Universal CityWalk bartenders squared off today to determine who makes the best alcohol-free "mocktail" and promote responsible hospitality during the holiday season.

Universal CityWalk joined with Recording Artists, Actors and Athletes Against Drunk Driving and the Insurance Information Network of California to demonstrate how party hosts can serve quality non-alcoholic drinks to help keep their guests safe on the ride home.

The "Battle of the Bartenders" featured contestants from 12 CityWalk restaurants and nightclubs showing off their best original non-alcoholic drinks. The beverages were judged for taste, appearance and creativity.
The winner for creativity and presentation was Hard Rock Café Hollywood's The Patriot, a red, white and blue frozen concoction. The award for best taste went to Jillian's Hi Life Lanes for Oreo Decadence, a dark chocolate frozen treat.

Jillian's High Life Lanes' Oreo Decadance was named the Best Tasting Mocktail.

Judges at the event included TV's Judge Joe Brown, "Days of Our Lives" star Alison Sweeney, Los Angeles Daily News Food Editor Natalie Haughton, La Opinion Food Editor Katia Ramirez-Blankley, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Commander Kenneth Brazile and Los Angeles Police Department Captain Greg Meyer.

TV's Judge Joe Brown, "Days of Our Lives" star Alison Sweeny and LA County Sheriff's Commander Kenneth Brazile sampled non-alcoholic Mocktails at the Battle of the Bartenders.

"The Battle of the Bartenders serves as an important reminder that designated drivers can have fun and enjoy great tasting, creative drinks without alcohol," said IINC Executive Director Candysse Miller.

Alcohol-related crashes accounted for 1,170 deaths in California in 1999, according to the California Highway Patrol. Another 29,813 people were injured. In Los Angeles County alone, 221 lives were claimed and 7,328 injured in alcohol-related collisions.

IINC is a non-profit, non-lobbying insurance and safety education and communication association.

Universal CityWalk is a unique dining and shopping promenade adjacent to Universal Studios Hollywood featuring 65 entertainment-themed restaurants, clubs, shops and movie theatres. Universal Studios Hollywood is a unit of Universal Studios, a part of CANAL +, the TV and Film division of Vivendi Universal.

RADD is an internationally recognized nonprofit which unites celebrities and the media to create awareness of the problem of drinking and driving.