Who | Sammson Hudson-Larsen
Where | Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Current Bar | Odd Duck Wine & Provisions
Past Bar(s) | –
Favourite Spirit | Gin
Favourite Juice | Pomegranate
Favourite Classic Cocktail | Filthy Gin Martini
First Classic Cocktail you ever had | Old Fashioned
Favourite Part of the Job | Creating cool flavours
Favourite After Work Drink | Filthy Martini or a negroni
Favourite bar in the world | My go-to after work spot is Grand Trunk in Kitchener (I haven’t been afforded the opportunity to travel yet)
Best known for | For my search to create the best filthy martini for myself
Favourite “at work” memory | My first holiday menu feature selling out halfway through the second of 3 days of its feature. I never could have anticipated it being so popular and I was over the moon!
What’s the most popular cocktail in your city? I’m not tuned in to the industry scene enough just yet to have an answer.
Favourite thing about your city | The support in our community. The way all of the other FOH folks uplift and encourage each other in all aspects of the industry is truly inspiring!
Who is your favourite fictional bartender? Leto in that one scene from Sense8 when he has to make a sidecar. It made me want to learn flare!
What was the last photo that you took? Almost always of one of my cats.
Where is one place that you have never been but would like to travel to? Portugal! My real introduction into hospitality started with wine – which made me want to explore the Douro region.
Any claims to fame? I did my first bar competition sick as a dog (I was masked up but I really didn’t want to miss it) and managed to come in 3rd place! I only started bartending in September (with November off for medical recovery) so it was really big for me!
Aperitivo or Digestivo? Digestivo
Sparkling or Flat? Flat
Paper Plane or Penicillin? Paper Plane
Sherry or Vermouth? Vermouth
Are you available for freelance gigs? Yup!
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