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Who | Kyle Smith
Where | Toronto, Canada
Current Bar | Niagara College School of Culinary, Tourism & Beverage Science
Past Bar(s) | Mostly Breweries
Favourite Spirit | Canadian Whisky
Favourite Juice | Grapefruit
Favourite Classic Cocktail | Manhattan
Favourite Part of the Job | Showing new experiences to students. I teach future distillers how their products will be used out in the wild.
Favourite After Work Drink | Cold Pilsner
Favourite at Home Drink | Highball
Favourite bar in the world | Pharmacy Bar (Toronto)
Best known for | I’ve designed several breweries around Toronto, including Godspeed, Mascot, and Black Lab. Coming from a beverage manufacturing background gives a unique approach to making a cocktail.
Favourite “at work” memory | Visiting Hiram Walker for the first time and sampling 25-year-old barrel-proof whisky at sunrise.
What do you collect? Glassware, Books, & Amari
Favourite thing about your city? The food! There are so many ways to experience new cultures.
What was the last photo that you took? Tacos
Where is one place that you have never been but would like to travel to? Japan. My Dad worked for Toyota in the 90s, so I was introduced to sushi at a very young age for Southern Ontario.
Any claims to fame? I’ve started hiding rubber ducks at bars I’ve visited. I had a stranger come up and ask if I was the person doing it when they saw my stash.
Prosecco or Cava? Prosecco
Angostura or Peychaud’s? Peychaud’s
Singapore or San Francisco? Singapore
Grapefruit or Pineapple? Grapefruit
Are you available for freelance gigs? Yes, I might geek out about the chemistry in the drink a bit.
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