Who | Meredith Barry
Where | Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Current Bar | Platypus, New Society
Past Bar(s) | Saint Louis: Taste, Angad Art Hotel
Chicago: Hamburger Mary’s, Anteprima, Ombra, The Globe Pub, Sable, Volume 39, Whiskey Girl Tavern
Favourite Spirit | Scotch 🥃
Favourite Juice | Apple 🍎
Favourite Classic Cocktail | Negroni
First Classic Cocktail you ever had | Amaretto Sour with a bright red cherry
Favourite Part of the Job | Community. Patrons and peers alike.
Favourite After Work Drink | White wine or a sip of Amari and a Busch beer. But I need a lil snacky too. A least some chippies.
Favourite bar in the world | Farraguts (Chicago)
Best known for | My hospitality; and a 95% rate on first dates getting married after sitting at my bar.
Favourite “at work” memory | A New Years, long ago. It was only a server, 4 guests, and me. It started snowing. The evening was actually quite beautiful and a magical. We had these big windows at Ombra. So it was like a snow globe. The streets were strangely quiet. We popped bubbles and danced together.
What’s the most popular cocktail in your city? Old Fashioned or anything on a slushy machine
Favourite thing about your city | The diversity of Saint Louis. And that the city is so proud of its food and beverage. Small but mighty and growing. I believe in Saint Louis so much.
Who is your favourite fictional bartender? Whoopie Goldberg on Star Trek. Kit on the L-Word. There really need to be some more womyn presenting fictional bartenders huh?
What was the last photo that you took? Of my dog Moonpie in her purple sweater, it’s snowing here..
Where is one place that you have never been but would like to travel to? There are so many. But Spain. I want to drink all the Sherry.
Any claims to fame? Tales Cap-Red Coat, SpeedRack, Compass Box The Circle Competition National Winner, on that show Drink Masters, can flip a napkin while fighting the patriarchy, and take a layback from Kate Gerwin, even though it was painful for me. I cannot do shots.
Aperitivo or Digestivo? Digestivo
Sparkling or Flat? Sparkles!
Paper Plane or Penicillin? Penicillin. Period.
Sherry or Vermouth? Oh nooooo!!!! You can’t ask this!!! Ahhhhh! VERMOUTH! For the practicality of cocktail making. Sorry Sherry I love ya girl.
Are you available for freelance gigs? Yes!
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