Tristan Stephenson

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Tristan Stephenson
Born (1982-11-14) 14 November 1982
Other names Drinks industry expert
Director of Fluid Movement

Tristan Stephenson (born 14 November 1982) is a mixologist, drinks industry expert and director of Fluid Movement.[1]

Life and career

Stephenson was born in Cornwall, and educated at Wadebridge School, in Wadebridge. He set up and ran the Blue Tomato Café bar in Polzeath[2] before spending two years with Jamie Oliver's Fifteen restaurant in Cornwall having set up their bar in 2005. Whilst there he 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]

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]

He was awarded "CLASS Bartender of the Year" in 2011 and is considered one of London's best cocktail makers.[11][12]

Stephenson was also featured in the Evening Standard's Top 1000 influential Londoners in 2012[13]

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[14] and features extensively in their advertising.[15] He also released a book entitled The Curious Bartender – The artistry and alchemy of creating the perfect cocktail.

TV appearances

Books

  • The Curious Bartender: The Artistry and Alchemy of Creating the Perfect Cocktail Ryland Peters & Small (2013) ISBN 978 1849754378

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. ↑ "Tristan Stephenson: Celebrity Chefs: Good Food Channel". uktv.co.uk. 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2013. "'Blue Tomato Café' bar in Polzeath." 
  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. ↑ "Tristan Stephenson | Tales of the CocktailTales of the Cocktail". talesofthecocktail.com. 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2013. 
  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 – Foodepedia". 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: TMG). 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. ↑ 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" 
  12. ↑ O'Ceallaigh, John. "London's Cocktail Connoisseurs – Telegraph". The Daily Telegraph (London: TMG). ISSN 0307-1235. OCLC 49632006. Retrieved 12 October 2013. "best cocktail makers" 
  13. ↑ "London's 1000 most influential people 2012: Scenesters, Drinkers". standard.co.uk. 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2013. "Top 1000 Influential Londoners" 
  14. ↑ Paskin, Becky (2013). "Diageo opens pop-up gin palace in London". thespiritsbusiness.com. Retrieved 12 October 2013. "birthday of Tanqueray founder" 
  15. ↑ "▶ Behind the scenes at the shoot for the new Tanqueray advertising campaign – YouTube". youtube.com. 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2013. 
  16. ↑ "BBC – Food – Recipes from Programmes : 24 July 2011". bbc.co.uk. 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2013. 
  17. ↑ "Tristan Stephenson: Celebrity Chefs: Good Food Channel". uktv.co.uk. 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2013. "Good Food Channel's Market Kitchen." 

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