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Because really, what is there not to love? Perhaps you are looking for a cocktail recipe to try to make at home on your own. Or perhaps you are planning a trip to some far off city and you are wondering what bars to visit while there.

But why we really want you here is to discover a new bartender or two. Whether they be in your own city or in one you are traveling to. Why? Because bartenders are great ambassadors to their city.

They are privy to all kinds of information that you will not see in any silly travel guide. These people know things.

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Cocktail: The Untitled Nobleman | Bartender: Soren Schepkowski

Born from two monsters in the cocktail world, the Toronto, and the Godfather; this lesser-known creation is the child — with a whole lot of Italian genes. The Untitled Nobleman is full bodied, nutty, herbal, and bitter with a long handsome finish.

The name comes from a status in the hierarchical “Italian Titles of Nobility.” The Untitled Nobleman, or Nobile, is a status given to one that is born from a family of Titled Nobles (in this case, two highly regarded and noble cocktails).

1.5oz 100% Rye
0.75oz Good Amaretto
0.5oz Fernet Branca
2 dashes Orange Angostura Bitters

Stir ingredients over ice and strain into Old Fashioned/Rocks glass over a large ice cube. Garnish with orange peel and a Amarena cherry.

Soren Schepkowski

Hey everyone, welcome to my bio! I’m a bartender who fell in love with hospitality and dropped out of college! I was an aspiring athletic therapist and exercise physiologist with the sight of attaining my medical license. It was always going to come down to picking one or the other and I chose passion.

I have worked in a ton of different styles of restaurants and have found that my skills and abilities work best in a world with a combination of cocktails and wine. I’m currently the assistant bar manager and social media coordinator for Wind Cries Mary in Victoria BC, and am constantly trying to improve and advocate for the community here. We are a restaurant of career-hospitality workers with a super dynamic and seasonally appropriate menu focussing on featuring our local ecosystems.

Aryn Pepper

Who | Aryn Pepper
Where | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Current Bar | Bar Laurel
Past Bar(s) | OZ, Two Six Ate, Bar Robo, Guestroom
Favourite Spirit | Tequila
Favourite Juice | Grapefruit
Favourite Classic Cocktail | Last Word (I do mine with añejo)
Favourite Part of the Job | Nerding tf out with guests
Favourite After Work Drink | Glass of rosé or pet nat
Favourite at Home Drink | Vermouth on ice with an olive and orange twist
Favourite bar in the world | Mal Necessaire (Montreal)
Best known for | Being a wine geek with excessive vermouth knowledge (anything with vermouth).
Favourite “at work” memory | Any memory where all the buds make it after work and flood my bar.

What do you collect? Wine keys
Favourite thing about your city? People tend to underestimate it.
What was the last photo that you took? Of one of the most crushable wines I’ve ever had.
Where is one place that you have never been but would like to travel to? New Zealand/Australia
Any claims to fame? I actually like sherry.

Prosecco or Cava? Cava. If we’re going in dry, it’s going to be really dry.
Angostura or Peychaud’s? Peychaud’s because I adore the anise notes.
Singapore or San Francisco? Singapore. Scary and beautiful!
Grapefruit or Pineapple? Grapefruit

Are you available for freelance gigs? if it’s fun enough, always.
Find them: Instagram

Jan Rishoi

What do you collect? Rums ( over 100)
Favourite thing about your city? Great craft cocktail scene
What was the last photo that you took? Paniolo Old-Fashioned
Where is one place that you have never been but would like to travel to? Singapore
Any claims to fame? Served Miles Davis

Prosecco or Cava? Prosecco
Angostura or Peychaud’s? Why choose ?
Singapore or San Francisco? Well, COVID killed my Singapore trip, but San Fran is awesome
Grapefruit or Pineapple? Pineapple

Are you available for freelance gigs? Yes
Find them: Instagram

Cocktail: Kilted Chai | Bartender: Jacob Sunny

Created for Laphroaig, “Shop, Stroll and Sip” campaign to promote local businesses in Old Town Alexandria.

2 oz. Laphroaig Select
1 oz. Indian Masala Chai*
1/2 oz. Heavy cream
1/4 oz. Maple Syrup

Light a cinnamon stick on fire and carefully place a tea cup overtop. Set aside. Add all ingredients to shaker. Shake and double strain into tea cup. Garnish it with a Star Anise and cinnamon powder

*Indian Masala Chai
5 peppercorns
7 cardamom
10 fennel
1 cinnamon stick
4 cloves
2 anise
1 tsp Ginger powder
2 bags of Black Tea
4 oz. Milk
4 oz. Water
(You can play around with the proportions of the spices for your liking)
Grind with ingredients except for milk and water using a mortar.
Mix everything in a pot and bring it boil.
Remove from heat and let it rest.
Once it cooled, transfer it to a container and keep refrigerated over night.
Strain it using a cheese cloth, add 1/2 oz. Of scotch as a stabilizer if you are keeping it for more 2-3 days.

