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With over a decade in the bar industry, Jesse has run cocktail programs in Columbus, OH + Princeton, NJ + Louisville, KY. Most recently, he published his first cocktail book, “Punk Rock & Cocktails” and also took 3rd place in the Indoggo gin national cocktail competition. In 2020 he was named Best Bartender in Columbus as voted by the readers of 614 Magazine. Also in 2020 Jesse was named as one of World Class top 100 bartenders in the US as well as chosen as a national finalist for Jon Taffer’s “Taffer’s Mix” cocktail tutorials.

​In addition, Jesse has won the following awards and competitions:
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1st Place - 2020 Cointreau Bartender Challenge

1st Place - 2020 Toro App Cocktail Challenge

1st Place- 2019 Cointreau Bartender Challenge

1st Place - 2019 Columbus Craft Cocktail Throwdown

1st Place - 2019 Spirits of Negroni Competition

3rd Place - 2019 Ohio’s Best Bartender Competition

2019 Waterford Group National Associate of the Year
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2019 Westin Columbus Associate of the year
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Jesse and his cocktails have been featured in the following publications and podcasts:

Magazines
Chilled
Bourtbon +
Columbus Alive
614 Magazine
​Cheers Magazine
Columbus Monthly
Forty-Two+
Bubble Magazine
Better Bartending
Columbus Underground


​Podcasts
Whiskey Business
If This Bar Could Talk
Speak Easily
​Stoke The Fire

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