Who | Alexi Ladéroute
Where | St John’s, Canada
Current Bar | Terre Restaurant
Past Bar(s) | Loose Tie
Favourite Spirit | Brown ones
Favourite Juice | Grapefruit
Favourite Classic Cocktail | Corpse Reviver #2 … or a Jungle Bird … it changes by the hour!
Favourite Part of the Job | Creativity and continuous learning. Community, both external and internal engagement.
Favourite After Work Drink | Cold Pint of Lager!
Favourite at Home Drink | Whisk(e)y rocks
Favourite bar in the world | Caesar Sundays at a buddy’s place!
Best known for | Cocktail competitions, classic cocktail variants, and a discerning palate (that sometimes annoys others… I know it sounds pompous…)
Favourite “at work” memory | Being part of the first industry nights on George Street with my pals behind the wood!
What do you collect? Novelty coffee mugs and neat vintage glassware.
Favourite thing about your city? The survival instinct: I love the attitude of getting things done no matter what; making due with limited resources and focusing on local products.
What was the last photo that you took? A collage of “closed due to COVID-19” signs on small business’ front doors.
Where is one place that you have never been but would like to travel to? New York
Any claims to fame? Winning the 2019 Knob Creek Kentucky Challenge People’s Choice Award in Atlantic Canada, and thus getting to go to Kentucky! I also like to think I was one of the first to offer a proper classic Mai Tai in St. John’s.
Prosecco or Cava? Cava (But really, Crémant D’Alsace)
Angostura or Peychaud’s? Ango Bango
Singapore or San Francisco? San Francisco
Grapefruit or Pineapple? ¿Porque no los dos?
Are you available for freelance gigs? Yes
Find them: Instagram
Media: EAST COAST LIVING – Cash it in