![]() ![]() It is one of the reasons why guests keep on coming back. ![]() It is a given to have the passion and skills, but being an entertainer is a big factor. Osmillo believes, “The most important skill that a bartender should have other than passion and having a good palate is being an entertainer. She credits the mentoring and support of OTO owner David Ong and team for her early success. Through hard work and determination, it didn’t take long for Osmillo to shine in her new chosen field, winning the first bartender competition she joined (Don Papa 2017) during her first year in bartending. Osmillo found her calling working behind the bar where her culinary background could be put to good use. It wasn’t until a doctor told her that working inside a hot kitchen seemed to be detrimental to her health that she started considering another career. This former chef used to complain that restaurants would always try to convince her to work in the front-of-the-house instead of the kitchen. Head Bartender, Bar 10-Four, 104 Aguirre Street, Legazpi Village, Makati, IG Papa Cocktail Competition Co-champion 2017, La Maison Cointreau Philippines Cocktail Competition Champion 2019Ī former chef, Kate Osmillo first worked as a barista before becoming a bartender. These trailblazing global Filipino bartenders are coming home to mix up a storm.The Bar Awards on Tour make a case for Manila as the next cocktail capital of Asia.5 brand new bars for the more adventurous drinker.Here are their stories and where you can find them behind the bar. ![]() So in truth, they may be listed here because they are women, but also because they all excel at their jobs. Not only are they professionally trained bartenders, but they’re champions as well, having competed and, in most instances, bested their mostly male colleagues in cocktail competitions here and abroad. So in choosing to become bartenders, these women are still in somewhat unchartered territory. The profession of bartending has been (and still is) for the longest time dominated by men. In celebration of International Women’s Month, we are proud to put the spotlight on five top female bartenders who have been rocking the Manila bar scene and raising the bar, too. ![]()
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