Bartenders

Abdulai Kpekawa

Type

Bartenders

WHERE ARE YOU FROM?

Longsight, Manchester.

WHERE DO YOU/HAVE YOU WORKED?

Union Street Cafe. Previously at The Luggage Room, Roux at the Pembury. Now a Lucozade brand ambassador.

FAVORITE BARS?

Barrumba Niseko Japan, Ecc Chinatown, The Hemingway, London ( I know it's not a bar but I like it) and any bar Stokoe is on but only if he's in a good mood!

FAVOURITE DRINK?

Whiskey Sour with Makers Mark on the sweet side/ Johnnie Walker black and cream soda.

Bad ass barman/rock n roll moment?

I've had a few but my time at Sosho was epic.

Ever done it on a bar?

I have never done it on the bar and I have never done it with a waitress...

What's next for you?

I would love to work in my home town or Australia but for now I'm really happy at the Pembury.

Best/worst chat up lines you've heard at a bar?

Why don't you come back to my place, I've got a bottle of Taboo with your name on it. I'm still not sure if this is the best or the worst chat up line.

Tell us a secret or something we don't know?

I have a crush on Felicity Kendal.

If you were to make a barchick cocktail, what would you put in it?

It ain't chicken but its finger lickin good: Ketel One Vodka, bergamot syrup, lemon juice, egg white and layered with Fernet-Branca

How do you like your Martini?

Dry with a grapefruit twist.

What did you want to be as a kid?

I guess the same thing now really, a little bit taller.