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"Making a stellar cocktail takes technique, creativity and quality ingredients. Using fresh mangos in my cocktails allows me to create exceptional beverages every time."
- Tony Abou-Ganim
Celebrity mixologist Tony Abou-Ganim Celebrity mixologist Tony Abou-Ganim makes his livelihood of mixing the perfect cocktail. He proved his mango prowess by becoming the Iron Chef America champion of “Battle Mango” and created a specialty mango cocktail for the 2008 GRAMMY® Celebration called The Sweet Escape.
Tony has two instructional DVDs including “Modern Mixology: Making Great Cocktails at Home”(February 2007) and “Travel.Taste. Toast “ for Hilton Hotels. He was also featured demonstrating the art of cocktail preparation on the Fine Living Network program “Raising the Bar: America’s Best Bar Chefs.” Tony recently authored a new book, The Modern Mixologist: Contemporary Classic Cocktails (March 2010, Agate Publishing), which serves as the ultimate guide to home mixology. Currently, Tony’s cocktail tips can be seen daily on the Fine Living Network as part of their “Essentials” series. He also talks cocktails weekly on KLAV 1230 AM as co-host of the show "Taste of Vegas." He is also a National Ambassador of the US Bartenders Guild and a member of the Museum of the American Cocktail.
Growing up at the hand of his drink-making cousin, he dove into the profession straight from college. In 1998 Abou-Ganim created the cocktail program for the Bellagio Resort, where he implemented his philosophy of bartending and drink preparation - quality ingredients and proper technique create great drinks.
To learn more about Tony Abou-Ganim visit http://www.themodernmixologist.com/