The Refinery

Cocktail Kitchen

CKS April 6 2011: Bartender Danielle Tatarin

Bartender: Danielle Tatarin
From: The Keefer Bar

About Danielle Tatarin:

Danielle Tatarin has a passion for all things cocktail. With over ten years experience as a Bartender she
has turned her passion into a fulfilling career. At the age of 22 she started a company with her friends
to cater to the bar aspect of parties and create extravagant garnishes for custom drinks. As the head
of her first company, West Coast Garnish Girls, Danielle won the Canadian Youth Business Foundation’s
BC Best Business Award in 2006. After closing the company in 2007 she started Designer Cocktail
Company in 2008 to move forward as a cocktail consultant. She works with liquor companies, private
and corporate groups to create custom cocktails and menus, as well as hosting seminars and classes on
cocktail creation and history. You can find some of Danielle’s delicious recipes in print and online from
publications such as: Vancouver Sun, Bar & Beverage Magazine, Food & Wine, Isante Magazine, Chilled
Magazine, Herbal Gram and Taste to name a few; she also has recipes featured in The Green Bar by Paul
Abercrombie. Currently Danielle is head of the Bar program at The Keefer Bar in Vancouver. She makes
syrups, tinctures and bitters in house to incorporate into classic and contemporary mixed drinks offered
on and off the menu. She constantly strives to be at the top of her field and is working to bring together
the Bartending community in Canada through her latest endeavour as a founding member and President
of the Canadian Professional Bartenders Association.