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The Portland Hunt + Alpine Club bartender creates easy-drinking cocktails with an edge.
Bartender in Residence

Hayley Wilson Puts a “Punk-Meets-Tropical” Spin on Classics

The Portland Hunt + Alpine Club bartender creates easy-drinking cocktails with an edge.

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  • story: Chloe Frechette
  • photo: Courtney Elizabeth
Parker Luthman
Bartender in Residence

Parker Luthman Is Crafting Future Classics

The Eddy bartender creates cocktails that are universally familiar yet highly personal.

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  • story: Chloe Frechette
  • photo: Maaike Bernstrom
Leanne Favre
Bartender in Residence

The Architectural Cocktails of Leanne Favre

The Leyenda bartender brings fresh structure to the concept of “layered” drinks.

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  • story: Chloe Frechette
  • photo: Shannon Sturgis
Sam Kiley
Cocktails

Sam Kiley Has a New Take on Escapism

The Cane & Table bartender weaves a sense of the far flung into familiar cocktails.

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  • story: Chloe Frechette
  • photo: Emily Ferretti
Bartender Orestes Cruz
Bartender in Residence

For Orestes Cruz, Every Ingredient Is Sacred

Calling on unexpected ingredients—creamy-agave syrup and smoked rhubarb—the Empire State South bartender has built a roster of fresh, uncomplicated cocktails.

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  • story: Chloe Frechette
  • photo: Angie Webb
alec bales bartender ticonderoga club
Bartender in Residence

Alec Bales’ Cocktails Are Classics Waiting to Happen

The lead barkeep at Atlanta's Ticonderoga Club has a distinctive style that is equal parts timeless and unexpected.

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  • story: Chloe Frechette
  • photos: Angie Webb
bartender christian suzuki
Bartender in Residence

Christian Suzuki’s Cocktails Are a Love Letter to Japan

The San Francisco bartender channels sense memory to build modern drinks that evoke his family's home country.

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  • story: Chloe Frechette
  • photo: Aubrie Pick
Mary Palac Paper Plane
Bartender in Residence

Mary Palac Has Mastered the Comfort Cocktail

The Paper Plane bartender favors low-tech approachability over experimental technique.

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  • story: Chloe Frechette
  • photo: Dan Phan
vince bright bartender
Bartender in Residence

Vince Bright Has His Own Brand of Hybrid Cocktail

The Lost Lake bartender has developed a singular style that is equal parts classic and tropical.

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  • story: Chloe Frechette
  • photo: Jaclyn Rivas
bartender richard beltzer chicago
Bartender in Residence

Richard Beltzer Has a Vision

The Alaska native takes an unconventional approach at one of Chicago’s most forward-thinking bars. Get to know him in four drinks.

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  • story: Chloe Frechette
  • photo: Rebecca Peplinski
bartender shannon tebay death & co
Cocktails

Shannon Tebay Has Her Own Brand of Minimalism

The Death & Co. head bartender draws on her background in pastry to build drinks that are equal parts precise and imaginative.

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  • story: Chloe Frechette
  • photos: Eric Medsker
Natasha Bermudez Llama San NYC
Bartender in Residence

Natasha Bermudez Doesn’t Do Tropes

With no blueprint from which to draw inspiration, Llama San's head bartender has forged a truly original menu.

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  • story: Chloe Frechette
  • photos: Shannon Sturgis
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