DAO PHAN

Title: Beverage Manager
Outlet: Jigger Group

Phan Dao studied other major who found the love for hospitality when he was in college. Even though he attended in top prestigious university in Vietnam, Vietnam Academy of Agriculture, and was about to have a promising and stable job, it did not fulfill him that he chose a completely contrast career path. He experienced in different type of hospitality environment before finding the true passion for bartending

In 2016, walking in nightlight industry as a server at Polite Pub, now changed as Polite & Co., with non-stop improving in bartending knowledge and skills, Phan gradually became Head Bartender after 3 months. He started working at Jigger Cocktail & Wine Bar in beginning of 2019 as Bar Consultant, and gradually emerged to more extensive work. That in 2021, he has become Beverage Manager of Jigger Group, who owns Jigger Cocktail & Wine Bar, Jigger Downtown, and Gallery Bespoke Cocktail Bar. Phan pursues bartending in the purest way that he focuses on creating cocktails.

He always finds inspiration in ingredients new techniques to play with them. Phan is not only just an excellent bartender, but also is expert in creating cocktails to bring new experiences to his customers. Phan is a low-key bartender and a reliable leader who always stay behind the scene, inspire and support his staffs to beat their own limitations, and support them to become better in bartending industry.