r\n\r\nA Girl\'s Best Friend
\r\nA fruitily fizzy fusion of Tanqueray gin, blood-orange juice \r\nand elderflower syrup; topped off with cava.\r\n

\r\nThat\'s all folks! \r\nSee you next year... and remember... keeeeeeeep shaking!

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