This is What a Drunken Masters Christmas Champion Looks Like

Fred Lafontaine of L'Gros Luxe took home the second Drunken Masters competition at Le Mal Nécessaire bar in Chinatown yesterday.

The shirtless cocktail whisperer claimed the top spot over the likes of Simon Lesperance (now at Jatoba, formerly Slang, B1), Val Chagnon (Le Mal Nécessaire) and Eater Bartender of the Year Jonathan Homier (B1).

Bravo à Fred Lafontaine du @lgrosluxe pour sa victoire ce soir à la compétition #DrunkenMasters - Le bartender le plus rapide en ville ... pour l'instant

A photo posted by Graham Warner (@lemalnecessaire) on Dec 12, 2014 at 10:56pm PST

Bartenders put in $20 to compete (the total take-home pot was $300) and were judged by a veteran panel of industry experts on speed, efficacy and quality. Each competitor made the same five drinks: New York Sour, Zorro Rojo, Rum Egg Nog, Penicillin, Hanky Panky.

The judge's sheet for #drunkenmasters @LeMalNecessaire 5 cocktails. 15 bartenders #thisishappening pic.twitter.com/RNk3pzrHXu

— Amie Watson (@MissWattson) December 22, 2014

Ultimately, the dynamic Lafontaine edged out the competition. The bartender came close in the last Drunken Masters event in October, when he finished just behind winner Lesperance.

Annnnnd the winner is: Fred Lafontaine du @Lgrosluxe! Congrats!! #DrunkenMasters pic.twitter.com/fk7oi3KVnd

— Graham Warner (@LeMalNecessaire) December 22, 2014