Who | Blaise Couturier
Where | Toronto, Canada
Current Bar | Mimi Chinese
Past Bar(s) | Paris Paris, Patois, Melrose on Adelaide, Shook
Favourite Spirit | Gin
Favourite Juice | Mangosteen Nectar
Favourite Classic Cocktail | Old Fashioned
Favourite Part of the Job | Creating tasty tastes.
Favourite After Work Drink | A dank, juicy IPA
Favourite at Home Drink | I love to get creative, so nothing set in stone. But generally spirit forward.
Favourite bar in the world | Der Raum (RIP) in Melbourne
Best known for | Bright, colourful and vibrantly flavoured beverages.
Favourite “at work” memory | Anytime you get that 🤯 look from a guest. The you can smugly be all like “Not all heroes wear capes” 👈😉
What do you collect? Unfinished projects.
Favourite thing about your city? Great bar scene
What was the last photo that you took? Our liquor shelves so I can do ordering from home.
Where is one place that you have never been but would like to travel to? Japan
Any claims to fame? I ate La Paz’s famous hottest curry in the world…it was also one of my biggest regrets.
Prosecco or Cava? Prosecco
Angostura or Peychaud’s? Ango
Singapore or San Francisco? Singapore
Grapefruit or Pineapple? Pineapple, but only freshly squeezed.
Are you available for freelance gigs? Yes
Find them: Website | Instagram
Media: TORONTO LIFE – How to make Patois bartender Blaise Couturier’s twist on an Aperol Spritz
FOODISM – Blaise Couturier shows us how to make the famous Patois Party Pineapple cocktail