Donovan Chouari

Donovan Chouari | Bartender Atlas

Who | Donovan Chouari
Where | Paris, France, Europe
Current Bar | Bar 1802
Past Bar(s) | Bisou, Classique Café
Favourite Spirit | Peated Scotch / White Agricole Rum
Favourite Juice | Tomato
Favourite Classic Cocktail | Trident / Vieux Carré
First Classic Cocktail you ever had | Last Word
Favourite Part of the Job | Getting to mentor new generation
Favourite After Work Drink | Coldest Asahi you can find
Favourite bar in the world | Bar Trench (Tokyo)
Best known for | Using weird/unknown ingredients or unexpected combinaisons. Also, transforming famous dishes into cocktails
Favourite “at work” memory | Having Djokovic and Tsitsipas at the Bar, reviewing each other’s matches before they face each other the following day. I played tennis for 12 years, pressure was palpable.

What’s the most popular cocktail in your city? Hopefully ours!
Favourite thing about your city | Lots of bars, no hate. Everyone pushing each other to the top

Who is your favourite fictional bartender? Sasakura Ryu, from Glass of God manga
What was the last photo that you took? My cat 👉🏻👈🏻
Where is one place that you have never been but would like to travel to? Mexico

Aperitivo or Digestivo? Digestivo
Sparkling or Flat? Flat
Paper Plane or Penicillin? Both
Sherry or Vermouth? Sherryyyyyyy

Are you available for freelance gigs? Can be
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