Where are you from?
Albania
Where do you/have you worked?
Favorite Bars?
The experience of having a drink mainly depends on which atmosphere I feel like being in based on my mood, The Connaught Bar if I feel like having a Sazerac, Coburg Bar for a Hemingway Daiquiri and The Audley Pub for a good old Guinness.
How do you like your Martini?
I very rarely drink martinis, except on special occasions in which I would drink my martini with gin straight out of the freezer with a spray of vermouth and a twist.
Favourite Drink?
Sazerac & Hemingway Daiquiri
Bad ass barman/Rock n Roll moment?
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Ever done it on a bar?
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What's next for you?
I am very happy at Claridges, there is a very strong bond between the
staff at Claridges, and I am always motivated to strive for perfection.
Maybe in the future it would be great to manage a group of bars and
move to a country with a hotter climate which I know my family would
love…
Best/worst chat up lines you've heard at a bar?
I’ve never heard any good chat up lines but the worst was “Did it hurt? When you fell out of heaven”.
What did you want to be as a kid?
Fireman….. I still do
Tell us a secret or something we don't know?
I only share secrets with my wife (and when I had a few drinks)
If you were to make a barchick cocktail, what would you put in it?
I created a cocktail the day that you visited the bar, haven’t got a name yet, any suggestions?
15ml No 3 Gin
10ml Kammerling’s
10ml Mandarine Napoleon XO
1 White Sugar
Top up with Champagne
Method: Place the sugar cube on the bottom of the champagne flute, stir ingredient and stain in the glass, top up with champagne and garnish with lemon twist.
