Bartenders

Jason Williams

Type

Bartenders

WHERE ARE YOU FROM?

Queensland, Australia but I live in Sydney now.

WHERE DO YOU/HAVE YOU WORKED?

The Keystone Group in Sydney, and now Proof & Co in Hong Kong.

FAVORITE BARS?

The Rook, The Winery, Black Pearl, The Baxter Inn.

FAVOURITE DRINK?

Beer, rum, gin, mezcal, Champagne, Hemingway Daiquiris, Bobby Burns and more!

Bad ass barman/rock n roll moment?

42Below Cocktail World Cup is always bad ass. Bartending is full of those moments though so it’s hard to pick one.

Ever done it on a bar?

Probably

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

Anytime some guy tells a girl they own the place when clearly they don’t is pretty lame. Awkward for everyone involved.

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

In honour of The Nimanator’s dance moves I present the Disco Biscuits; 42below Passionfruit, passionfruit, Tamborine Mountain Toffee Wattle Liqueur, apricot brandy and lemon. Served on ice in a wine glass and garnished with a disco ball.

What did you want to be as a kid?

Sam ‘Ace’ Rothstein from the movie Casino