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Chris Conatser, Arturo A. Vera-Felicie, Jennifer Tosatto and Heather Searls all competed in the Greater Kansas City Bartending Competition at the Uptown Theater.

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After the Greater Kansas City Bartending Competition, the bartenders made a celebratory toast with their drinks.

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Missy Koonce dresses up her concoction she calls the Side Car Crash.

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Arturo A. Vera-Felicie lights an orange as he makes a drink called the West Bottoms Social Club.

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Missy Koones mixes her signature drink the Side Car Crash.

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Arturo A. Vera-Felicie lights an orange as he makes a drink called the West Bottoms Social Club.

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Ryan Rama makes a Never Mind the Bollocks, his signature drink.

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Heather Searls shakes the ingredients to a guava berry press.

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Hendrick's gin and 10 Cane rum are a couple of ingredients that were used at the Greater Kansas City Bartending Competition.

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Winner of this year's Greater Kansas City Bartending Competition, Arturo A. Vera-Felicie poses with his signature drink, the West Bottoms Social Club.

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Arturo A. Vera-Felicie pours a West Bottoms Social Club from a shaker.

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Arturo A. Vera-Felicie, bartender at 1924 Main and R'Bar, pours a West Bottoms Social Club into a martini glass.

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Arturo A. Vera-Felicie won this year's Greater Kansas City Bartending Competition with his drink called the West Bottoms Social Club.

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L to R Greater Kansas City Bartending Competition participants: Jennifer Tosatto, Chris Conatser, Beau Williams, Jaci Shelby, Van Zarr, Heather Searls, Arturo A. Vera-Felicie, Missy Koones, Anthony Beyer, Ryan Rama and Shawn Moriarty

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Arturo A. Vera-Felicie won this year's Greater Kansas City Bartending Competition with his drink called the West Bottoms Social Club.

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Beau Williams pours a La Prohibida through a strainer.

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Chris Conatser uses many home made ingredients in his complex drink called The Vintner's Daydream.

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Beau Williams, bartender at Manifesto, shakes a La Prohibida which is made from Del Maguey Manero mezcal, amber agave nectar, homemade fig syrup and fresh lime juice.

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Beau Williams, bartender at Manifesto, shakes a La Prohibida which is made from Del Maguey Manero mezcal, amber agave nectar, homemade fig syrup and fresh lime juice.

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As the final ingredient, Beau Williams pours fresh lime juice in a La Prohibida.

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Beau Williams, bartender at Manifesto, shakes a La Prohibida which is made from Del Maguey Manero mezcal, amber agave nectar, homemade fig syrup and fresh lime juice.

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As he makes a La Prohibida, Beau Williams pours in some home made fig syrup during the Greater Kansas City Bartending Competition.

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Beau Williams pours some amber agave nectar on to a mixing spoon as he makes a La Prohibida.

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One of the bartending competitors pours an ingredient into a jigger while he mixes a drink.

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