Álvaro Martín Garrido
Bartender
Creative, demanding, constant, daring with his aims, and eager to learn and experiment with new ways of working and innovating. Looking for new sensations for the mixology. He combines his passion with another passion, social workers in a reformatory center. He combines his passion with another passion, social workers in a reformatory center.
Profile
Since I was a child I was lucky that both my brother Nacho, in Malaga, and my uncle Jose Miguel, in Algeciras, had the best bars and clubs in the area, so I was able to combine my time at the bar at weekends with my studies and earn a few bucks, and so I started to fool around with the cocktail bar.
Years later, I began to read and meet reputed people in the industry, such as Alberto Pizarro, and even Ferran Adriá encouraged me to bring to the cocktail bar little to little what he does in the kitchen, “with all due respect to the magician”.
"Whatever it takes, they will put obstacles in your way, they will also help you, but never forget to be yourself and remember that, in order to achieve your goals, you always have to improve".
Strengths
I think my strength is my love for what I do, my perseverance and my desire to learn more and more every day.
At the present time
The Garden (La Terraza) is a privileged place for its view and location in the area. It has 5 bars, one of which I “work” with my Mixology Corner.
There is party and ambience every day, with its large terrace and table service, but the COVID and its restrictions forced us to close in the middle of August. We hope to be able to open in April 2021 if the pandemic improves, so that we can all enjoy it.
Teichenné Family
7 years already with you, where I have found another family. 7 years already with you, where I have found another family.
Teichenné Family has made a great team from different corners of Spain, each one of them trusts in this brand and that says a lot about Teichenné.
It makes life easier to the bartender and the costs are lower for the venue, with quality raw materials and a very competitive price.
Teichenné products
Level Gin Reserve is an atypical, spectacular and elegant Gin.
Gin L’Arbre is one of the best gins I have ever tasted.
Tabú Rum is very good and I love the Blanco for cocktails.
Kinross Gin is great fun in cocktails, and fresh and popular in GinTonic.
The Strawberry Cream with Tequila is very successful and has disrupted the market.
Vermouth Olave is the best in the world and I am very fan of it.
Hobbies
Sailing, regattas, the sea, kayaking, paddle surfing, surfing, biking, hiking, rollerblading, skateboarding.
The anecdote
Julio Iglesias at a concert in Andalusia, asked for a mixologist for the VIP lounge, and when he tasted my Mojito he told me that in 30 years in Miami he had never tasted a better Mojito.
The future of cocktail making
Classic cocktails fused with Mixology, and the creativity of each Bartender with a strong presence of Vermouth. The gin remains the same but the whisky is going up.
A tip
Someone told me one day: fight for your dreams whatever it takes, they will put obstacles in your way, they will also help you, but never forget to be yourself and remember that, in order to achieve your goals, you always have to improve.
Álvaro Martín's recipes
L'Arbre Gin
YO
by Álvaro Martín
L'Arbre Gin
Reconnaissant
by Álvaro Martín
