The Master Blend: A Bartender Series - Aaron Michael Siak - a podcast by Prairie Rose: cocktail blogger and podcaster

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This week, we’re continuing our Bartender Interview Series, The Master Blend - a collaboration with BERTOUX Brandy. This week’s guest is Aaron Michael Siak, bar director at Bibo Ergo Sum in Los Angeles. We spoke about Aaron's career change at 29 from public accounting to fine dining, his discovery of craft cocktails at The Franklin Bar in Philadelphia, and his journey from Philly to LA.

Siak's BERTOUX Brandy cocktail currently featured at Bibo Ergo Sum:

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1 dash absinthe

2 dash orange bitters

4 dash Peychauds bitters

3/4 oz lime juice

1 oz celery syrup

1/2 tsp Hamilton Pimento Dram Liqueur

Tsp Batavia arrack

1/4 oz Uruapan Charanda Blanco Rum

1 1/2 oz Bertoux Brandy

Add ingredients to cocktail shaker and shake over ice. Strain into an ice-filled Collins glass. Top with tonic, and garnish with fresh mint