John McCarthy

Mixologist

Acclaimed mixologist John McCarthy is a bar and spirits consultant to the stars, whose clients include Four Walls Irish Whiskey (It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia), Kiamachi Whiskey (Kings Of Leon), and serves as Director of Judging for Fred Minnick’s ASCOT Awards. When not developing cocktail programs, John works as a bartender at King Bar and The Rose Room at The Garden City Hotel. McCarthy is also a veteran spirits and lifestyle journalist whose books include The Modern Gentleman and Whiskey Rebels: The Dreamers, Visionaries & Badasses Who Are Revolutionizing American Whiskey. John is the co-founder of the Barleycorn Awards, an international spirits competition, and edits Barleycorndrinks.com, a spirits lifestyle online publication.