Yesterday, Amaro Montenegro, the award-winning Italian liqueur, hosted its much-anticipated 2019 international cocktail competition, The Vero Bartender, at Tales of the Cocktail in New Orleans. The annual competition crowned Zachary Sapato, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, as the most innovative and talented bartender in the U.S.

Amaro Montenegro, a brand known for its spirit of exploration, once again scoured the globe to find the very best bartenders in the world to compete in its annual Vero Bartender Competition. At Tales of the Cocktail, Amaro Montenegro challenged eight U.S. finalists from around the country to create the ultimate Sharing Cocktails.