July 17-Fitzgerald

I don’t know a whole lot about this cocktail since this is the first I’m seeing it. When I looked at it it reminded me of a fix with some bitters. The other difference is that this is not over crushed ice, which does take it out of the fix family in my opinion, but these ‘families’ are subjective. Difford’s guide didnt tell me anything about the actual history or name etymology of this drink, but I don’t deny that it being made by Dale Degroff alone had me excited for this drink. He is known for such classics as the anejo highball and that is one of my favourites. I still think the anejo highball desevres to be on this list over the Fitzgerald.

Full judging here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FBOT0Qjcx3G4gIqyUk6LhdSuYjuauWaeeRDvDgHePOM/edit?tab=t.0