The first time I met Andy, I was fresh and green on my first week at Cookie. I knew who he was, what he could do etc, etc. I wasn't completely in awe but I did have great respect for the man and now three years later I still do. He taught me most of what I know about spirits and almost all I know about building a flavour profile. He doesn't generally do active teaching but watching the man is some of the best education I have ever received.
Andy’s the sort of guy who will taste anything just to know what it tastes like. Except mushrooms, (He hates mushrooms. Well some are okay.. :-p… ), coffee (Coffee fucks his shit up which is possibly my favourite thing about him considering the other dubious things he will put in his body.) and white wine (Not enough flavour.)
And that last one is Andy to a ‘T’. He loves flavour. Matching flavours, building a flavour profile, discovering new tastes, setting them on fire to see what happens and then finding new and strange ways of ingestion or consumption for all the fine things he creates. Because he’s the creator: He created the massive Cookie Cocktail List from scratch and keeps producing all the time. Whether it’s for competitions or self-promotion or just for the hell of it he’s usually up to something. Or he’s at the golf course trying to straighten out his broken putter (Heh-heh-heh,..,Sorry Andy.).
The man, I will state unequivocally, is a genius. Intelligent, quick-witted, funny, genuine and a fully qualified chef who makes some of the best drinks I’ve ever seen. I would say he’s wasted on bartending but he loves it so more power to him.
Keep at it buddy.
Five shots of whiskey. Because he’s number one and why should he then try any harder?
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