"It’s not the size of your sweep, but the shape of your broom!"
~ First & Only Beard & Mustache Whiskey Competition ~


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2011 Competition:  
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Whiskey Waxing Competition - fbook
@Comstock Saloon
Monday August 15, 2011
7 PM Registration
8 PM Competition

Welcome to the 2011 Whiskey Waxing Beard & Mustache Competition. Whiskey Waxing is a San Francisco Bay Area competition celebrating local hairy talent on the old Barbary Coast. Contestants judged on their form & ability to sip whiskey or tea.
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Left to Right: Abraham Williams, Shawn Harris, Brett Walker, Neill McCumber, Chris Noe, Claude, Jeremy Fish
 Left to Right: David Buckingham, Vladimir Vlad, Al McElrath, John Cartwright, Jason Lam, Xavier Marvel
   
THE WINNERS  
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1st PLACE  

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Jeremy Fish
2011 Whiskey Waxing Beard
First Place

Al McElrath
2011 Whiskey Waxing Mustache
First Place
   
2nd PLACE  

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Neill McCumber
2011 Whiskey Waxing Beard
Second Place

Xavier Marvel
2011 Whiskey Waxing Mustache
Second Place
   
Honorable Mention  

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Brett Walker
2011 Whiskey Waxing Beard
Honorable Mention

Ginger Snap
2011 Whiskey Waxing Mustache
Honorable Mention
   
   
Prizes:  
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Prizes included:

Honorable Mention: George Dickel Whiskey #8

2nd Place:
Four Roses single Barrel Whiskey, St. George Spirits Single Malt, St. George Spirits Mustache Label Comstock Reserve Brandy

First Place:
Four Roses single Barrel Whiskey, St. George Spirits Single Malt, St. George Spirits Mustache Label Comstock Reserve Brandy, Yamazaki Single Malt 18-Year Old Whiskey; as well as VIP tours of Anchor Brewery, St. George Spirits Distillery, and admission to Whiskyfest San Francisco.
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Judges:  
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Last Gasp founder, the bearded Ron Turner.

Last Gasp is one of the largest and oldest publishers and purveyors of underground comic books in the world, as well as being a distributor of all sorts of weird 'n' wonderful subversive literature, graphic novels, tattoo and art books.
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Accidental Bear: Mike Enders

Accidental Bear combs the web like the weird old guy at the beach in a thong bikini swinging his metal detector from side to side looking for gems. Gems for some, trash for others. We are here to titillate and expose people to non-mainstream, underbelly of art, music, culture and community.

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SF Weekly columnist and food and spirits aficionado Lou Bustamante.

Lou Bustamante is a spirits professional. He’s currently writing about spirits and cocktails in the San Francisco Bay Area.

   
   
Hosts:  
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 Master of Ceremonies: John Graham with
Whiskey Waxing founder Chris Sollars
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 Whiskey Waxing co-founder Jonny Raglin
Passing out Whiskey to the constestants.
   
   
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 Live Barbershop Quartet!!!
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 $5 Boothby cocktails, $5 Sidecars, and tastes of St. George Single Malt Whiskey and a preview of it's new label and bottle!
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Contestants: Beard  
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Contestants: Mustache
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Sponsors:  
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St. George Spirits Distillery, Anchor Brewery, Diageo Spirits, Whiskyfest San Francisco.
   
   
PRESS PHOTOS:
  
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Whisky Waxing Competition - Slideshow
Hanna Quevedo - SFWeekly - Aug 17, 2011

Sure, you can grow a sweet 'stache. And you can probably drink some whisky. But can you do both? The Whisky Waxing Competition, held at the Comstock Saloon on Monday, August 15, saw elaborate mustaches put to the ultimate test: sipping a fine whisky.
   
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Whiskey Waxing Beard & Mustache Competition - Slideshow
James Floyd - Aug 17, 2011

James Floyd is a photographer based in Oakland.