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DESIGN, CURATE & DELIVER DRINKING EXPERIENCES
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THE COCKTAIL ARCHITECT
is a Brooklyn based mixology company
specializing in multi-sensory food and drink experiences. Our drinks and bites
are based on creativity, seasonality, quality, and taste. Inspiring everyone to
eat, drink and enjoy life consciously & organically.
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The Cocktail Architect has amazing talent at creating unique drinks that set a tone. Being about balance and presentation, I knew my guests would be impressed, but not only be impressed, they would feel at home.
OUR SERVICES INCLUDE
• Special Events & Experiential Events• Immersive Food & Drink experiences• Bar Consulting : Restaurants, Hotels &
caterers• Spirit & Beverage Innovation ( Brand
Ambassador)
“KEVIN WENDLE | Owner & CEO | Hotel Esencia
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Our niche is elevating the cocktail hour, We design speciality cocktails with
conceptual names that fit thematically for every kind of social and corporate
event. From wedding cocktails, kids mock-tail to wellness drinks …we do it
all.
capabilities
CAPABILITIES
• Speciality cocktails, garnishes,
• Bar concepts, themes & decor
• Mixologists & Brand Ambassadors
• Bar Packages
Special Events, Experiential Events
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capabilities
Client Experiences & Social Groups Suitable for client experiences, team building & social groups, these events
spark imagination. Guests head to a specialty bar for an interactive food and drink experience. Pick from themes such as Afternoon Delight to Fragrance flights and Cocktails. Services include
• Mixology demonstrations
• Food History & Spirits Education
• Sampling and Tasting menus
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Cocktail & Dinner Parties & In-Home Experiences
Whether it’s a sit-down dinner for 2 or
25 guests, a small casual dinner party or a lavishly planned birthday or
anniversary event, we will design and cater an immersive dining experience
aka a Cocktail Architect Dinner Party customised to your personal taste and
desires. Whether it’s whimsical, sophisticated or straight up sexy, we
bring the party to you.
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capabilities
Bar Hospitality Consulting We deliver consistently high quality cocktails, increase bar revenues and encourage repeat clients. Services include
• Menu Development & Implementation• Standardized Recipes & SOP’s• Training, Development & Quality
Control• Chef Collaboration : Ingredients &
Pairings
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capabilities
We help tell your brand’s story to the right audience, in the right place, at the right time. Through our network, we connect you to the consumer to build customer loyalty.
CAPABILITIES
• Recipe Development & Spirits Education
• Consumer Engagement and Pop up Events
• Experiential Marketing
• Strategic Partnerships, Sponsorship & Events
Brand Ambassador & Innovation
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Client experiences & Social Groups
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FRAGRANCE FLIGHTS
The Cocktail Architect curated a client event called Journey of the Senses.
Guests arrived at the cocktail and fragrance bar where they learnt about
notes of each intoxicating scent. Black feathers doused with fragrant notes of
black pepper, patchouli, amber and cardamom were wafted in front of each
guest, before sipping on the matching custom crafted cocktail.
Guests received a mini scent and matching cocktail menu as a parting gift
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special events
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THE BLOODY MARY BAR EXPERIENCE
The Cocktail Architect created a Bloody
Mary Bar experience for a wedding at the Baccarat Resort. To appeal to the
senses, the backdrop of the speciality bar was dressed with jars filled with various
pickled vegetables, from peppers to olives. Huge muslin bags with sweet
tomatoes dripping of juice decked the bar. Each cocktail was served with a sexy
garnish from spicy shrimps to a mixed herb bouquet.
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bar consulting
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SEASONAL COCKTAIL MENU’S CHEFS CLUB
The Cocktail Architect created spring/
summer menu’s inspired by a twist on the classics. Signature creations included a
cardamom daiquiri with a dehydrated lime wheel and a spicy corn margarita
with a black salted rim. We co-hosted a launch event, inviting Food, Beverage
and Lifestyle media,. Corporate and Social event planners were in attendance
too.
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BAR CONSULTING HOTEL ESENCIA
The Cocktail Architect implemented a
new bar program including creating seasonal cocktails. Organic ingredients
sourced from the local farmers market, including exotic fruits, spices and salts
were featured on the menu. The Jamaican Cooler, a champagne cocktail
infused with hibiscus tea was a firm favorite. The project was completed with
bar training, SOP’s and service standards training.
bar consulting
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hotels / restaurants consulting
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BLUE WATER GRILLnyc
BRG ARTICLE
booze menus
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!Behind!the!Bar!
By!Nicole!Schnitzler!!Between!his!celebrity5stacked!private!bookings!and!his!consulting!work!for!BR!Guest!Hospitality,!Yusef!Austin,!otherwise!known!as!The!Cocktail!Architect,!is!a!hard!one!to!keep!up!with!—!and!always!has!been.!After!hitchhiking!his!way!to!San!Francisco!at!age!17!for!a!Grateful!Dead!tour,!modeling!in!Paris,!and!acting!in!New!York,!Austin!realized!that!bartending!was!the!most!efficient!way!to!make!a!living!with!his!busy!schedule.!Today,!when!he’s!not!working!on!the!menus!for!Dos!Caminos,!Strip!House,!and!Blue!Water!Grill,!he!travels!the!world!creating!cocktails!for!the!likes!of!Tom$Ford,!Neiman$Marcus!and!Naeem$Khan.!Here,!we!chat!with!Austin!about!Oprah’s!bloody!mary!bar,!his!mile!high!drink!of!choice,!and!the!supermodel!he’s!shared!burgers!with!at!dawn.!!BoozeMenus:$Where$is$the$last$city$you$returned$from$for$work,$and$what$was$the$project?$Yusef&Austin:&Santa&Barbara.&I&was&there&because&Oprah&threw&a&party&for&the&Selma&movie&premiere.&I&designed&the&cocktail&menu&for&Saturday&night,&and&I&set&up&a&very&cool&bloody&mary&bar&on&Sunday&at&her&home.&!BM:$How$do$you$go$about$creating$drinks$for$an$event$versus$a$drink$menu$for$a$restaurant$or$hospitality$concept?$YA:&I’m&always&looking&for&fresh,&seasonal,&unusual,&fun,&and&different&types&of&ingredients&to&make&up&an&events&menu.&Working&for&a&restaurant&group&has&actually&made&me&better&at&my&craft.&You&have&to&work&with&less&and&make&a&cocktail&that&people&are&going&to&have&to&come&back&for&over&and&over&again,&as&opposed&to&a&drink&that&is&tasty&but&you&might&only&have&one&of.!
