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Beautiful islands, Bali as recharging station, making amazing cocktails all

sound like a lot of fun but there are always challenges in every profession.

ON CHALLENGES imparting our knowledge, but also
Jarl: “I must say it is not just us
Teisje: “There are two parts we find learning so much from the local
challenging: one is that they are not bartenders and people we meet from
your own bar and that means there this part of the world that makes
will always be outside influences to the whole experience so much more
your ideas. Bar owners have their rewarding. It has opened up different
own idea about the bar they want so perspectives in our work.
we tailor the cocktails every time to
fit their wishes. But after you leave,
things change. This happens all the
time, the bar evolves, things change
and we have to accept that because it’s
not your bar and that’s how they want
to run it.
The second challenge is, we are
starting to miss having our own bar.”
We asked them if they have
any plan to build their own bar
somewhere?
specific place to start a bar but it’s in COCKTAIL
“We might. It’s difficult to pick a
In the end the whole adventure is PROFESSOR’S LOGO
the works. We are definitely looking.”

pretty rewarding, according to the duo. On the most important part of the
brand, we asked Cocktail Professor,
THE REWARD “Why the bunny?”
Jarl: “In the beginning, I didn’t
Teisje: “We really enjoy the creativity want to put a face to it. At least not my
and bartending parts of the job. We face anyway.”
also find it rewarding by working Teisje told us Jarl didn’t want to
with bartenders in this part of the go on the internet or social media,
world because they are so enthusiastic so they had to create an identity that
and grateful that they get to learn represents what they do. The bunny
new things from us. In Holland, it’s is just an anonymous I.D. Jarl was the
easy to learn bartending because the one who drew the bunny so he told
knowledge is so easily accessible. This us how the logo came about. Both the
is not the case in South East Asia. founders have always liked classic
For instance in Myanmar, it has only and modern elegance but without
now became more available thanks the stiff hotel service of yesteryear.
to the internet. They don’t have big So Jarl gave a fancy jacket and a bow
brands like Diageo World Class to do tie to the character, representing the
workshops and knowledge is quite gentleman’s service; put a martini
scarce. So it is nice to know that we in its hand, that is the cocktail part;
are making a difference in people’s and then a bunny face that looks a
lives. We give them cocktails that are bit crazy and silly. The combination
quite difficult but we believe in them is crazy and creative with a modern
and we teach them how to do it. A lot classic gentleman’s service.
of bartenders really appreciate that.
the most difficult thing and help them WHAT’S NEXT?
It’s like we are going to teach them
grow. We are constantly in touch with Jarl: “We hope to open our own place,
our clients and bartenders we have continue helping other bars and hotels, PHOTO VIA COCKTAIL PROFESSOR
trained. Some of them even come to and have a centre where we can train
us when they are preparing to go for bartenders and our project managers”.
competitions.” Teisje: “And maybe a hotel”

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