Meet RedEye's Best Bartender 2013 Final Four

With more than 12,000 votes cast, this year's race to choose the Final Four in our Best Bartender competition still came down to a photo finish. With less than a few hundred votes separating them, bartenders from Maria's Packaged Goods & Community Bar, Vincent, Old Town Social and The Orbit Room will vie for the title of RedEye's Best Bartender 2013. These four are full of personality--and bartending talent.

They'll each be put to the test Feb. 27 at our annual Best Bartender Bash at Benchmark (1510 N. Wells St.), where they will prepare their signature drinks for our judges--and you. Just RSVP here to put your name on the guest list and vote for your favorite bartender below. Polls are open through Feb. 27 and online votes count for a percentage of the bartenders' final scores. With such stiff competition, we're expecting it to be another tight race --Kate Bernot kbernot@tribune.com | @redeyeeatdrink | #bestbartenderchi

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February 19, 2013