With these drinks, you'll be "winning"

Since the formation of St. Louis' chapter of the United States Bartenders Guild (USBG) a few years back, cocktail competitions have become a regular occurrence around town. And in this year's Guide to Drinking, we showed you five drinks that garnered attention at bartender battles this year and the talented shakers and stirrers who created them. Wonder why these cocktails wowed the judges? Order them and find out. Want to play mixologist at your next cocktail party? Click here to find the recipes for these award-worthy tipplers.