Who | Ciaran McPoland
Where | Toronto, Canada
Current Bar | Walrus Pub and Beer Hall
Past Bar(s) | Bar Reyna, The Pint Public House, The Merchant Hotel (Belfast)
Favourite Spirit | Rye
Favourite Juice | Pineapple
Favourite Classic Cocktail | Corn ‘n’ Oil
Favourite Part of the Job | Getting the chance to be creative and come up with new recipes
Favourite After Work Drink | Guinness (day shift), White wine (night shift)
Favourite at Home Drink | Vieux Carre
Favourite bar in the world | Williams & Graham (Denver)
Best known for | Being the Irish guy
Favourite “at work” memory | Too many to list after ten years in the industry. Most recent, competing in Bar Fight – the first one since the beginning of the pandemic
What do you collect? Books and glassware
Favourite thing about your city? Variety of bars on nearly every street
What was the last photo that you took? A new book
Where is one place that you have never been but would like to travel to? BC, French Polynesia, Hawaii, Panama
Prosecco or Cava? Prosecco
Angostura or Peychaud’s? Ango
Singapore or San Francisco? San Francisco
Grapefruit or Pineapple? Pineapple
Are you available for freelance gigs? Yes
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