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Who | Kalisha Glover
Where | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Current Bar | Published On Main
Past Bar(s) | Frank Mac’s (Sydney, Australia), The Doss House (Sydney), The Baxter Inn (Sydney), Apollonia (Sydney), La Pharmacie Anglaise (Brussels, Belgium), La Mezcaleria (Vancouver, Canada)
Favourite Spirit | Amari (Amaro Montenegro especially)
Favourite Juice | Yuzu
Favourite Classic Cocktail | Charlie Chaplin
First Classic Cocktail you ever had | Japanese Slipper
Favourite Part of the Job | The careful curation of guest experiences, from hospitality to the drink that is served. Nothing better than guiding a guest towards getting the exact flavour profile that they’ll enjoy.
Favourite After Work Drink | Dark and Stormy
Favourite bar in the world | The Lobo (Sydney, Australia)
Best known for | For my networking. I chat with everyone and travel a lot.
Favourite “at work” memory | Too many to choose from. It would probably come down to moments shared with coworkers where we were bantering or creating things together.
What’s the most popular cocktail in your city? Across Sydney: negroni and old fashioned. In Vancouver: espresso martini and margarita
Favourite thing about your city | The culture of balancing work with exercise and outdoor activities.
Who is your favourite fictional bartender? Nick from New Girl. Takes a very laidback approach to bartending and you just know that he’d be the worst person to work with.
What was the last photo that you took? A picture of some ramen that I had for dinner with a friend last night.
Where is one place that you have never been but would like to travel to? Greece, Mexico or the Philippines
Any claims to fame? I was in the top 100 for World Class, and won a Jagermeister cocktail comp that resulted in being featured at their event during Sydney Bar Week.
Aperitivo or Digestivo? Digestivo
Sparkling or Flat? Sparkling everything except water.
Paper Plane or Penicillin? Paper Plane
Sherry or Vermouth? Sherry
Are you available for freelance gigs? Yes