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5 Questions for the Bartender: Bryce Sweeney of Woodblock

On the pleasures of drinking whiskey from an empty marrow bone.

06/02/2016 By Stefan Milne

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5 (More) Questions for the Bartender: Anu Elford of Rob Roy

On ice, travel, and one unexplained interlude with a dude in a carrot costume.

02/01/2016 By Greg Young

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5 Questions for the Bartender: Barrio's Casey Robison

On travel, Mexico, mezcal—and traveling to Mexico while drinking mezcal.

11/25/2015 By Greg Young

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5 Questions for the Bartender: Hideki Anpo of Goldfinch Tavern

On the charms of Japanese whiskey and...even blue curaçao.

10/02/2015 By Greg Young

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Five (More) Questions for the Bartender

"It’s like being a connoisseur of a screwdriver."

09/25/2015 By Greg Young

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5 (More) Questions for the Bartender: Jamie Boudreau

Welcome to our occasional revisiting of Five Questions for the Bartender interview subjects of yesteryear. Starting with the man who can't stop buying bottles of whiskey.

09/11/2015 By Allecia Vermillion

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Five Questions for the Bartender: Naka's Nik Virrey

"It’s hella fun to discuss with chef and Jason how best to accentuate flavors or pair with restraint."

08/21/2015 By Jeanny Rhee

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Five Questions for the Bartender: Babirusa's Ben Perri

"Besides pumpkin everything, which I don't think I'll have in my bar, a really simple three-ingredient bourbon drink is going to be very important this fall."

10/24/2014 By Jeremy Buben

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Five Questions for the Bartender: Suite 410's Tommy Stearns

The bar manager at Suite 410 on the underrated pleasures of Crème de Cacao, and why there is nothing wrong with drinking rum when it's cold outside

10/13/2014 By Darren Davis

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Five Questions for the Bartender: Grog's Chris Cheesman

How apropos: The assistant general manager and bar manager at the Ballard Annex Oyster House's back bar is nuts for Aquavit.

08/15/2014 By Claire Cole

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Five Questions for the Bartender: the Whale Wins's Jermaine Whitehead

"At home while cooking, I always drink vermouth so I can save room for the wine with the meal, then digestif, then Japanese whiskey..."

07/16/2014 By Caroline Ferguson

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Five Questions for the Bartender: RN74’s Michael Rupp

“Anything someone on reality TV can do, I can do better.”

06/20/2014 By Sara Hendrickson

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Five Questions for the Bartender: Sun Liquor’s Eli Hetrick

"Honestly, how often do you just want to draw Angostura penises on top of your sours? Come on."

06/09/2014 By Caroline Ferguson

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Five Questions for the Bartender: Miller's Guild's Bex Karnofski

"One guy slapped the other in the face then grabbed him and kissed...the whole thing was just very animated."

05/05/2014 By Jeremy G. Novak

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Five Questions for the Bartender: Witness's Richy Rivera

All his stories of questionable bar behavior seem to involve limes.

04/24/2014 By Jeremy Novak

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Five Questions for the Bartender: Mezcaleria Oaxaca's Danny Rowse

"The buzz-feel from mezcal is something I've never gotten from any other types of alcohol."

04/09/2014 By Jeremy Novak

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Five Questions for the Bartender: Columbia Tower Club's Colin Jensen

A Banana Republic manager turned bartender...both jobs support his penchant for vests.

04/01/2014 By Jeremy G. Novak

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Five Questions for the Bartender: The Sexton's Connor O'Brien

"You’re not a bartender if you can’t crank out vodka tonics for a thirsty crowd. Not a good one, anyway."

03/26/2014 By Jeremy Novak

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Five Questions for the Bartender: Old Sage’s Juanarias Lopez

It takes a village. Of bartenders.

03/17/2014 By Sara Hendrickson

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Five Questions for the Bartender: DeLuxe’s Alicia Utt

Long-term career goal: "Find my own version of dancing in gold shoes on my bar.”

03/10/2014 By Sara Hendrickson