Featured Bartender September 2024: Tony Arnone

FEATURED BARTENDER SEPTEMBER 2024: Tony Arnone
The Barbershop Cuts & Cocktails in Las Vegas, NV

Tony Arnone  has risen through the hospitality industry from humble beginnings, starting his career as a dishwasher at Cheddar’s in his hometown of Kansas City, Missouri. While working there, Tony would crack jokes with the owner, and his personality shone through, convincing the owner to move him up to server and eventually bartender. From there, Tony fell in love with bartending, and took it upon himself to learn all he could from established local mixologists and flair bartenders. His breakthrough came when one of his mentors who recognized his unlimited potential signed Tony up for a flair bartending competition without his knowledge. That competition was a turning point in Tony’s life, his passion for bartending swelled, leading him to travel the world competing in flair competitions across the globe and creating more than 40 cocktail menus internationally. Eventually, Tony found himself In Las Vegas for the first time on vacation with a friend, and quickly knew he was where he needed to be. Within a few short hours Tony had decided to move to Vegas and make a name for himself,  building the reputation that put him behind the bar as Head Mixologist of Clique Hospitality’s The Barbershop Cuts & Cocktails.

Favorite Cocktail Recipe

Oil & Ore

• 2oz Booker bourbon
• 1oz Averna
• 1/2oz Grand Marnier
• 2 dashes Scrappy’s Orange bitters
• 1 dash Angostura Bitters
• Smoke the glass with cherry wood
• Garnish with a dehydrated orange\

About The Barbershop Cuts & Cocktails:

Behind an unassuming janitor’s door inside the upscale men’s grooming salon at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas is The Barbershop Cuts & Cocktails, a swanky hideaway lounge meets rock saloon where live music is played nightly. Guests settle in for the night in an eclectic collection of leather couches and lush, oversized chairs while taking in live music and Barbershop’s next-level cocktails and spirits, highlighted by an impressive bourbon collection and craft beers. Your grandfather’s barbershop with a twist, the salon offers stylish cuts, facials, a hot lather shave and beard and more, paired with the full bar menu. The grooming salon is open from 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 10 a.m. – midnight Friday and Saturday. Appointments are available online, linked here. The saloon is open 8 p.m. to close Sunday through Wednesday and 6 p.m. to close Thursday – Saturday. VIP reservations are available online, linked here. More information is available on the website here, Instagram, Facebook, X at @TheBarbershopLV.