Who | Tanguy Charbonnet
Where | Melbourne, Australia
Current Bar | Flaggerdoot Bar (Jackalope Hotel)
Past Bar(s) | Hotel Barrière Le Normandy (Deauville, France)
Favourite Spirit | Whisky / Calvados
Favourite Juice | Lime
Favourite Classic Cocktail | Chrysanthemum No 2
First Classic Cocktail you ever had | Red Lion
Favourite Part of the Job | Creating drinks, finding new recipes and techniques
Favourite After Work Drink | Beer
Favourite bar in the world | Sips (Barcelona)
Best known for | My creativity
Favourite “at work” memory | I once served the Prime Minister of England. It was David Cameron back then and we talked a lot about whisky.
What’s the most popular cocktail in your city? Espresso Martini
Favourite thing about your city | The multicultural community and all that it has from a food and beverage point of view.
Who is your favourite fictional bartender? Michael Sheen in the movie Passenger
What was the last photo that you took? It was a screen shot of the picture from the 60’s of Robert Doisneau, for the Vero Bartender competition
Where is one place that you have never been but would like to travel to? I would love to go New Orleans for the atmosphere and bars in general.
Any claims to fame? I won the Australian Bartender of the Year at the Sydney Bar Week.
Aperitivo or Digestivo? Both, Montenegro tonic for the aperitivo and a Calvados for the digestivo
Sparkling or Flat? Sparkling
Paper Plane or Penicillin? Penicillin, I love ginger
Sherry or Vermouth? Vermouth
Are you available for freelance gigs? Always
Find them: Instagram
Media: Australian Bartender
