Calliope Draper

Who | Calliope Draper (she/they)
Where | Montréal, Canada
Current Bar | Bar Bisou Bisou
Past Bar(s) | Spilt Zero Proof (Edmonton), Partake (Edmonton), Bar Clementine (Edmonton)
Favourite Spirit | Absinthe
Favourite Juice | Fresh squeezed OJ
Favourite Classic Cocktail | 50:50 Gin Martini with a twist
Favourite Part of the Job | Helping colleagues across the country and world create more inclusive spaces for queer and trans folks
Favourite After Work Drink | a Death in the Afternoon
Favourite at Home Drink | Daiquiri
Favourite bar in the world | Maybe Sammy (Sydney)
Best known for |  My zine, Places You are Welcome, or “you’re that one who travels a lot right?”
Favourite “at work” memory | Seeing the gradual increase of queer and trans folks at the bars while I try to create a culture of queer hospitality wherever I work.

What do you collect? Records, brass birds, passport stamps
Favourite thing about your city? The people. It’s a city with so much going on all the time and a community of people so excited to support and take part in all life has to live
What was the last photo that you took? A picture of my asthmatic, toothless, deaf cat fallen asleep on her favourite blanket
Where is one place that you have never been but would like to travel to? Paris. I’ve been to other parts of Europe but I have always wanted to go to Paris.
Any claims to fame? Winner of the 3rd edition of the 50 Best Bars Roku scholarship 2024.

Prosecco or Cava? Cava
Angostura or Peychaud’s? Peychaud’s
Singapore or San Francisco? Singapore
Grapefruit or Pineapple? Grapefruit

Are you available for freelance gigs? Yes
Find them: Instagram| Place You Are Welcome IG

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