Who | Martin Szabo
Where | Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Current Bar | Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation
Past Bar(s) | Annalena (Vancouver)
Favourite Spirit | Rum & Mezcal
Favourite Juice | Super juice
Favourite Classic Cocktail | Last Word
First Classic Cocktail you ever had | Old Fashioned
Favourite Part of the Job | Give people unforgettable experience
Favourite After Work Drink | Diplomatico Exclusiva Reserva
Favourite bar in the world | Proof (Calgary)
Best known for | Butter-washed Rosemary Old Fashioned
Favourite “at work” memory | A customer with wife who had cancer had one of my drinks that comes with a ‘spirit note’ (think of a fortune cookie but for a cocktail) and it changed the course of his life momentarily.
What’s the most popular cocktail in your city? Sours and Old Fashioned cocktails
Favourite thing about your city | Lot of sunshine and big sky
Favourite drinking song | Where streets have no name – U2
What was the last photo that you took? Of a cocktail
What is your dream travel destination and why? Kentucky to see bourbon distilleries.
Any claims to fame? I keep my fame down low. Private wins are the best ones.
Soda or Tonic? Soda
Gibson or Gimlet? Gimlet
Naked & Famous or Last Word? Tough one! Last word to start, Naked & Famous to finish
Dog person or cat person? Dog
Are you available for freelance gigs? Sometimes
Find them: Website
