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Who | Akash Kaliya
Where | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Current Bar | Le Poisson Bleu
Past Bar(s) | Drip House Cocktail Bar
Favourite Spirit | Rum
Favourite Juice | Pineapple
Favourite Classic Cocktail | Daiquiri
Favourite Part of the Job | Experimenting with new techniques and flavours. With the goals of sharing them with guests who are interested in the nuances of cocktail bartending
Favourite After Work Drink | Classic Gin martini with orange bitters
Favourite at Home Drink | Negroni
Favourite bar in the world | Le Mal Necessaire (Montréal)
Best known for | I’m best known for the skills I’ve worked hard to hone over the years, paired with my creativity. I love chatting with people and making friends behind the bar. I value learning new techniques but its always with the goal of creating a fun & unique experience for anyone who comes and sits at my bar!
Favourite “at work” memory | My favourite bar memory was a kitchen pop-up I had organized with the cocktail bar I worked for previously, and the restaurant I work for currently. It was a super fun event that I got to work alongside great friends & got to host a lot of my peers in the industry
What do you collect? I collect all the menus that I make, I have a display shelf that holds all the menu’s I’ve created over the past few years.
Favourite thing about your city? I love how close the bar industry and general community is in Ottawa. I want to leave Ottawa one day, but I will always love this city.
What was the last photo that you took? I took a photo of a cocktail I had created for the Patron Perfectionists
Where is one place that you have never been but would like to travel to? Australia, specifically Melbourne
Prosecco or Cava? Cava
Angostura or Peychaud’s? Angostura
Singapore or San Francisco? Singapore
Grapefruit or Pineapple? Pineapple
Are you available for freelance gigs? Yes
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