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Stuart Laidlaw

Stuart Laidlaw | Bartender Atlas

Who | Stuart Laidlaw
Where | St Catharines, Ontario, Canada
Current Bar | OddBird
Past Bar(s) | Bolete, The Ten Bells (Norwich, UK)
Favourite Spirit | Bourbon
Favourite Juice | Lemon
Favourite Classic Cocktail | Old Fashioned
First Classic Cocktail you ever had | Martini
Favourite Part of the Job | Seeing people take their first sip
Favourite After Work Drink | PBR
Favourite bar in the world | Nightjar (London)
Best known for | Getting people’s names wrong (even friends!)
Favourite “at work” memory | Throwing a beer bottle at the recycling bin and wiping out a whole tray of clean glassware. I’ll never to that again – because I think of it often!

What’s your favourite movie? Star Trek: TNG
Favourite thing about your city? Close to Toronto and Buffalo, but nestled in an amazing wine and fruit-growing region. Also, St Catharines has its own food and beverage scene starting to pop!
What was the last photo that you took? Whisky Sour
Where is one place that you have never been but would like to travel to? Mexico City

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

Are you available for freelance gigs? Yep
Media: Canada’s 100 Best – THE YAMS COCKTAIL RECIPE