Location
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70809
About this event
Come join us for our annual charity cocktail competition and cochon de lait to raise money for Barnside Brotherhood!
Barnside Brotherhood, founded in 2025 by Purple Heart veteran Jason Sedotal and his wife Christine, is dedicated to fostering resilience and camaraderie among veterans and first responders through equine-assisted activities, creating a supportive community that nurtures healing, strength, and connection.
Our goal this year is to help them outfit and build out their training facility so they can host and assist veterans and their families.
There is no cover charge to enter, and tickets for food and drinks are priced below.
We've compiled five competitve teams, each consisting of one veteran and one local professional bartender, whose task is to create a cocktail inspired by their favorite breed of horse. Each team has been assigned a sponsored spirit, and awards will be given for both the Judges' Favorite and Crowd Favorite.
All guests 21 and over are invited to buy a drink card, try each of the cocktails, and vote for their favorite.
BRQ is providing their world-famous cochon de lait spread, with sides of pit beans, potato salad, mac & cheese, coleslaw, chips, pickles, and carrot cake bites.
We have drink-card tickets, dinner tickets, and combo tickets. We're offering a discount on the dinner/drink card combo tickets, when bought a least a day before the event. Click through to the tickets for all prices.
Can't join us? Please consider buying a meal ticket to feed one of our volunteers.
This event will be held in BRQ's gorgeous backyard outdoor space, and there's plenty of parking next to the Culinary School.
EVENT PROGRAM
5:00 PM — Doors open
5:00–5:45 PM — Meet & greet with the sponsors and charity; cocktail hour and cash bar
6:00 PM — Invocation, anthem & introductions
6:15 PM — Food and booze tables open
8:00 PM — Judges' and crowd voting deadline
8:15 PM — Winners announced
9:00 PM — Event ends
AFTER PARTY AT THE BOOKSTORE!
PRICES
$35 — Food cards
$35 — Drink cards
RWB 2026 Laissez Versez Barrel Select Bourbon bottles are available as a gift for a $105 donation.
