Five drinks have been chosen as the best submissions in the Make Us A Drink challenge! In no particular order, the finalists are:

Feel the Heat

By I_Robledo

Ingredients:
Ice Cubes
1 fl. oz. Grenadine Syrup
1.5 fl. oz. Mezcal / Tequila
4 fl. oz. Orange Juice
6 fl. oz. Sparkling Water

Butchertown Booze

By Innovation

Ingredients:
2 jiggers of gin
1 jigger of Copper & Kings brandy
1/2 squeezed grapefruit
1/2 bottle of Ale 8 ginger ale
Sprig of thyme (muddled)
Nugget ice

KY Bango

By jessicanaber

Ingredients:
Nugget ice
1 oz KY bourbon
1/2 tsp freshly grated ginger
1-2 Tbsp diced mango
1 oz water
1 Tbsp sugar
4 oz ginger ale
Splash of mango nectar (optional)

Blackberry Tequila Smash

By joeljoeljoel

Ingredients:
6 blackberries
0.5 oz simple syrup
Half a lime
5 mints leaves
2 oz tequila blanco
Ice
1 mint sprig, for garnish

Geechee

By scootberger

Ingredients:
1 1/2 oz Bourbon
1 oz Kahlua
1 1/2 cups half & half or milk
1 tsp sugar
1 dash of vanilla
Optional: Sprinkle of cocoa or cinnamon to garnish
Ice

There you have it…the Top 5! They were chosen by a combination of online community voting and the input of FirstBuild staff. So what happens next? Well, we are going to have a taste test at FirstBuild where we make all of these drinks and the FirstBuild staff votes for the winner. Each staff member will have one vote and the drink with the most votes will win the top prize. Who do you think is going to win?