Who | Lacey Roberts
Where | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Current Bar | Published on Main
Past Bar(s) | Bar Manager at Laowai Cocktail Parlour
Favourite Spirit | Whisk(e)y or Gin
Favourite Juice | To Drink? Apple. In Cocktails? Acidified seasonal fruits and veggies.
Favourite Classic Cocktail | Last Word and/or Penicillin
Favourite Part of the Job | Intersectionality of Creative Bartending & Science
Favourite After Work Drink | Anything Ursa Major
Favourite at Home Drink | Genever riffs
Favourite bar in the world | Salumeria in Amsterdam, Duck and Cover Cocktail Bar in Copenhagen and Rum Club in Portland
Best known for | My thirst for knowledge, experimenting, and smiling a lot
Favourite “at work” memory | I feel like new ones form all the time, and that’s why I love what I do
What do you collect? Books & Bottles (of spirits)
Favourite thing about your city? The proximity to outdoor adventures and beauty
What was the last photo that you took? A beautiful golden hour shot out
Where is one place that you have never been but would like to travel to? Japan!
Any claims to fame? Winner of 3rd Most Sustainable Bartender in the World from the Flor de Caña Sustainability Challenge 2024. World Class Canada Top 30 2023. 1st place in the Arbutus Absinthe Comp.
Prosecco or Cava? Champagne?
Angostura or Peychaud’s? Sazerac lover says Peychaud’s
Singapore or San Francisco? Both?
Grapefruit or Pineapple? Pineapple
Are you available for freelance gigs? Yes I am, and currently have some on the go
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