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INTERVIEWat Hudson hotel, Nyc
hotels / restaurants consulting
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brand ambassador
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TRES PAPAOLOTTE
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!Behind!the!Bar!
By!Nicole!Schnitzler!!Between!his!celebrity5stacked!private!bookings!and!his!consulting!work!for!BR!Guest!Hospitality,!Yusef!Austin,!otherwise!known!as!The!Cocktail!Architect,!is!a!hard!one!to!keep!up!with!—!and!always!has!been.!After!hitchhiking!his!way!to!San!Francisco!at!age!17!for!a!Grateful!Dead!tour,!modeling!in!Paris,!and!acting!in!New!York,!Austin!realized!that!bartending!was!the!most!efficient!way!to!make!a!living!with!his!busy!schedule.!Today,!when!he’s!not!working!on!the!menus!for!Dos!Caminos,!Strip!House,!and!Blue!Water!Grill,!he!travels!the!world!creating!cocktails!for!the!likes!of!Tom$Ford,!Neiman$Marcus!and!Naeem$Khan.!Here,!we!chat!with!Austin!about!Oprah’s!bloody!mary!bar,!his!mile!high!drink!of!choice,!and!the!supermodel!he’s!shared!burgers!with!at!dawn.!!BoozeMenus:$Where$is$the$last$city$you$returned$from$for$work,$and$what$was$the$project?$Yusef&Austin:&Santa&Barbara.&I&was&there&because&Oprah&threw&a&party&for&the&Selma&movie&premiere.&I&designed&the&cocktail&menu&for&Saturday&night,&and&I&set&up&a&very&cool&bloody&mary&bar&on&Sunday&at&her&home.&!BM:$How$do$you$go$about$creating$drinks$for$an$event$versus$a$drink$menu$for$a$restaurant$or$hospitality$concept?$YA:&I’m&always&looking&for&fresh,&seasonal,&unusual,&fun,&and&different&types&of&ingredients&to&make&up&an&events&menu.&Working&for&a&restaurant&group&has&actually&made&me&better&at&my&craft.&You&have&to&work&with&less&and&make&a&cocktail&that&people&are&going&to&have&to&come&back&for&over&and&over&again,&as&opposed&to&a&drink&that&is&tasty&but&you&might&only&have&one&of.!
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Yusef Austin the cocktail architect
Yusef Austin is a native New Yorker since 1998, worked his way up from bartending at The Mercer Kitchen to
opening New York’s sexiest bar, The Boom Boom Room at the Top of the Standard’. Yusef has fuelled
cocktail parties for every type of event all over the world, from London to Gstadd, from Florence to South Africa.
Yusef uses his wit, charm and sense of humor to deliver spirits education all over the city as Brand Ambassador
for Elit by Stoli and Tres Papalote Mezcal together with
Cheech Marin.
When he not serving up cocktails at events, he consults
on mixology for the hospitality & restaurant industry,
including BRGuest Hospitality Group, Landry’s and Life Hotel.
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Nandini Natasha Austinthe culinary architect - Piment Junkie
Nandini arrived in New York City from her London
home by way of Mauritius with the goal of bringing her hospitality & culinary skills to America. With 20 years'
experience working in the luxury lifestyle and hospitality industry, she has shaped some of the
world’s most iconic hotel brands, upscale restaurants, and bars from Morgans Hotel Group, The Metropolitan
Hotel London to Colin Cowie Celebrations.
Nandini, spends her time writing about the latest food
trends and cocktail innovation. She also consults in the areas of business development, content marketing and
experiential events. Nandini is a self confessed chili pepper lover aka Piment Junkie.
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brand ambassador
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ELIT BY STOLI
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clients
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HOTELS
The Standard The Plaza
Intercontinental Eden Roc
Baccarat Resort Hotel Esencia
Cosmopolitan Hotel Atlantis
One & Only Hotels Glenmere Mansion
Life HotelIHGC Bar Mykonos
RESTAURANTS
Chef’s Club Dos Camino
OmarsSkylar
Strip HouseMetropolis
Atlantic GrillBlue Water Grill
Blue FinLandry’s
Big Guest Hospitality
SPIRITS
Elit by Stolichnaya Tres Papalote Mezcal
Double Cross Vodka Tequila Avio’n
CORPORATE
MAC
Cosmopolitan Techweek
Sparklife Gyro Tom Ford
L’oreal Heartworks
Narrative Group Normative
Susan Magrino PR Niche Media
FacebookForbes
EVENT PLANNERS
Colin Cowie
Barbara Esses Daughter of Design
David Beam Tinsel and Twine
Pat & Glen Productions
CATERERS
Olivier Cheng
Peter CallahanMary Giuliani
Thomas PretiJean Georges
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