Who | Mickey Takahashi
Where | Toronto, Canada
Current Bar | Aburi Hana
Past Bar(s) | Fantastic Lounge (Tokyo), TOKYO Whisky Library (Tokyo)
Favourite Spirit | Cachaça & Latin White Spirits
Favourite Juice | Lime, Orange
Favourite Classic Cocktail | Caipirinha, Gimlet
First Classic Cocktail you ever had | Cinderella
Favourite Part of the Job | Meeting wonderful people
Favourite After Work Drink | Campari or Fernet Soda
Favourite bar in the world | Bar BenFiddich (Tokyo), The Bellwood (Tokyo)
Best known for | A smile like Mickey Mouse 🐭
Favourite “at work” memory | Making a customer smile with my service
What’s the most popular cocktail in your city? In my hometown, maybe Gin Tonic or Ichiro’s Malt White Highball
Favourite thing about your city | In Toronto, my favourite things are its diversity, multiculturalism, and 2SLGBTQ+ friendliness!! 🌈✨
Favourite drinking song | I leave the singing to others and stick to a quiet drink.
What was the last photo that you took? Pigeons and sparrows
What is your dream travel destination and why? Iceland. I want to stand at the plate boundary and witness the exact place where new land is being born with my own eyes.
Any claims to fame? When I was a teenager, I correctly identified 10 different bourbons in a blind tasting at home.
Soda or Tonic? Tonic
Gibson or Gimlet? Gimlet
Naked & Famous or Last Word? Last Word
Dog person or cat person? 100% Dog person
Are you available for freelance gigs? Absolutely! I used to run my own pop-up cocktail events once a month back in Tokyo.
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