spirited bartender with 7+ years in both upscale cocktail bars and neighborhood bars and clubs expansive knowledge of rare and vintage spirits; notably Japanese whiskey and saké
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Bartender
Night on Earth
Los Angeles, CA
11.2024 - Current
Served high customer volumes during special events, nights, and weekends.
Performed opening and closing duties, printing sales reports, setting up for incoming shift, preparing cash drawers, and taking inventory.
Bar Lead
Maybourne Hotel
Beverly Hills
01.2024 - 12.2024
Enforcing proper standards of service and quality for the cocktail bar
Supervising and leading bar team; streamlining service and assigning tasks and side work
Inventory and organization of liquor stock
Cocktail menu development
Weekly ingredient/prep ordering; supervision and quality control over prep team
Head Bartender
Kumiko
Chicago
07.2019 - 08.2023
Working daily and directly under the beverage director, managing the flow of service and peripheral needs of the bar and dining spaces
Weekly ingredient/prep ordering; supervision and quality control over prep team
Monthly spirits inventory of 150+ bottle catalog
Collaboration on menu cocktails, flights, pairings, etc
Curating exceptional guest experiences, and maintaining an extensive guestbook with notes, preferences, dietary restrictions, other relevant details
Helped achieve various awards including #25 ranking on the World's 50 Best Bars list (2022) and #4 in North America's 50 Best Bars
Planning and execution of various private events on and off premise