June

5 bartenders, 3 cities, 1 bar, mics on the whole time.

Ben Yabrow of Sip & Guzzle, New York.
Johnathan Jones and Zachary Churbock of Bandista, Houston.
Odd Strandbakken and Alyssa Heidt of Charles H, Seoul.

All behind our bar during 50 Best week for Sour Sessions. This is what it actually sounds like back there.

Sip&Guzzle Ben Yabrow Bandista Houston Johnathan Jones Zachary Churbock Charles H. 찰스 H. Odd Strandbakken Alyssa Heidt

📍 LaLa. We mic’d up two bartenders from one of the world’s best bars.
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Enrico Manfredo Mazzanti and Paul Aguilar Voza of Himkok, Oslo. Two bartenders from #14 on the World’s 50 Best Bars list, downstairs at LaLa during 50 Best week. This is what it sounded like behind the bar.
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The mic’d up format was a vibe, so we’re running it back.
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Vol. 6 with Ron Oliver, the guy who ran Mamie Taylor’s for seven years and spent three years at The Diamond shaping Vancouver’s cocktail scene. Two Mondays ago, he was back behind the bar and we caught it all. Special thanks to Authentic Wine & Spirits for making this possible.
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Tonight: Vol. 7 with Tadia Rosen, 10 pm to 1 am. Head bartender at Pizza Coming Soon and Niwa, co-founder of Bar Sodalite and Fruit Forward. Three drinks, mandatory martini, vinyl all night.
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See you tonight.
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📍 June
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Amber tried to prank H. Watch to see if it worked 💀
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Two Mondays ago, H was behind the bar in Vancouver for the first time in ten years. Former Bartender of the Year. Founded Sunday School, the free bartending education program that shaped how an entire city learned the craft.

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Tonight: Vol. 5 with the legend himself, James Grass of Chef’s Favourite, 10 pm to 12 am. Pull up.

$8 cocktails. 25% off food. Vinyl all night.
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📍 June
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📍 June
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Vol. 3. Erick and Tara from Chupito brought the agave, packed the room, delivered. Much love and gratitude.
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Tonight, Vol. 4. H takes the bar, 11pm to 1am. If you know, you know.
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📍 June

Vol. 2 with Kaitlyn Stewart. Four cocktails that showed 20 years of range. She’s got game.

Raspberry Kush Highball, Clay Pot Punch, Pinky Promise Tin-Tini, Tongue Tied. Each one doing something different. The room understood the assignment.

TONIGHT we’re doing it again. Vol. 3 with Erick Vazquez and Tara Davies from Chupito. 10pm to 1am.

Agave focussed, as we host the reigning Bartender of the Year.

Same format, different energy ✨

25% off all food, $8 happy hour cocktails, $5 draft beer, $7 mini tinis. DJ playing all night.

See you tonight.

Monday nights aren’t supposed to look like this.

More from Vol. 1 with Robyn Gray. He created three cocktails for the night, full menu running, late night happy hour deals, DJ playing. Room had that energy, people staying past last call.

Vol. 2 tomorrow. Kaitlyn Stewart takes the upstairs June bar, 10pm to 1am. 25% off late night food, $8 happy hour cocktails, $5 draft beer, $7 mini tinis, same energy.