Meet | Ross Little, Poquito
Ross Little is ardent about two things, high-end whiskey and cocktails. Befitting the role as bar manager at Poquito, which prides on a dynamic…
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Meet | Oscar Ipac Jr, Lola Rouge
“What attracted me to bartending the most is the science of mixing and seeing the smiles on people’s faces when they enjoy my cocktails,”…
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Meet the Bartender: Jonathan Beresford, Crumpet
Jonathan Beresford began bartending at 19, in a small bar in Khandallah, Wellington. “At the time, it was just a job to earn some…
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Meet the Bartender: Meredith Earle, Austin Club
Meredith Earle likes pineapples, limes, gin and rum. As the second in command at Austin Club Christchurch, she has over ten years of bartending…
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Meet the Bartender: Abbey Curd, Pink Lady Rooftop
Abbey Curd is one very busy woman. Not only is she a full-time bar manager at the Pink Lady Rooftop, but she is also…
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GIWC Top 20| La Vieille Ferme Ventoux Rouge 2020
From the Rhone Valley, France is GIWC top 20 winner, La Vieille Ferme Ventoux Rouge 2020. The Perrin Family have been producing wine in…
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Shaye Honeycombe – Ponsonby Road Lounge Bar
Fascinated by cocktail makers as artists showing their creativity, Shaye Honeycombe had an interest in bartending since he started experiencing nightlife in bars at…
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ON THE HOUSE // THE GIN ROOM
An international team of bartenders, the Gin Room’s Max Wensauer, Joe Busch, Thomas Lechermann, Sherry Cai and Creigh Bartel all found a passion for…
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JOSHUA IRVING – MORRELL & CO
Winner of the 2018 Heineken Star Serve competition, Joshua Irving from Christchurch’s Morrell & Co bar discovered an interest in bartending after his first…
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PRATEEK ARORA, CASSIA
Prateek Arora has been in the hospitality industry for over six years, at iconic establishments such as Urban Turban and The Sugar Club. However,…
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SONYA CHAN – WHITE AND WONG’S, SARDINE BAR
For over 12 years, Sonya Chan has been a stalwart of the Auckland hospitality scene. She’s worked at VBG, Pontoon, Monsoon Poon and spent…
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MATT WOODYEAR-SMITH, HUAMI
Matt Woodyear-Smith got into bartending for a simple reason – the look. “I kept seeing fancy cocktails and all the ingredients,” he told Restaurant…
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