Bartenders

Malcom Spence

Type

Bartenders

WHERE ARE YOU FROM?

Glasgow

WHERE DO YOU/HAVE YOU WORKED?

Now - Kelvingrove Cafe, Past - Blythswood Square, Rick's Edinburgh, Salty Dog, Bar Soba

FAVORITE BARS?

Old man boozers

FAVOURITE DRINK?

Rinquinquin peach vermouth & ginger ale, or Gentleman Jack on ice

Bad ass barman/rock n roll moment?

Talking down a guy who pulled a sawn off shotgun on me in a bar in paisley and have him leave apologising, considered a career as a police negotiator after that night but the perks weren't as good

Ever done it on a bar?

Not on a bar but have given a cellar tour before

What's next for you?

Another bar / restaraunt, got the bug now

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

Best - "I bet you kiss like a Disney Princess." Worst - too many to mention

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

I have a man crush on James Kemp from The Finnieston

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

Something light, dry, aromatic but with a kick. A small drop of absinthe mixed with gin, peach vermouth and grapefruit bitters, served straight up with a zest of ink grapefruit

How do you like your Martini?

Wet

What did you want to be as a kid?

A killer whale trainer at SeaWorld Orlando, Florida