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Mike Western

Mike Western | Bartender Atlas

Who | Mike Western
Where | Denver, Colorado, USA
Current Bar | The Wolf’s Tailor – the first Michelin star and Green star recognized in Denver
Past Bar(s) | Julep, The Teachers Lounge, Safta
Favourite Spirit | Jamaican Rum
Favourite Juice | Jumex Guava
Favourite Classic Cocktail | Zombie
First Classic Cocktail you ever had | Incredible Hulk
Favourite Part of the Job | Turning someone on to a spirit they thought they hated
Favourite After Work Drink | Gin and Soda
Favourite bar in the world | The Wolf’s Tailor (Denver)
Best known for | Cocktail improv, snout-to-tail kitchen ingredient usage
Favourite “at work” memory | Crying in the walk-in after 107 hour work week

What’s your favourite movie? Tombstone
Favourite thing about your city? The quirky people
What was the last photo that you took? Artwork of a man on skis flying through the air over a cornfield with the title “ Ski Mississippi”
Where is one place that you have never been but would like to travel to? Florence
Any claims to fame? Once got a letter from the White House. Not saying for what.

Aperitivo or Digestivo? Apertiki
Soda or Tonic? Soda
Trader Vic or Donn Beach? Donn Beach
Egg Whites or Vegan Foamer? Egg Whites

Are you available for freelance gigs? Yes
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