Jacob Sunny

Former Mechanical Engineer turned Mixologist trying to change the world by one drink at a time

Marco Perego

Who | Marco Perego
Where | Dubai, UAE, Asia
Current Bar | Taiko Dubai
Past Bar(s) | Boo Radley’s (Christchurch, New Zealand), Bearfoot Bistro (Whistler, Canada), Giulia in Galleria (Parma, Italy), Cleaver (Calgary, Canada), Llama Bar (Perth, Australia), Harbourside (Auckland, New Zealand)
Favourite Spirit | Tequila, Bourbon
Favourite Juice | Yuzu, Pineapple, Mandarin, Grapefruit
Favourite Classic Cocktail | Paper Plane, Martinez, Mai Tai
Favourite Part of the Job | Developing a brand new cocktail list and naming the drinks on it.
Favourite After Work Drink | Lager, gin and tonic
Favourite at Home Drink | Water!
Favourite bar in the world | Rita Tiki Room (Milan, Italy), Jerry Thomas (Rome, Italy), Boo Radley’s (Christchurch, New Zealand), Proof (Calgary, Canada), Eau De Vie (Melbourne, Australia)
Best known for | Creativity and clumsiness
Favourite “at work” memory | “Working” for the opening of a new bar in a guesthouse in Thailand. We, six guests who were staying in the guesthouse, helped out with menus, decorations, stock and everything else. I found myself mixing drinks behind the bar on the first day and it was awesome!

What do you collect? Basketball jerseys, cocktail recipes, passport stamps
Favourite thing about your city? Endless possibilities and a lot of visibility if you play your cards right
What was the last photo that you took? A bar selfie on this last New Year’s night
Where is one place that you have never been but would like to travel to? Philippines, Alaska, Japan, Fiji, California, Eastern coast of Canada, Patagonia, Namibia
Any claims to fame? I survived several encounters with a very angry mother-in-law

Prosecco or Cava? None
Angostura or Peychaud’s? Peychaud’s
Singapore or San Francisco? I like Singapore but it’s too strict for too many things, not my place. Never been to Frisco but I’d love to. I’ll go for San Francisco because why not.
Grapefruit or Pineapple? It’s like choosing between mom and dad… Let’s say pineapple

Are you available for freelance gigs? Yup
Find them: Instagram | Facebook

Jared Little

What do you collect? Vintage liquor art posters
Favourite thing about your city? Close proximity to the lake, beach, & mountains
What was the last photo that you took? Mobile bar set up at an event
Where is one place that you have never been but would like to travel to? Greece
Any claims to fame? Colorblind but always matching

Prosecco or Cava? Cava
Angostura or Peychaud’s? Angostura
Singapore or San Francisco? Singapore
Grapefruit or Pineapple? Grapefruit

Are you available for freelance gigs? Yes
Find them: Website | Instagram

Faith Moraa

What do you collect? Cocktails
Favourite thing about your city? It has the best bars and clubs
What was the last photo that you took? A selfie
Where is one place that you have never been but would like to travel to? Cuba
Any claims to fame? Being an alumni of Bacardi Varsity and Nairobi Bar School

Prosecco or Cava? Prosecco
Angostura or Peychaud’s? Angostura
Singapore or San Francisco? Singapore
Grapefruit or Pineapple? Pineapple

Are you available for freelance gigs? Yes
Find them: Instagram

Garrett Gunderson

What do you collect? Comics, shoes, tattoos. Really anything that catches my eye.
Favourite thing about your city? The people are great!
What was the last photo that you took? A picture of my pants
Where is one place that you have never been but would like to travel to? Japan
Any claims to fame? I’ll remember your drink order.

Prosecco or Cava? Cava
Angostura or Peychaud’s? ANGO
Singapore or San Francisco? San Fran
Grapefruit or Pineapple? Pineapple

Are you available for freelance gigs? Yes
Find them: Instagram

Chris Vola

Who | Chris Vola
Where | New York, NY, USA
Current Bar | Little Branch
Past Bar(s) | Middle Branch, Silver Lining
Favourite Spirit | Whiskey
Favourite Juice | Pineapple
Favourite Classic Cocktail | Dark & Stormy
Favourite Part of the Job | Working alongside so many amazingly creative and fun people
Favourite After Work Drink | Fernet – neat
Favourite at Home Drink | Anything whiskey or rum-based
Favourite bar in the world | Little Branch
Best known for | Pour One Out: Cocktail Odes to TV’s Dearly Departed
Favourite “at work” memory | Surviving my first bar shift without injuring myself or any guests

What do you collect? Books
Favourite thing about your city? The ability to purchase a bacon egg & cheese sandwich at 4am
What was the last photo that you took? A cocktail I created at my apartment
Where is one place that you have never been but would like to travel to? New Zealand
Any claims to fame? Author of Pour One Out: Cocktail Odes to TV’s Most Dearly Departed (Morrow Gift/HarperCollins, 2019) and the forthcoming It’s a Holiday Somewhere (Countryman Press, 2022)

Prosecco or Cava? Prosecco
Angostura or Peychaud’s? Angostura
Singapore or San Francisco? San Francisco
Grapefruit or Pineapple? Pineapple

Are you available for freelance gigs? Yes
Find them: Instagram | Website
Media: POPMATTERS – Ivy Mix’s ‘Spirits of Latin America’ Evokes the Ancestors

Tarquin Melnyk

What do you collect? All spirits, especially Amaro.
Favourite thing about your city? Connection to the mountains, ocean and biodiversity.
What was the last photo that you took? Gift pack of products for Holiday sales.
Where is one place that you have never been but would like to travel to? Japan
Any claims to fame? Involved with Ms. Better’s – creators of the Miraculous Foamer.

Prosecco or Cava? Pilsner.
Angostura or Peychaud’s? Everything in its right place.
Singapore or San Francisco? SF.
Grapefruit or Pineapple? Pineapple.

Are you available for freelance gigs? Yes.
Find them: Instagram
Media: VANCOUVER COURIER – The Alchemist: It’s better with bitters

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