2009 New York BÄrenjÄger Bartender Competition
Official Rules
1) Eligibility: NO PURCHASE OR ENTRY FEE IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THE BÄRENJÄGER BARTENDER COMPETITION (“Competition”). Only legal residents of the United States who are twenty-one (21) years of age and older are eligible to enter the Competition. By entering this Competition, you are affirming that you are twenty-one (21) years of age or older. This Competition is open only to residents of New York. Void where prohibited by law. Officers, employees and representatives of Sidney Frank Importing Co., Inc. (“Sponsor”), Schwarze & Schlicte, Tap Machine Inc., All State Promotions, Inc., beverage alcohol license owners, suppliers, distributors or retailers, their affiliates and subsidiaries, advertising or promotion agencies, or any other persons or entities directly associated with this Competition, and immediate family members and/or members of the same household as such persons, are not eligible to enter this Competition.
2) To Enter: The Competition begins at 12:01 AM EST on July 29, 2009 and ends at 11:59 PM EST on August 25, 2009 (“Entry Period”). Entrants must create an original cocktail recipe including Bärenjäger Honey Liqueur as one of the principle ingredients. To enter the Competition, you must visit www.barenjagerhoney.com and click on the Bartender Competition link to complete a registration form (“Registration Form”). Entrants must submit their name, date of birth, and an original Bärenjäger Honey Liqueur cocktail recipe. The recipe must include the name of the cocktail, ingredients (up to 5), method of preparation, glassware and garnishments/ice (if any). The cocktail must be able to be completed in five (5) minutes using standard bar equipment (as determined by Sponsor). Entrants may also enter by sending the above information in writing by mail to Bärenjäger Honey Liqueur Bartender Competition, 20 Cedar Street, Suite 203, New Rochelle, New York 10801. Entrants will be required to provide their date of birth. All entries become the exclusive property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged. Limit one (1) entry per person.
3) Prizes: One (1) Grand Prize will be awarded consisting of a trip for two (2) to Munich, Germany during Octoberfest celebrations in 2009 (dates chosen by Sponsor). The Grand Prize will consist of round trip coach airfare for two (2) from a New York metro airport for winner and winner’s guest, ground transportation, hotel accommodations for three (3) nights, and a tour of the Bärenjäger distillery. All other expenses are the responsibility of winner. Approximate retail value of the Grand Prize is $4,000. All finalists invited to the Finals Event will be awarded prizes in the discretion of Sponsor. Beverage alcohol is not included in any prize. Prizes are non-transferable and non-redeemable for cash, and may not be substituted except by Sponsor in its sole discretion. Subject to availability. Sponsor is not responsible for lost or stolen prize once it is awarded.
4) Winner Selection: Sponsor will select up to ten (10) finalists from all entries received. Finalists will be selected and will be notified on or about August 30, 2009 from all eligible entries received. Up to ten (10) finalists will be invited to attend the Competition finals event (“Final Event”), tentatively to be held at a retail licensed account selected by Sponsor in New York, New York on or about September 15, 2009. Finalists must attend the Final Event and prepare their original Bärenjäger cocktail in order to win. The Grand Prize winner will be selected at the Final Event by a panel of judges selected by Sponsor. Judging will be based on taste, appearance, creativity, drink name, and overall delivery. All decisions of Sponsor and the judges selected by Sponsor are final. Finalists must provide his/her own transportation accommodations for the Final Event. If a finalist or winner cannot be contacted, an alternate finalist or winner will be selected at Sponsor’s sole discretion. Odds of winning depend upon the number of eligible entries received.
5) General Conditions: All federal, state and local laws and regulations are applicable. All taxes and fees are the sole responsibility of winner. Entry and/or acceptance of prize constitutes permission for the Sponsor and their agencies to use the winner’s name, address (city and state only) and/or likeness (including submitted photographs) for advertising and trade purposes without further compensation, worldwide and in perpetuity, in any and all forms of media, now known and hereafter devised, including without limitation on-line, unless prohibited by law. Finalists and Prize winners will be required to execute an Affidavit of Eligibility, a Liability Release and a Publicity Release (“Affidavit/Release”) which must be returned within ten (10) days from receipt of notification. Finalists and Prize winners will also be required to send a copy of their passport, driver’s license or birth certificate as proof of age. Non-compliance may result in disqualification. Return of prize, prize notification or Affidavit/Release as undeliverable will result in disqualification. All entrants agree to comply with these Official Rules. All interpretations of these Official Rules and decisions by Sponsor are final. Any attempt by a person to deliberately undermine the legitimate operation of this Competition is a violation of criminal and civil laws and should such an attempt be made, Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. The New York Courts (state and federal) shall have sole jurisdiction of any controversies regarding this Competition and the laws of the State of New York shall govern the Competition. Each entrant waives any and all objections to jurisdiction and venue in those courts and hereby submits to the jurisdiction of those courts. The Sponsor, at its sole discretion, reserves the right to cancel or suspend this Competition for any reason at any time without liability.
6) Disclaimers: Entrants, by participating in this Competition, agree to release and hold harmless Sidney Frank Importing Co., Inc., Schwarze & Schlicte, Tap Machine Inc., Inc., All State Promotions, Inc., their respective affiliates and subsidiaries, distributors, retailers and associated entities, from any and all injury, losses, damages, liability, claims and actions of any kind resulting from acceptance, possession, receipt, ownership, use or misuse of a prize, participation in this Competition, or any combination thereof including liability for personal injury, death or property damage. Sponsor is not responsible for any entries that are late, undelivered, tampered with, garbled, incomplete, misdirected, lost, mutilated, delayed, illegible, corrupted, mechanically duplicated, not received by Sponsor, or otherwise not in compliance with these Official Rules. Except where prohibited, entrants waive all rights and remedies at law or in equity for any claim they may have relating to this Competition. Sponsor and all related parties make no warranty, either express or implied, regarding the use or enjoyment of any prize.
7) Winners List/Official Rules: To obtain a copy of the winner list or these Official Rules, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope within sixty (60) days following the end of the Entry Period to Sponsor at the below address.
8) Sponsor: Sidney Frank Importing Co., Inc., 20 Cedar Street, Suite 203, New Rochelle, NY 10801, attn: 2009 New York Bärenjäger Bartender Competition. This Competition is not sponsored by or affiliated with any venue, concessionaire or retail beverage alcohol licensee.