SMIRNOFF GLOBAL BRAND AMBASSADOR
MR. KENJI JESSE – BIOGRAPHY
Personal :
Born in Hong Kong in 1976 – Half Japanese / Half British. Live in London
Director of 'Spiritual Advisors' Global Bar-Training Consultancy www.spiritualadvisors.co.uk
Work Background :
Worked in various bars on and off for a few years from the UK to Sydney
Ran Diageo's ESP (Every Serve Perfect) training program for bars Globally for 6 years
In that time, training over 20,000 bartenders across 35 countries including Japan, Poland, UK, Australia, Russia, India, US, Iceland, Albania and China
Specializing in bespoke training workshops and strategies with the Global Drinks Industry
Global Smirnoff Ambassador
Represents Smirnoff vodka as their Global Brand Ambassador and Mixologist – spreading the word of quality bartending and Mixology around the world.
Travel around the World running inspirational bartender training courses and competitions.
Designs and roll-outs all the Smirnoff Mixology and Cocktail concepts for the Global Smirnoff Experiences and the Nightlife Exchange Project
Career Highlights
Running an exclusive Smirnoff sunset Ibiza clifftop event with Nightmares on Wax.
All of the Global Smirnoff Experience parties to date...Moscow with Faithless, Paris with Duran Duran and Mark Ronson, NYC with N.E.R.D. , London with the Pet Shop Boys and Johnannesburg with Tiesto.
Meeting thousands of fantastic bartenders across the world on a weekly basis!!
Favourite Bars :
LAB (London, UK),
Vivaldi (Trondheim, Norway)
Shenanigans – (Ipanema, Brazil)
World Bar (Sydney, Australia)
Favourite Cocktail :
The G-Fresh : '40ml Smirnoff Black Vodka, 40ml Fresh Pink Grapefruit juice, 80ml Tonic
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