Who | Emilio Valera
Where | Puebla, México
Current Bar | Bootlegger Puebla
Past Bar(s) | Intro Restaurant, Posada de Don Porfirio (Guatemala), The Glass Bar / Di Vino (Playa del Carmen); San Pedrito, Restaurante Y Licoreria (Barcelona)
Favourite Spirit | Mezcal
Favourite Juice | Lemon
Favourite Classic Cocktail | Negroni
First Classic Cocktail you ever had | Piña Colada
Favourite Part of the Job | Create new mixes and always meet new people
Favourite After Work Drink | Beer and mezcal
Favourite bar in the world | Limantour (Mexico City)
Best known for | Making good Cuba libres and classic cocktails
Favourite “at work” memory | Making cocktails for people I admire (Eric Lorincz, Simone, Karol G, Leonardo DiCaprio)
What’s your favourite movie? Green Book
Favourite thing about your city? The gastronomy (moles, Chile enogada, ancho Reyes, tlayoyos)
What was the last photo that you took? One cocktail at Cafe de Nadie
Where is one place that you have never been but would like to travel to? Singapore
Any claims to fame? Pop up at Bar Convent Brooklyn
Aperitivo or Digestivo? Aperitivo
Soda or Tonic? Tonic
Trader Vic or Donn Beach? Trader Vic
Egg Whites or Vegan Foamer? Egg whites
Are you available for freelance gigs? Yes
Find them: Instagram
Media: WINE BOOK – Enoteca 17.56 com cocktails e sabores do México a 21 e 22 de maio
GRANDES ESCOLHAS – ENOTECA 17.56 COM COCKTAILS E SABORES DO MÉXICO
DIAGEO BAR ACADEMY – MARGARITAS POR EMILIO VALERA Y JUAN MONTERO
BARES Y COCTELES – EP. 56 VIAJA A PORTUGAL CON ROYAL MIXOLOGY