Bartenders

Fabiano Latham

Type

Bartenders

WHERE ARE YOU FROM?

Posh Peckham and my father is from Brazil.

WHERE DO YOU/HAVE YOU WORKED?

Chotto Matte - Nikkei Peruvian cuisine & cocktails

FAVORITE BARS?

Manero's on Kingsland Road for a party, Original Sin in Stoke Newington for a Penicillin & a game of pool and High Water for a schmooze-fest. Andina in Shoreditch for Saturday morning hangover cures.

FAVOURITE DRINK?

Pisco Sour before, during & after a meal... Or a Penicillin swapping the blended scotch for blanco tequila & the peated scotch for mezcal.

Bad ass barman/rock n roll moment?

It was midnight and the party was in full swing when someone ripped out the speaker cables instantly silencing the DJ. I jumped over the bar (slight exaggeration..) and grabbed a guitar which had been plugged in from an early evening performance and starting playing some funk grooves to which everyone applauded and started dancing all over the place. However, to be honest the guests were quite relieved when the DJ started again!!

Ever done it on a bar?

Unfortunately I have an inability to lie so .... No

What's next for you?

Pisco ambassador for UK! In the meantime, I'm very lucky to be part of an operation that is expanding so soon and in such interesting ways.

Best/worst chat up lines you've heard at a bar?

Worst - 'wouldn't it be great to own a place like this? Oh wait... I do!'. Best - (see worst)

Tell us a secret or something we don't know?

I have the same birthday as Victor Morris - the creator of the Pisco Sour

If you were to make a barchick cocktail, what would you put in it?

I'm going to be a little crazy now and assume that being of the female persuasion you may like chocolate... Which goes perfectly with Hakushu 12 year whisky, vintage sake, Belsazar dry vermouth, & maraschino liqueur in an Ardbeg & St Germain rinsed coupette. I'd serve with a little chocolate pot with yamazaki infused prunes & honeycomb and call it 'BarChoc' ...

How do you like your Martini?

Nowhere near an olive...

What did you want to be as a kid?

I'll answer this with the same answer I gave my primary school teacher when I was 7 - superman duh?