Christos Piskopos

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I met Christos Piskopos, a night at the Speakeasy Bar, and one of the things that won me over immediately, apart from the perfectly executed drink he served me, was his kindness. Smiling and sociable without ever being overbearing. Christos is someone with whom, when you are at his bar, you will surely talk about more than just “what shall we drink today?”. Since then, our paths have crossed at other bars as well as at shows, where he is always a pleasant company. Look out for him at one of the venues where he works, and I guarantee you’ll enjoy a truly unique tasting experience.

• Since when are you working in bars?
  

Since 2016

• Why have you chosen to be in the bartending industry?

Because it is one of the most creative professions

• What makes your job exciting?

The fact that you never stop learning and evolving

• Do you prefer a hotel bar or a bar?

Definitely bar

• Town or island? 

Town

• Greece or Abroad?

Greece

• What’s your favorite spirit, ingredient and cocktail?

Tequila, Kaffir lime leaves, Dry Martini

• Do you have a favorite technique and tool?

Stirring and from equipement the jigger

• Favorite beer?

Kaiser

• Favorite travel destination?

Barcelona

• Is the customer, always right?

No one is ever always right

• What’s the level of bartending in Greece today?

Ι believe in a very high level

• Διαβάζεις σχετικά με τον κλάδο;

I try to get informed in a daily basis

• What does it mean or what it should mean “I won in a bartending competition”?

It means that I read and prepared myself very well and many times that I got a team behind me to support me.

• Are you going to a bartending festival/exhibition for pleasure or as a business trip?

It is the nature of the profession like that that the one brings the other.

• What or who would we say that is inspiring you at your job?

Anything out of the box and innovative from colleagues can give me inspiration

• What are the elements, the ideal bartender should have?

He/She should be communicative with visitors to the extent that each situation allows, generally well-informed, and clean in his work.

• Seminar or Tasting/Pairing?

Both have many things to offer

• Bartender or Brand Ambassador;

Bartender.

• Where would you take us for a drink?

We have so many great bars in Athens that we’d definitely go bar hopping. Let’s say we’d start at Barro Negro.

• We tell you that you can choose two celebrities (they can also be bar figures) and have a drink with them, which ones will you choose?

Daniel Ricciardo and Robert Downey Jr

• Tells us something we don’t know about you.

I should have been optician, but hospitality won me over

• Tell us someone who you would like to buy a drink as a sign of gratitude.

My friend Michail Angelo Zeimpetki

• You drink your beer…?

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First Publication: Beer & Bar Magazine, Issue 24 (buy the issue)