Bartenders

Guillaume Le Dorner

Type

Bartenders

WHERE ARE YOU FROM?

Brittany, France

WHERE DO YOU/HAVE YOU WORKED?

I worked at 69 Colebrooke Row and at Pinchito tapas. Now I'm at Luciole.

FAVORITE BARS?

The ones with smiley people

FAVOURITE DRINK?

Gin Martini

Bad ass barman/rock n roll moment?

I have a very blurry memory of a night in Leeds where I ended up pouring drinks while standing on a pool table, that was pretty special.

Ever done it on a bar?

A gentleman never tells

What's next for you?

Creating bespoke 1920s-inspired Cutty Sark cocktails in the secret Speakeasy at Cutty Cargo – it's the first event in a global tour from Cutty Sark whisky to showcase London's homegrown talent and culture

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

A few years back, I was serving a couple at the bar, the gentleman left to go to the loo and the lady then turned to me and said : "I am on a first date but I am open to options you know". I don't know if that's a good or bad chat up line but it made me laugh a lot

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

I am the only Frenchman that can't eat cheese

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

I would make a Calvados 75, Camut calvados, lemon juice, sugar and champagne.

How do you like your Martini?

Cold

What did you want to be as a kid?

Rich