by Raleigh Magazine | Dec 13, 2023 | December 2023/January 2024, Eat
Meet Clovis LaCour, the ’tender shaking things up behind the fan-fave Person Street cocktail haven.
Hailing from Fuquay-Varina, Clovis LaCour can be found keeping spirits high at the mellow + cozy William & Company (affectionately dubbed Willco). The professional mixologist whipped up a riff on a martini via his Perfect Blue drink feat. Conniption Kinship gin, homemade chile-lemon oil and a mint leaf at the inaugural The Cocktail Classic, presented by The Exchange Raleigh.
While we not-so-patiently wait till next year for another edition of The Cocktail Classic, the Best Bartender (and Bars!) competition is still ongoing. … Be sure to cast your vote for your fave bartender nom for 2023 Bartender of the Year and your fave bars in Raleigh across a variety of categories (voting ends today!)—and dive into LaCour’s get-to-know-you questionnaire.
Fave drink to make?
Boulevardier
Your go-to drink order?
Beer and a shot
Fave Raleigh bar (not your own)?
Landmark
Fave Raleigh restaurant?
Chuan Cafe
Fave cocktail book?
Meehan’s Bartender Manual
by Raleigh Magazine | Dec 7, 2023 | December 2023/January 2024, Eat
Get to know Ingrid Folkers, who expertly tends bar at the Warehouse District whiskey (and spirits!) haven.
Hailing from Iowa, Ingrid Folkers is known far and wide across the City of Oaks for the sensational sips she slings at Warehouse District’s Whiskey Kitchen. Last month, she wowed guests at the inaugural The Cocktail Classic, presented by The Exchange Raleigh, with her Miss Charming concoction, a delish (and gorg!) riff on a cosmopolitan.
While The Cocktail Classic has come to pass, the competition is far from over. … Be sure to cast your vote for your fave bartender nom for 2023 Bartender of the Year (voting open through Dec. 15)! In the meantime, get in the spirit(s) of it all with Folkers fun facts.
Fave drink to make?
Black Manhattan
Least fave to make?
Bloody mary
Your go-to drink order?
Whiskey neat
Fave Raleigh bar (not your own)?
Foundation
Fave Raleigh restaurant?
St. Roch
Fave cocktail book?
The Craft of the Cocktail
Fave podcast?
Drinking With Robots
by Anna Beth Adcock | Nov 30, 2023 | December 2023/January 2024, Eat
Get to know Kelly Lynch, who’s mixing up good libations behind the Watts & Ward bar.
Hailing from Connecticut, Kelly Lynch has made quite the name for herself as a top mixologist at Downtown Raleigh’s Watts & Ward—and via concoting her White Negroni creation at our inaugural The Cocktail Classic, presented by The Exchange Raleigh, last month (!). And don’t miss her cocktail making skills on CBS 17’s My Carolina segment!
While The Cocktail Classic has concluded, the competition isn’t over yet. … Be sure to cast your vote for your fave ’tender running for 2023 Bartender of the Year now through Dec. 15!
Fave drink to make?
A Miller Lite (kidding!)—a gimlet
Least fave to make?
Anything with pineapple… I’m allergic!
Your go-to drink order?
A boilermaker
Fave Raleigh bar (not your own)?
William & Company
Fave Raleigh restaurant?
Stanbury
Fave cocktail book?
Death & Co.
Show you’re currently binging?
Psych
by Raleigh Magazine | Nov 20, 2023 | Eat, November 2023
Find Raleigh local and bartender extraordinaire Will Bryant creating a slew of good libations at The Parlor at Heights House. NTM the talented ’tender really shook things up with his signature Tequila & Olive Oil cocktail creation at our inaugural The Cocktail Classic, presented by The Exchange, last weekend (!).
But the competition isn’t over yet. … Be sure to vote for your fave for 2023 Bartender of the Year. Voting is open through Dec. 15!
Fave drink to make?
Negroni
Least fave to make?
Vodka cranberry
Your go-to drink order?
Mezcal Negroni
Fave Raleigh bar (not your own)?
Bittersweet
Fave Raleigh restaurant?
St. Roch
Fave cocktail book?
Cocktail Codex
Fave podcast?
Crime Junkie
Show you’re currently binging?
Desperate Housewives
by Raleigh Magazine | Nov 15, 2023 | Eat, November 2023
Get to know Christian Gibbs, the talented bartender creating craveworthy concoctions at The Haymaker.
Raleigh local Christian Gibbs has made a name for himself mixing up fab drinks via hip, cozy + stylish Fayetteville Street watering hole The Haymaker. Don’t miss him showcasing those skills at our inaugural The Cocktail Classic, presented by The Exchange Raleigh, Nov. 18, at Killjoy. And if you’re a big fan, be sure to vote for him as our 2023 Bartender of the Year (!).
Cast your vote now through Dec. 15, and see his master cocktail making at The Cocktail Classic this weekend—just be sure to grab a ticket before they run out!
Fave drink to make?
Old-Fashioned
Least fave to make?
Drinks with egg whites
Your go-to drink order?
A sour beer or Rumple
Fave Raleigh bar (not your own)?
Killjoy
Fave Raleigh restaurant?
Cortez
Fave podcast?
It Is What It Is
Show you’re currently binging?
Stranger Things
