Seattle Bartenders Talk Holiday Drinks

Seattle bartenders offer sage wisdom on the toughest question of the season: "What'll it be?"

Top row, left to right: James MacWilliams, Adam Fortuna, Ariana Vitale (photo by Taryn Penner-Elledge); Bottom row, L to R: Joshua Fejeran, Austin Dean (photo by Jackie Donnelly), Jesse Cyr

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Star Seattle Bartender: Amanda Reed

Seven questions for Seattle shaker Amanda Reed

I’m going out on a tipsy limb, but I think we have the best bartenders in the world. Seattle has an abundance of bartending superheroes who are convivial, courteous (mostly!) and, most important, creators of delicious cocktails. We asked a few of our favorites about what drinks they’re serving up, where they go to unwind…

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Star Seattle Bartender: Bridget Maloney, The Sexton

Seven questions for Seattle shaker Bridget Maloney

I’m going out on a tipsy limb, but I think we have the best bartenders in the world. Seattle has an abundance of bartending superheroes who are convivial, courteous (mostly!) and, most important, creators of delicious cocktails. We asked a few of our favorites about what drinks they’re serving up, where they go to unwind…

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Star Seattle Bartender: Bryn Lumsden, Damn the Weather

Seven questions for the owner and bar manager

Bryn LumsdenOwner and Bar Manager, Damn the Weather A star in the Seattle bar firmament for a fair amount of time (and named one of Seattle’s happiest happy hour bartenders by this very magazine), Bryn Lumsden is known for incredible drinks and an incredibly good nature. He opened his own bar in Pioneer Square not…

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Star Seattle Bartender: Jay Kuehner of Damn the Weather, The Cloud Room

Seven questions for Seattle shaker Jay Kuehner

I’m going out a tipsy limb – I think we have the best bartenders in the world. Creative, convivial, courteous (mostly!), and delivering delicious cocktails, Seattle has an abundance of bartending superheroes. But where does their cocktail creativity and genius come from when they’re putting together the drinks we love? We managed to grab a…

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