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Who | Samuel Wilson
Where | Toronto, Canada
Current Bar | Ace Hotel Toronto
Past Bar(s) | The Drake Hotel, Drake Commissary, Maple Leaf Tavern and an assortment of dives and defunct cocktails bars in New York.
Favourite Spirit | Rhum Agricole
Favourite Juice | Lime
Favourite Classic Cocktail | Daiquiri
Favourite Part of the Job | Importing and working with new product that my staff and guests haven’t gotten to try yet.
Favourite After Work Drink | Daiquiri
Favourite at Home Drink | Wine
Favourite bar in the world | Licoreria Limantour (CDMX)
Best known for | Running the bar program at Ace Hotel in Toronto
Favourite “at work” memory | Seeing Evangeline – our rooftop bar at Ace – go from a barely finished room with furniture wrapped in plastic to the darkly glam room it is now.
What do you collect? Books
Favourite thing about your city? A friend came up from LA for my wedding and was blown away by how walkable everything is – it’s so easy for my wife and I to just leave the house and grab a bite somewhere exceptional.
What was the last photo that you took? A photo of my cat turning herself into a slinky.
Where was last place you traveled? Oaxaca de Juarez
Lager or IPA? Lager
Sparkling or Flat? Sparkling
Miami or Mexico City? Mexico City
Olive or Twist? Twist
Are you available for freelance gigs? Not anymore, but open to doing guest spots.
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