There’s a new world record holder.
And he goes by the name of Snoop D-O-DOUBLE-G!
We kid you not. Snoop Dogg was part of a successful Guinness World Record attempt on Day Two (May 26) of the BottleRock Napa Valley festival. The other members of the team included fellow hip-hop legend Warren G and “Top Chef” winner Michael Voltaggio, who appeared together on the festival’s Williams Sonoma Culinary Stage. (The culinary stage was hosted all weekend, in expert fashion, by the Bay Area’s own Emmy-winning TV and radio personality Liam Mayclem.)
Snoop Dogg and crew set the record by mixing up the biggest cocktail that, well, the people at Guinness (or anyone else, really) had ever seen.
And, of course, the cocktail was “Gin and Juice,” the concoction that Snoop made famous on his all-time-great debut, “Doggystyle.”
An official from the Guinness organization was on hand to present the certification of achievement to Snoop and crew. The certificate proclaimed, “The largest paradise cocktail was created by Snoop Dogg, Warren G, Michael Voltaggio, Kim Kaechele and Kendall Coleman (All USA) in Napa, California, USA on 26 May 2018.”
And, no, we weren’t too sure what what a “paradise cocktail” is either. Apparently, though, gin and juice is a kind of paradise cocktail. Wikipedia says “The Paradise is an IBA (International Bartenders Association) official cocktail, and is classified as a ‘pre-dinner’ drink, an apéritif.”
In any event, the record-setting concoction consisted of 550 litters (a pinch over 145 gallons) of what we’re certain was awesome deliciousness. The drink took 180 bottles of Hendricks gin, plus juice donated by Whole Foods. The vessel/glass was 5 feet tall and 3 feet wide.
Snoop Dogg also performed on Day Two festival, drawing a huge crowd opposite The Killers, who also drew a massive audience on the main stage.
Source: Mercury News