Tristan Stephenson (born 14 November 1982) is a British bartender, author, and businessman.

Life and career

Stephenson spent two years with

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's Fifteen restaurant in Cornwall, having set up their bar in 2005. Whilst there he was one of a team which harvested and roasted Arabica coffee beans, grown in the rainforest biome at the

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to make what it believes to be the first cup of coffee made from beans grown in Britain. He became

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for the Reserve Brands Group in 2007, and was on the training staff of The Connaught,

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and

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. Stephenson came 3rd in 2009's UK

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Championships having been trained by Origin Coffee of

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Stephenson co-founded Fluid Movement with Thomas Aske, a consultancy company for the drinks industry which pioneers molecular mixology. Stephenson opened his first cocktail bar ''Purl'' in

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in 2010, the ''Worship Street Whistling Shop'' in

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in 2011, and in 2012, ''Dach & Sons'' in

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Whistling Shop was awarded '' Time Out'' London's best new bar in 2011 and for three consecutive years was in the World's Fifty Best Bars. He was awarded "CLASS Bartender of the Year" in 2011 and was referred to as one of "London's best bartenders" in a 2013 ''

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'' article. Stephenson was also included in the Evening Standard's Top 1000 influential Londoners in 2012 in the category of "scenesters and drinkers". In 2018 he featured in Harpers Hot 50, recognising and celebrating the key influencers, innovators and drivers of quality drinks offers in the on-trade. He was also awarded Innovator of The Year in Imbibe Magazines Bar Personality Awards 2018. In 2013 Stephenson partnered with

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to open a pop up

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in Covent Garden London to mark the birthday of

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's founder Charles Tanqueray and appeared in their 2013 adverts. He has also released the Curious Bartender series of drinks books. His book ''The Curious Bartender: The Artistry & Alchemy of Creating the Perfect Cocktail'' was an Evening Standard Bestseller. ''The Curious Bartender: An Odyssey of Malt, Bourbon & Rye Whiskies'' was shortlisted for the 2015 Tales of the Cocktail Best New Spirits Book Award. In March 2017 Supermarket retailer

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hired Stephenson as a consultant to advise on their spirits range. In May 2021 Stephenson appeared on BBC1s

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and negotiated a joint investment of £75,000 from Deborah Meaden, Peter Jones and Tej Lalvani.

Bars & restaurants

* Surfside Cafe

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. * The Worship Street Whistling Shop, London * Black Rock, London * The Napoleon Hotel, London * Dach & Sons, Hampstead (closed) *Sack, London (closed) *The Devil's Darling, London (closed) *Black Rock Tavern, London *Black Rock, Bristol

TV appearances

* ''Something for the Weekend'' *

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Books

* ''The Curious Bartender: The Artistry and Alchemy of Creating the Perfect Cocktail'' Ryland Peters & Small (2013) * ''The Curious Bartender: An Odyssey of Malt, Bourbon & Rye Whiskies'' Ryland Peters & Small (2014) * ''The Curious Barista's Guide to Coffee'' Ryland Peters & Small (2015) *''The Curious Bartender's Gin Palace'' Ryland Peters & Small (2016) *''The Curious Bartender's Rum Revolution'' Ryland Peters & Small (2017) *''The Curious Bartender Volume II: The New Testament of Cocktails'' Ryland Peters & Small (2018) *''The Curious Bartender's Guide to Gin: How to appreciate gin from still to serve'' Ryland Peters & Small (2018) *''The Curious Bartender's Whiskey Road Trip'' Ryland Peters & Small (2019)

References

External links

*http://www.fluid-movement.com/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Stephenson, Tristan 1982 births Living people Bartenders Baristas Businesspeople from Cornwall