They say that the experience is a degree, so in the case of Aránzazu Catalina Rodriguez we can say, without fear of being mistaken, that it has 20 degrees behind her.
It is an honor to have someone so experienced in #Mixioners. We leave you the recipe and we inform you that in case you want to visit her, you can go to Arts Club (Madrid).
Enjoy your “Silky Purity”!
Recipe:
- 5cl from Rives 1880 Gin.
- Bitter of flowers.
- Cherry flavored tonic.
- Orange skin.
Why did you choose to be a cocktail barman ?
I started as a waiter’s assistant at TGI FRIDAY’S Bernabeu Corner, it was my first job. Back then, along with Hard Rock, they were the two flagship local American cocktails. That’s where I got to know this world and I worked hard to get promoted to bartender.
How was your beginning in this world? Do you remember your first cocktail ?
I was completely duped with bar work and did not stop until I got there too. It was a long time before I made my first cocktail because it was not a place where we had a lot of freedom to be creative. At first we only made slight changes of a component over the recipes we already had.
An advice to prepare the best #SpanishGinTonic, where do you think the key is?
I think the gintonic always has to be to the taste of the customer.
What’s the ingredient that should always be in a cocktail bar?
Ice and imagination.
Have you got any favourite tool? We mean an instrument that you always carry with you…
Yes, I have a golden jigger that is my favorite because I had a hard time getting it and besides, I think it’s almost perfect. But I only use it on special occasions.
Any advice to a new barman?
My advice to a new bartender is to never forget that you have to be modest and that everything need to be learned.
