Contributor: Shaun Layton
Shaun Layton is Scout’s new spirits writer. Born and raised in Vancouver, Layton has helped to maintain a top notch bar scene in Vancouver over the last decade. He also runs his own bar consulting company, designing programs and training staff for small and big restaurants in Vancouver and as far away at St.John’s, Newfoundland. Layton has competed and travelled throughout the USA and Europe, touring distilleries, breweries and bars. He was recognized in 2010 as the Bartender of The Year by Vancouver Magazine.
On Holding Down The Bar With Giancarlo Quiroz Jesus Of The Diamond
A Copy Of The Dead Rabbit Grocery And Grog Drinks Manual
The Most Positionally Unique And Otherwise Awesome Barstools In Vancouver
Eight Minutes With Micky Valens, A Natural Talent Toiling At Wildebeest
In The New Lounge At Hy’s For Hot Cheese Toast And A Proper Old Fashioned
How To Build A Strong Home Bar, One Drink And Five Bottles At A Time (Part 8)
On Using The Rare Hermes Violets To Make Properly Delicious Aviation Cocktails
Five Minutes With Satoshi Yonemori Of South Granville’s Grapes & Soda
A Copy Of The New Book By The Experimental Cocktail Club
Vancouver Bars That Can Pull Tall, Dark & Handsomely Proper Pints Of Guinness
Flights Of Japanese Whisky At False Creek’s Ancora
“Cooktail” – New Book By Mario Sandoval & Miguel Perez
How To Build A Strong Home Bar, One Drink And Five Bottles At A Time (Part 7)
20 Questions And A Drink With Torafuku Bar Manager Max Borrowman
20 Questions And A Proper Cocktail With Amber Bruce Of The Keefer Bar
Vancouver Bars That Serve From Eclectic Collections Of Weird Cocktail Glasses
Superb American Whiskies Distilled In … California?
Elegant and subtly sweet on the entrance with a bold, spice-forward backbone, this is one of the best balanced ryes on the market, period!
Making A “Happy Afternoon” Of It With Beets And Beers At Belgard Kitchen
On Throwing Yeasty Cider From On High In The Basque Region Of Spain
Sipping On Barcelona’s Fastidious Fascination With The Gin & Tonic
Celebrating The End Of The Campari Drought At “Pourhouse” In Gastown
A Beautiful Custom Apron From ‘Search & Rescue Denim’
Local Sparkling In Tuscany, Good To The Last Drop
A Chilled Out Glass Of The Dark At ‘Timbertrain Coffee’
Vancouver Would Be Cooler If A Local Distiller Made “Fernet British Columbia”
How To Build A Strong Home Bar, One Drink & Five Bottles At A Time (Part Six)
Barman Florian Ruff’s ‘The Elder Got Flowers’ Cocktail
Digging On Beer, Food Trucks, And Art At Strathcona’s ‘Strange Fellows Brewing’
