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Giacomo Giannotti and his Barcelona Cocktail Fest
In 2018 we hosted our first ever Toronto Cocktail Conference. At the time, no other city in Canada was hosting…
Where We’re Drinking in Toronto – the New Bars
We feel pretty fortunate to live in Toronto. We both moved here in the late 90's and have seen the…
Christine Sismondo and her Bottle Collection
We all know that so much more goes into making a bar experience great than what’s in the glass. If…
Where We’re Drinking in Mexico City
In mid-July we headed to Mexico City for Barra México. This was our first trip to CDMX since early 2019…
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Cocktail: La Jefa | Bartender: JaMais Seward aka May
I chose the name "La Jefa" (meaning "boss" or "leader" in Spanish) as a tribute to strength, legacy, and progress…
Cocktail: Brigid’s Blessing | Bartender: Harley Bird
A celebration of incoming spring (while you're still stuck in the heart of winter) - this rich, garden herb whiskey…
Cocktail: El Ocaso | Bartender: Victor Martinez Robert
Ha llegado la época del Ocaso las flores se marchitan y las hojas comienzan a caerse de los árboles, y…
Cocktail: Buttered Sage Hot Toddy | Bartender: Mel Hack
How did this cocktail come about? Honestly, this drink was driven by the people. We get calls at the distillery…
Hospitality Gems
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Giacomo Gianotti (Barcelona)
If you pay attention to bars, Giacomo Gianotti should be a familiar face. Especially when donning his Paradiso jacket. He is a founder of Paradiso in Barcelona - a bar that sits at #4 for the World's 50 Best Bars…
Chockie Tom (London)
Last July we were hired to be curators for the Bar & Beverage programming at the 2026 Restaurants Canada Show taking place in March in Toronto. This was a new challenge for us as we are normally used to creating…
Andrew Ho (Guangzhou)
We met Andrew Ho while he was in Toronto for a Hope & Sesame pop-up at Louix Louis. We connected with him through another Hospitality Gem, Tommy Wong whom Jess met at the Torres Brandy Zero Challenge in Barcelona earlier…
Samantha Casuga (New York City)
We first met Sam Casuga on a trip to Victoria in 2014. At the time she was the smallest bartender behind a bar with Simon Ogden (who I had worked with during the 2010 Olympics...that's another story). Her agility and…
Iain McPherson (Edinburgh)
Iain McPherson is the founder of Panda & Sons. He also has a LONG list of accolades that includes Altos Bartenders' Bartender of The Year at The World's 50 Best Bars 2024, #1 for Bar World 100 Most Influential 2025…
Steva Casey (Birmingham, AL)
At the third ever Camp Runamok there was a Canadian Cabin and I (Josh) was in it. The thing is, even though I was in my early 30s at the time, I was still on the old side of the…
Kaitlyn Stewart (Vancouver)
We launched Bartender Atlas on May 28th, 2016. Kaitlyn Stewart was the 78th bartender that we added to the website on May 30th. Six months later, we hosted our first Bartender Atlas events which took place over the course of…
Kate Gerwin (Albuquerque)
If you are unfamiliar with Kate Gerwin, you are really not paying attention. Kate is a trailblazer in the world in the cocktail and hospitality industry and her stack of accolades and awards show just how important she is. With…
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