Bartenders

Graziella Nieto

Type

Bartenders

WHERE ARE YOU FROM?

Philippines

WHERE DO YOU/HAVE YOU WORKED?

JW Marriott Marquis Dubai

FAVORITE BARS?

Okku and Zuma.

FAVOURITE DRINK?

Zacapa 23 Old Fashioned.

Bad ass barman/rock n roll moment?

Winning the Caterer Middle East Bartender of the year 2011, placing runner up on the Premix Flair Challenge and UAE Skyy Global Finals 2010, and most specially winning the UAE Bacardi Legacy Cocktail Competition twice!!

Ever done it on a bar?

Absolutely...not

What's next for you?

To open up a bar that would be ranked alongside the world's best bars.

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

Worst - do you have any Irish in you? Would you like some? Best - Nada

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

If I told you it wouldn't be a secret anymore now wouldn't it?

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

I'd make my Bacardi Legacy drink Catalizador: 45ml Bacardi Superior, 10ml Martini Bianco, 10ml lemon juice, 35ml camomile tea Syrup, 15ml Egg White and 2 dashes Angostura Bitters Dry. Shake, shake with ice and double strain into a chilled martini glass.

How do you like your Martini?

I prefer a Martinez.

What did you want to be as a kid?

A chef and a drift/drag racer.