Aaron Dugan: Cocktail Bar Manager, The Merchant Hotel

 

Aaron Dugan is the Bar Manager of The Cocktail Bar at The Merchant Hotel.

In today’s episode, we talk about:

  • His time working as a sake sommelier in Dubai

  • Why our tastebuds have become more refined after COVID

  • The world’s most expensive cocktail

  • Stories behind The Merchant’s 17-drink cocktail menu

  • The difference between a five-star bar experience and your local pub

  • And why he loves working in hospitality.

Check it out.

This episode is part of The Jawbox Sessions, a podcast mini-series where Jawbox Gin Founder Gerry White joins us to share the stories of Belfast’s hospitality legends.

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