Bartender of the Year

Ryan Chetiyawardana (Mr. Lyan) won International Bartender of the Year at the Spirited Awards at Tales of the Cocktail 2015.  We talk to Mr. Lyan about his innovative and unusual approach to cocktails.   We had the opportunity to interview Mr. Lyan at Dead Rabbit, (winner of World’s Best Bar 2015), at an event called the London Sessions.

Listen with the audio player on this page or

·      On the Bartender Journey web site

·      Subscribe on iTunes

·      Listen on Stitcher Radio

·      Subscribe on Android

We We also chat with Rebekkah Dooley, organizer of the London Sessions.

Whisky Live NYC is coming up on February 24, 2016.  We have two tickets to give away to one lucky winner.  Just go to bartenderjourney.net and on the Contact page enter your information and a short note saying that you’d like to enter the Whisky Fest contest.  Winner chosen at random on Thursday 2/18/16 at 6pm eastern.

We talk with Dave Sweet, President and owner of the Whisky Live events in North America.