

Hello, I'm Robin.
I am a knowledgeable, interested and creative bartender with a love of customer interaction and a background in events bartending, private bartending and Off Trade Customer Marketing at Pernod Ricard.
May 2025 - Bartender and Bar Manager, Ror's Kitchen • Bartending, Menu Creation, Prebatch Production for private events in remote locations in rural Scotland. August 2024 - European Bartender School 1-month residential course, Mallorca • Learned a good foundation in classic and regularly ordered cocktails, basic functional flair, accurate free pouring, won the cocktail competition and acheived 92.5% in the exams. July 2024 – Ongoing, Bartender, Splendid Events, Edinburgh • Cocktail bartender for weddings, company conferences, sporting events etc. • I have worked in a variety of interesting locations including the Royal College of Physicians, Prestonfield House Hotel and the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews. • I am comfortable in a rush, fast to learn house cocktail specs, knowledgeable about the ingredients and enjoy interacting with customers. June 19th 2023 – June 28th 2024, Pernod Ricard UK, London • 1 year in Off Trade Customer Marketing for Pernod Ricard UK • UK Off Trade Brand lead for Beefeater Gin and the Pernod Ricard RTD Portfolio. • Marketed upwards of 30 brands including Absolut, Jameson, Havana Club, The Glenlivet • I ran 23 whisky, spirits and wine tastings and cocktail workshops to educate various teams across the company on PRUK and key competitor products. • I led the creation of gift with purchases for Malibu and Havana Club and organised text to win competitions in Sainsburys for Jameson partnered with the EFL. • I created the branding for Absolut, Redbreast, Bumbu, Italicus and Lillet including designing a fully branded Absolut mini-golf course.
Education
European Bartender School Mallorca International Bartender Course (4 weeks) - Jul 2024
Durham University online Business Management - Oct 2021
Work experience
Ror's Kitchen - Scotland Bartender/Bar Manager, May 1, 2025 - July 1, 2025
Splendid Events - Edinburgh Cocktail Bartender, July 1, 2024 - July 1, 2025
Pernod Ricard UK Headquarters - London Off Trade Customer Marketing Executive Intern, June 1, 2023 - July 1, 2024
Pernod Ricard UK Headquarters - London Off Trade Customer Marketing Executive Intern, June 1, 2023 - July 1, 2024
Camp Arowhon - Algonquin National Park, Ontario Head Rock Climbing Instructor, June 1, 2021 - Aug. 1, 2022
