Tristan Stephenson

Tristan Stephenson

Tristan Stephenson 2014
Born (1982-11-14) 14 November 1982
Occupation Bartender, writer, and businessman.

Tristan Stephenson (born 14 November 1982) is a bartender,[1] author, and businessman.[2]

Life and career

Stephenson spent two years with Jamie Oliver'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 Eden Project to make the first cup of coffee made from beans grown in Britain.[3][4] He became Brand ambassador for the Reserve Brands Group in 2007, and was on the training staff of The Connaught, The Dorchester and The Ritz London Hotel. [5]

Stephenson came 3rd in 2009's UK Barista Championships[6] having been trained by Origin Coffee of Constantine, Cornwall.[7]

Surfside cafe Polzeath Cornwall

Stephenson co-founded Fluid Movement with Thomas Aske, Matt Whiley and Bryan Pieterson, a consultancy company for the drinks industry[8] which pioneers molecular mixology.[9] Stephenson opened his first cocktail bar Purl in Marylebone in 2010, the Worship Street Whistling Shop in Shoreditch in 2011, and in 2012, Dach & Sons in Hampstead[10] 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. [11] He was awarded "CLASS Bartender of the Year" in 2011[12] and was referred to as one of "London's best bartenders" in a 2013 Telegraph article.[13]

Stephenson was also included in the Evening Standard's Top 1000 influential Londoners in 2012 in the category of "scenesters and drinkers".[14]

In 2013 Stephenson partnered with Diageo to open a pop up gin palace in Covent Garden London to mark the birthday of Tanqueray's founder Charles Tanqueray[15] and appeared in their 2013 adverts.[16]

He has also released the Curious Bartender series of drinks books.[17] His book The Curious Bartender: The Artistry & Alchemy of Creating the Perfect Cocktail was an Evening Standard Bestseller.[11] The Curious Bartender: An Odyssey of Malt, Bourbon & Rye Whiskies was shortlisted for the 2015 Tales of the Cocktail Best New Spirits Book Award.[18]

Stephenson is the owner of Surfside Cafe Polzeath Cornwall.[19]

TV appearances

Books

References

  1. ↑ "Delve into the history of the modern cocktail – Now. Here. This. – Time Out London". now-here-this.timeout.com. 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2013. industry expert
  2. ↑ Brown, Nick (2015). "Q&A with Bar Innovator and Now Coffee Author Tristan Stephenson | Daily Coffee News by Roast Magazine". dailycoffeenews.com. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "Home-grown and brewed Cornish coffee beans – Telegraph". The Daily Telegraph. London: TMG. ISSN 0307-1235. OCLC 49632006. Retrieved 12 October 2013. Eden Project
  4. ↑ "BBC NEWS | England | Cornwall | Cornish coffee on restaurant menu". BBC News. London: BBC. 3 January 2008. Retrieved 12 October 2013. Arabica beans, grown in biome
  5. ↑ Gopalan, Jeremy (2015). "This round's on On Chefs With Altitude's Tristan Stephenson | TODAYonline". todayonline.com. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  6. ↑ "The smell of the drinks lab, the roar of the crowd – Imbibe.com". imbibe.com. 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
  7. ↑ "Home-roasting is the perfect blend for company | This is Cornwall". thisiscornwall.co.uk. 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2013. Origin Coffee
  8. ↑ Self, Lucy (2013). "Fluid Movement London – FoodeFextenpedia". foodepedia.co.uk. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
  9. ↑ Wallop, Harry (9 October 2012). "The dark side of liquid nitrogen cocktails – Telegraph". The Daily Telegraph. London. ISSN 0307-1235. OCLC 49632006. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
  10. ↑ Eversham, Emma (2013). "Fluid Movement to open Dach & Sons Hampstead". bighospitality.co.uk. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
  11. 1 2 3 4 "Tristan Stephenson - Tales of the Cocktail 2015". talesofthecocktail2015.sched.org. 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  12. ↑ Cameron, Ian (2013). "Sense and Sensibility: the future of cocktails from issue 26 of CLASS Magazine at diffordsguide – diffordsguide". diffordsguide.com. Retrieved 11 October 2013. CLASS Bartender of the Year 2011
  13. ↑ O'Ceallaigh, John. "London's Cocktail Connoisseurs – Telegraph". The Daily Telegraph. London. ISSN 0307-1235. OCLC 49632006. Retrieved 12 October 2013. best cocktail makers
  14. ↑ "London's 1000 most influential people 2012: Scenesters, Drinkers". standard.co.uk. 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2013. Top 1000 Influential Londoners
  15. ↑ Paskin, Becky (2013). "Diageo opens pop-up gin palace in London". thespiritsbusiness.com. Retrieved 12 October 2013. birthday of Tanqueray founder
  16. ↑ "▶ Behind the scenes at the shoot for the new Tanqueray advertising campaign – YouTube". youtube.com. 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
  17. ↑ "Tristan Stephenson | TWE Whisky ShowTWE Whisky Show". whiskyshow.com. 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  18. ↑ "Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards 2015". www.diffordsguide.com. Difford's Guide. 19 June 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  19. ↑ CDM, Dave (2015). "David Cameron arrives in Cornwall for traditional summer break | Cornish Guardian". cornishguardian.co.uk. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
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