Where are you from?
Where do you/have you worked?
Opium Cocktail and Dim Sum Parlour
Favorite Bars?
Cafe Pacifico, Callooh Callay, El Camion, The 12 Bar – London
La Perla, Hotel Raphael – Paris
Tacheles(RIP) – Berlin
Bourbon and Branch, Tommy’s, Madrone – San Francisco
Harvard and Stone, Seven Grand, Hotel Cafe – Los Angeles
Moskito, El Rey – Guadalajara
La Capilla – Tequila
How do you like your Martini?
I’d rather have a tequila sazerac
Favourite Drink?
Siete Leguas D’Antaño w/ a side of Negra Modelo
Bad ass barman/Rock n Roll moment?
I’d like to keep my job, so I’m not quite at liberty to say :p
Ever done it on a bar?
Not yet
What's next for you?
I’d like to open my own place that features a great tapas menu, low key live music, and classic drinks with an unpretentious nature. Oh, and a great selection of premium tequilas of course :D
Best/worst chat up lines you've heard at a bar?
“Hey, you come here often?” – WORST
“I just made you come with one finger, imagine what I can do with the rest of me” – (says the woman after motioning for service) BEST
What did you want to be as a kid?
A farmer, a pilot and a race car driver. In that order.
Tell us a secret or something we don't know?
I worked in a women’s shoe store for 3 years. Now, whenever I see women with shoes that don’t fit them properly, it drives me nuts. Big turn off..
If you were to make a barchick cocktail, what would you put in it?
I’d call it the “Chick Filet Sour”
50 ml Ochco Extra Anejo
30 ml lemon juice
20 ml agave
15 ml egg white
10 ml Ocho Curado
Muddle ingredients with a healthy pinch of mary jane
Dry shake, shake over ice, double strain and serve on the rocks with a float of Del Maguey Pechuga :D
