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Who | Santiago Galvis
Where | Toronto, Canada
Current Bar | Bar Manager at M^2 by Matcha Matcha
Past Bar(s) | Shameful Tiki Room, Black + Blue, Don Alfonso 1890, BlueBlood Steakhouse, Miss Things, Storm Crow, Bier Markt, Scaddabush, Mercatto
Favourite Spirit | Tequila
Favourite Juice | Soursop Juice 🙂
Favourite Classic Cocktail | Manhattan
Favourite Part of the Job | Meeting so many different people from all walks of life. Both guests and the bartenders that work in the industry. Being able to share with an amazing community even if we all have different work places.
Favourite After Work Drink | Daiquiri
Favourite at Home Drink | Tequila neat or a glass of wine
Favourite bar in the world | Civil Liberties (Toronto)
Best known for | Creating an unparalleled guest experience. From making custom cocktails to recommending the best tequila.
Favourite “at work” memory | I had my mother sit at my bar one New Year’s Eve (since we almost never have that off lol) and she both watched the crazy busy night and complex cocktails that were happening. But above all I was able to treat her to an amazing evening and was very well taken care of, of course.
What do you collect? Colognes, watches, every empty bottle of Clase Azul haha oh and hot wheels cars
Favourite thing about your city? The vast amount of restaurants and bars with all different types of cuisine and all different types of environments
What was the last photo that you took? Definitely a Pokémon on Pokémon go
Where is one place that you have never been but would like to travel to? Japan
Any claims to fame? The curls for the girls, but arguably the best chief executive barback on any bar.
Prosecco or Cava? Cava
Angostura or Peychaud’s? Angostura
Singapore or San Francisco? San Francisco
Grapefruit or Pineapple? Pineapple
Are you available for freelance gigs? Yes
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