Bartenders

Daniel Bovey

Type

Bartenders

WHERE ARE YOU FROM?

Torquay.

WHERE DO YOU/HAVE YOU WORKED?

Sahara Bar in Reading.

FAVORITE BARS?

The kind of bars where you get great service fom a bartender with a personality.

FAVOURITE DRINK?

At the moment it's a negroni or a scotch.

Bad ass barman/rock n roll moment?

Best bad ass moment is rugby tackling someone who was running away from the police. Best barman moment was making it into the Bacardi Legacy final for the second year running.

Ever done it on a bar?

Not ON a bar....

What's next for you?

Working hard to build the reputation of Sahara and bettering myself in everything I do.

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

Bartender: My name is Maxamillion
Customer: Oh My God even your name is beautiful!

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

I have a soft spot for Baileys.

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

I love the classics so it would be an "El Momento Perfecto" -
25ml Lillet
20ml Byrrh
10ml Campari
4 dashes of orange bitters
1 spoon of marmalade
Stir all down over ice then strain into an old fashioned over fresh ice.  Garnish with a lemon twist.  If you get stuck check out www.elmomentoperfecto.co.uk

How do you like your Martini?

Good gin, wet and with a lemon twist.

What did you want to be as a kid?

A rockstar!