Like a fresh breeze from the mountains was Chris`s visit, to guide our Masterclass of Bartending 2023. Intense training day when you have to concentrate on your English and professional terminology, and at the same time try to suck all the information available. Also, slightly different professional philosophy and angle on bartending made people a little bit confused – just brilliant, bartending at its best. Challenging and beneficial on a right way and always rewarding when you have a chance to meet a true professional – expert – from a different culture and notice, that we have the same goal. Daily shifts just are too long for bad bartending. Thank You Juho and Interbrands for bringing Chris Hayes, The European Brand Ambassador of Teeling Whiskey Distillery, to Rovaniemi and Arctic Circle. Highly appreciated.
Know your history – now we know and also how you drink your whiskey in Ireland…
Short, medium or looooong finish? Could Irish whiskey be so much more than just..? Wetted barrels. What really happens when you ad a drop of water – balloons &..? Single grain – what it means? Pot still – what it means? Oxygen – what happens when the level of surface goes down and down and down, year after year…
Modern innovation, modern tradition – what do you mean?
How can you, as a bartender, create something unique?
Maintain the back bar my Friends, maintain your work station…
Guest shift and Loft Cocktail Lounge at the heart of the Arctic Circle, just across Santa – jep, we met him. And was Chris nervous? Yes, he was, indeed 😉
Anniina, Loft Cocktail Lounge – Masterclass 2021
This is the thing, this is how it should be – bartending community, old timers and future stars together…
And some feedback from the students. “New ideas how to use whiskey in cocktails, especially Irish Whiskey. Really great to watch him working – when you know your craft, you just know. That passion he had was great. New international angle to bartending, Thanks. Relaxed down to earth professional, love it. Really interesting training day, Thank You for visiting us. Irish Whiskey has always been a little question mark and just one or two big brands, not anymore. In short, brilliant day. It was great to speak English whole day. Irish Whiskey is so much more than just Irish Coffee…
I think feedback above tells it all. Thank You so much my Friend, hope to see you soon in Dublin. Thank You Teeling. Sláinte !
Kuvat © Ari Manninen