The Great Whiskey Debate a Spirited Success!

On Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2013, the DeKalb Bar Foundation hosted The Great Whiskey Debate at The Old Courthouse on the square in downtown Decatur. Five local restaurants battled it out and, after the votes were tallied, Leons Full Service was the winner of the people’s choice award and the judge’s choice.

Approximately $6,000 was raised to benefit the DeKalb Bar Foundation, a portion of which was donated to Hon. Stacey Hydrick to benefit S.M.I.L.E., a non-profit organization that empowers young high-school women and educates them on all the aspects of the legal community.

The event was co-chaired by Melody Bray (DeKalb County Superior Court); Jessica Lee Reece (HHCM Family Law); Angela Riccetti (Atlanta Legal Aid); and Denise D. VanLanduyt (DeKalb Bar Foundation President).

Special thanks to the great mixology teams: Paul Calvert of Paper Plane; Jordan Smelt of Cakes and Ale Restaurant; Shanna Mayo of LEONs Full Service; Julian Goglia of The Pinewood; and Stuart White of Miller Union. Thank you also to Georgia Crown Distributing Company, who provided whiskey for the cocktails and the tastings and to Sherlock’s Wine Merchants (Decatur) for providing a wine tasting.

Thank you again to our host committee members, as well as all event sponsors: SunTrust Bank, Georgia Crown Distributing Company, No. 246, Raging Burrito, Sherlocks Wine Merchant, Parker’s On Ponce, State Bar of Georgia Young Lawyer’s Division, VanLanduyt & Associates, HHCM Family Law, Shewmaker & Shewmaker, Common Ground Real Estate, Robin Frazer Clark, PC, Matthew McCoyd, Esq., Parmenter Realty Partners and Howick, Westfall, McBryan & Kaplan, LLP.