Who’s up to what
Who’s up to what

Who’s up to what

As COVID-19 brings isolation to many around the world, see what these bartenders are doing at home during lockdown...
A Seinfeld-inspired cocktail image

A Seinfeld-inspired cocktail

I created a cocktail a while ago for a party I was hosting, and during this lockdown I have used my time away from my bar to upgrade my skills by learning
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Fundraising with cocktails & music

Chiara Mascellaro, named Italy's national Patrón Perfectionist winner in 2019, and her partner Claudio Terzo, lead singer of band Tre Terzi, have created
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Digital Illustration

Diego Ferrari is the Rum Barista for Matusalem, and has spent lockdown developing his skills in digital illustration.
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Do the things you love

Hello everyone, my name is Simone! Just wanted to share my thinking on how to spend positively all of this time that now we find on our hands. We all had
À la recherche du temps perdu image

À la recherche du temps perdu

It is clear that one of the sectors that has been worst affected by this lockdown is hospitality. In the current state in which all our venues have been
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Aquavitae Dealer

Leighton Rathbone is the bar manager at the Gorgeous George Hotel in Cape Town, South Africa, making use of his skills in graphic design during lockdown.
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Quarantine drinks challenge

Bartender Quentin Meunier is mixing up drinks during lockdown and continues to take part in his own personal challenge named Quarantine drinks challenge.
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Best cup of coffee at home

Martin Hudak is a multi-competition and award-winning bartender but his first love is coffee. As he says, There are many professional bartenders out there
Aidan Cloet - cocktail photographer image

Aidan Cloet - cocktail photographer

I'm a relatively new bartender - I started around two years ago, moving out from kitchen prep and being trained by two incredibly experienced bartenders
Panayiotis Savva – gourd ageing image

Panayiotis Savva – gourd ageing

Panayiotis Savva of the Barrel House Bar in Larnaca, Cyprus used his time at home to write this piece about gourds.
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Colleen Nealon - fundraising

When bars and restaurants in New Jersey, USA were forced to shut down, I created a virtual tip bucket. I first started it on a local level, but the response
Blair Frodelius - music therapist image

Blair Frodelius - music therapist

Blair Frodelius has been studying the history of cocktails, crafting them and enjoying them for the past 15 years. A graduate of BarSmarts Live, USBG Spirits
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