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Hospitality Consultant, Mixologist, Creative
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Beverage Director @kink.bar.restaurant
Former @crackersberlin @cookiescreamberlin

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Sunday, October 11th, from 8pm. KINK Guestshift, presented by Martin Miller’s Gin, to open BCB week.

Deborah Hallum and Olivier Cazaubon from Le Stoefer, Jan Vandenplas from Bardot and Danil Nevsky take over our bar for one night.

Brussels and Leuven meet Berlin, with gin at the centre of it all.

Come by, grab a drink and start the week with us.
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Sonntag, 11. Oktober, ab 20 Uhr. KINK Guestshift, präsentiert von Martin Miller’s Gin, zum Auftakt der BCB Woche.

Deborah Hallum und Olivier Cazaubon vom Le Stoefer, Jan Vandenplas vom Bardot und Danil Nevsky übernehmen für eine Nacht unsere Bar.

Brüssel und Leuven treffen auf Berlin, und im Mittelpunkt steht Gin.

Kommt vorbei und startet mit uns in die Woche.

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Who are you and what’s your bar philosophy?

I’m Leo Fori, KINK’s new Beverage Director. My approach to drinks is built around storytelling, research and not taking ourselves too seriously. A cocktail can have a lot going on behind the scenes, but ultimately it has to connect with someone sitting at the bar.
I’ve been around the mixology moon and come out the other side. Cocktails need to be, first and foremost, easy to receive, understand and enjoy. The old speakeasy era of mixology, the bartender in moustache and suspenders lecturing the guest on some obscure clarification method, has run its course. Now is the moment for pop mixology: serious technique, accessible drinks, strong ideas and no homework required for the guest.

What’s your mixology hot take?

Service is a vocation. It’s a bit like priesthood or saving lives as a doctor, just with much lower stakes and better drinks. You have to genuinely enjoy taking care of people. Everything else can be taught.

What is KINK’s new bar program about?

Making difficult things taste easy. At KINK, the challenge is serving a huge volume of guests while keeping every drink creative, consistent and delicious, without the guest ever feeling the weight of the work behind it.
Our new bar menu, The Perfect Album, comes from the same idea. We treat the menu like a record. Every drink plays a different role, but tasted one after another, they flow naturally, like a great album you can just put on and enjoy.

The Perfect Album is out on September 28th. We look forward to seeing you at the bar.

📸 @nadavyahalomi

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Last week we started shooting for „the perfect album“, our new bar menu launching September 28th.
Every drink gets photographed before it makes the list, one by one.
We shot the menu with @nadavyahalomi and had lots of fun. Follow along here until the full menu drops. — Letzte Woche haben wir mit dem Shooting für „the perfect album“ begonnen, unsere neue Barkarte startet am 28. September.
Jeder Drink wird einzeln fotografiert bevor er auf die Karte kommt.
Wir haben mit @nadavyahalomi fotografiert und hatten dabei richtig viel Spaß. Mehr davon in den kommenden Wochen.

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UNDER THE COVER OF DARKNESS
a music film by @leo.fori

Shot on
Sony Handycam DCR-TRV210
Hi8 tape
Digitally restored

Berlin, 2025

R124Prod.

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Bar Schwips x Thirsty Pony

With incredible wines from @vinhanen_engros

#schwipsbar #thirstypony #wineontap #berlin

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A bunch arms and hands

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And underneath the snow I found the warmest hearts ❄️

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⭐️Big Up for the community who voted, our winners and all of you who came along to enjoy a wonderful evening together with us and @botucalrum.de    ….and the winners are:   🏅Outstanding Hospitality - Diego Aspra  🏅Most Influential - Maria Gorbatschova  🏅Most Stylish - Ali Hayes   🏅Free Pour Master - Ali Hayes  🏅Fastest Bartender - Mahdi Asfahani   The biggest thank you to our team for the night, without you it wouldn’t have been possible, chef Zoltan @zoltanfoz with the incredible bites throughout the night, and our sponsor @botucalrum.de and @benedikt.preuss for believing in us.    Dope photos by: @xrm.psd  Dope venue: @volumeoneberlin , check them out from Wed-Sat 👀

Ps. @lexxirotten you were the whole time in our hearts    Let this be the first of many! ✨✨✨

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Your new favourite corner seat in Mitte: thoughtful drinks, warm food and a space made for intentional sipping and easy company.
Our little corner of Eichendorffstr || Tieckstraße is open Tuesday to Saturday to fulfill your daily ritual: soft, slow or a little Schwipsy.

pics by @sometintolike
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A throwback to our recent Grand Opening Party: our hearts are still full! It was amazing to see so many friends coming to celebrate with us.

A big shout out to the best mates: @oneandonlydada @rob_li0n @jim.bo_pe : your hands, energy, and good vibes made it all possible...
and thanks all of you for coming, supporting and make it memorable !

Powered by: @selectaperitivo
On deck: @cronoselect
Shooting & Editing: @nikifiser

It’s just the beginning!

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15 years of Thomas Henry and What. A. Night. 💥

And what better way to celebrate than with our global bar family right here in our hometown, Berlin.

Our legendary BCB Monday Aftershow took place at Maaya, Friedrichshain and turned into an unforgettable birthday bash filled with familiar faces, incredible drinks, and the unmistakable energy of the international bar community.

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who came to celebrate, dance, and toast with us. You made our 15th birthday one for the books!

Cheers 🍸

#thomashenry #borninbars #cheers #bcb #bcb26 #bcb2026 #bartenders #barconvent #bartenderslife #coffeedrinks #highballs #aperitif #drinkspiration

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October 7th. 5 PM. Negronis flowing, music going, and it’s my fucking birthday. You know the drill.

#bcb #bcbberlin #negroni #aperitivo

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