Bartenders

Charles Montanaro

Type

Bartenders

WHERE ARE YOU FROM?

Paris.

WHERE DO YOU/HAVE YOU WORKED?

I work at Heads, Hearts & Tails but was at 5cc as a Group Bar Manager, previously: NOLA, Duck & Waffle, Sushisamba, The Maven (Leeds)

FAVORITE BARS?

Sovereign Loss, Satan’s Whiskers, Happiness Forgets.

FAVOURITE DRINK?

Martinez strong vermouth

Bad ass barman/rock n roll moment?

First true opening night: 2 bartenders, Dan Akroyd, 220 guests in a 100 capacity venue and a free bar. Start the night with a fully stocked bar, finish 13 hours later with a lonely bottle of grenadine. The pride of having handled that night with Davide Segate was incredible and exhilarating

What's next for you?

One thing at a time!

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

“I put the STD in stud and now all I need is you” Oh, how I miss uni days…  

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

Totally unrelated: If a statue of a person in the park on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle. If the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in battle. If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.

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

Wax on, wax off: 40ml ELLC Batch 1 gin 20ml Shoya Umeshu 15ml lemon juice 40ml Mead

How do you like your Martini?

With a touch of Chartreuse to spice it up and a twist

What did you want to be as a kid?

Retired.