Who | Joseph Dorio
Where | Toronto, Canada
Current Bar | Library Bar – The Fairmont Royal York
Past Bar(s) | Maison Selby, The Rabbit Hole
Favourite Spirit | Gin
Favourite Juice | Port
Favourite Classic Cocktail | Espresso Martini
Favourite Part of the Job | Hearing everyone’s life stories.
Favourite After Work Drink | Guinness
Favourite at Home Drink | IPA’s
Favourite bar in the world | Death & Co. (Denver, LA, NYC)
Best known for | Scientific aspects of Mixology – Twist Garnishes
Favourite “at work” memory | Pouring 1000 pints of Guinness on St. Patrick’s Day 2007
What do you collect? Old Bartender recipe books.
Favourite thing about your city? Competitive nature of cocktail bars. Everyone wants to be the best.
What was the last photo that you took? My new paper plane garnish.
Where is one place that you have never been but would like to travel to? Kyoto, Japan
Any claims to fame? A 14 shift (7 consecutive Open to Close shifts) was able to hit overtime at 2 jobs.
Prosecco or Cava? Cava
Angostura or Peychaud’s? Peychaud’s
Singapore or San Francisco? San Francisco
Grapefruit or Pineapple? Grapefruit
Are you available for freelance gigs? No