Danielle Tatarin
Danielle Tatarin has a passion for all things cocktail. With 14 years experience as a Bartender she has turned her passion into a fulfilling career. At the age of 22 she started a company with her friends to cater to the bar aspect of parties and create extravagant garnishes for custom drinks. As the head of her first company, West Coast Garnish Girls, Danielle won the Canadian Youth Business Foundation's BC Best Business Award in 2006. After closing the company in 2007 she started Designer Cocktail Company in 2008 to move forward as a Cocktail Consultant. She works with liquor companies, private and corporate groups to create custom cocktails and menus, as well as hosting seminars and classes on cocktail creation and history. You can find some of Danielle's award winning recipes in print and online from publications such as: Vancouver Sun, Bar & Beverage Magazine, Food & Wine, Isante Magazine, Chilled Magazine, Herbal Gram and Taste to name a few; she also has recipes featured in The Green Bar by Paul Abercrombie. Currently Danielle is head of the Bar program at The Keefer Bar in Vancouver. She makes syrups, tinctures and bitters in house to incorporate into classic and contemporary mixed drinks offered on and off the menu. She constantly strives to be at the top of her field and is working to bring together the Bartending community in Canada through her latest endeavour as a founding member and President of the Canadian Professional Bartenders Association.
Awards:
2012 Vancouver Magazine Bartender of the Year
1st place
2011 Southern Comfort Society Competition, Vancouver, BC
Winner
2011 The Refinery's Cocktail Kitchen Japan vs Sake, Vancouver, BC
2nd place
2011 Appleton Jamaican Rum Competition, Vancouver, BC
1st place
2010 Giffard International Cocktail Competition, Angers, France
1st place
2010 Aha Toro Tequila Competition, Vancouver, BC
1st place
2009 Sortilege Cocktail Competition, Vancouver, BC
1st Place
2009 Cabo Wabo Tequila Competition, Vancouver, BC
2nd Place
2009 Giffard Iron Mixology Competition, Vancouver, BC
2nd place
2008 Cabo Wabo Tequila Competition, Vancouver, BC
www.designercocktail.com
www.thekeeferbar.com
www.canadianbartenders.com
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