The Bartender Extraordinaire: Claud/Zag/Cocktail
Claud, now known as Zag, lives in a small efficiency apartment above his brothers' restaurant, Chez Pierre (his brother's name is Irving), bought by his parents after his father sold his hedge fund for $40 million. This is where Claud, now Zag, keeps his $2 million collection of oil and vegetables, as well as his collection of bar napkins — 6,669 different ones, to be exact.
Claud/Zag said in an English-French accent, "I have served every President since Eisenhower and every head of state in the world, three popes, 72 Academy Award winners, and 12 queens including Elton John." He has also been a consultant to 320 liquor and spirits companies. He has spoken and taught at Drinks of the Decade, "Hey I Know What I'm Doing & You Don't" seminars, Bar Brilliance (a $3,000 three-day course in Camden, NJ. Not to mention, he has written the bestseller of all drink books, It's All About Me, I Am the Greatest (Limited Edition of 15).
The Stirrings Naked Bartender Competition
After a grueling finalist search all across the country in search for the country's most "naked," all-natural men and an all-out Stirrings Naked Bartender competition yesterday in New York, Stirrings has tapped Carlo Romero of San Diego, CA, as the official Stirrings Naked Bartender, a brand ambassador and official bartender who embraces the brand's simple, fresh lifestyle and will tour the country helping Stirrings consumers serve simply better cocktails in the coming year.
"We wanted to bring our lifestyle to life and demonstrate that Stirrings' ever-growing portfolio makes it simple to create all-natural, world-class drinks," said Jody Samuels Ike, Senior Brand Manager, Diageo Cocktails. "The Naked Bartender will be the voice of the brand, spreading the word that better ingredients make better cocktails and that drinking and serving responsibly is simply better."
