About

Greetings!

My name is JM Spafford. Once upon time I was an enthusiastic but completely inexperienced bartender. My goal was to learn to the long lost craft of making a delicious tasting and beautiful to behold cocktails. After over 10 years, I've mixed drinks around the world in places ranging from well worn dives to some of the most exclusive food and cocktail destinations known to exist.

As part of the New York rebirth of the classic cocktail in the 90's till it's complete Renaissance it enjoys today I have worked for and crafted cocktails for some of the most prestigious hospitality destinations on the planet including :

-The Lexington Bar and Books Chain
-Tavern on the Green
-The Retro styled Campbell Apartment
-Renowned chef Michael Lomanaco's Porterhouse in the Time-Warner Center
-Head Bartender at the Donald Trump World Bar
-Head Bartender at Bergdorf Goodman Bar ('The Most Glamorous Bar in NYC"-Time Magazine")

My years of service culminated in a teaching position at one of the few State Approved Mixology Teaching Institutions, The New York Bartending School.

Through all the crazy, exciting (not to mention challenging and sometimes exhausting work) serving celebrities ranging from Martha Stewart ("your cocktails are beautiful and delicious"), Teri Hatcher, Naomi Campbell, Derek Jeter, The Crown Prince of Kuwait ("Make many more!"), Bill Murray, Jason Priestly ("Best Cosmo I've ever had"), as well as designing cocktails for parties for Vogue and GQ magazine, I've learned 3 things that, when combined, will make a world class cocktail. You can read about them in my free eBook.

So, be well stocked with ice, have a shaker handy and read on...

Salud!

-JM Spafford