Who | Cory Badwoods
Where | Toronto, Canada
Current Bar | The Shameful Tiki Room
Past Bar(s) | –
Favourite Spirit | Rhum Agricole
Favourite Juice | Lime
Favourite Classic Cocktail | Dry Martini
First Classic Cocktail you ever had | Whiskey Sour at my cousin’s wedding.
Favourite Part of the Job | Helping people celebrate, feel joy and generally like themselves more.
Favourite After Work Drink | Beer (lager or a pale ale) and shot of something fun or weird.
Favourite bar in the world | The Wren (Toronto). My local bar.
Best known for | Bizarre flavour combinations that work.
Favourite “at work” memory | Serving the first cocktail I got on a menu to my partner during the opening of the new Shameful Tiki Room.
What’s the most popular cocktail in your city? Across the board, probably Margarita (spicy included)
Favourite thing about your city | Toronto is an amazing city. It has as much or more history and culture as any other city on earth if you’re willing to see it. But if I had to choose one thing? The food, I’ve never run out of restaurants I want to go to and foods I want to try and I’ve lived here my whole life.
Favourite drinking song | The Look of Love (12 inch remix) – ABC
What was the last photo that you took? Some Nixta Corn Liqueur in the glass. You can’t tell what it is.
What is your dream travel destination and why? New Brunswick to see where my partner grew up.
Any claims to fame? Training and doing my first bartending shifts ever at a tiki bar with 30+ cocktails on the menu.
Soda or Tonic? Soda
Gibson or Gimlet? Gimlet
Naked & Famous or Last Word? Last Word
Dog person or cat person? Cat
Are you available for freelance gigs? Yes
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