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{{short description|American bartender|bot=PearBOT 5}}{{Infobox person | name = Eryn Reece | birth_place = Portland, Oregon, U.S. | occupation = Bartender | awards = {{Awards|Speed Rack National Champion|2013}} }}
'''Eryn Reece''' is an American bartender. She is the bar director for Banzabar and Freemans Restaurant, both in New York City. In 2013, Reece was named Speed Rack National Champion. In 2014, ''The Daily Meal'' named her one of the top 25 bartenders in the United States. Reece has been profiled in, and her work featured in, ''PUNCH'', ''The Daily Beast'', ''Maxim'',<ref name="Maxim1">{{cite web |title=Celebrate Negroni Week With 3 Killer Cocktails |url=https://www.maxim.com/food-drink/3-negroni-recipes-2019-6 |website=Maxim |date=25 June 2019 |accessdate=31 December 2019 |language=en-us}}</ref> WPIX,<ref name="Mannarino">{{cite web |last1=Mannarino |first1=Dan |title=Hidden NY: Lower East Side alley leads to an unexpected surprise |url=https://pix11.com/2019/03/15/banzarbar-the-hidden-bar-at-freemans/ |website=WPIX |accessdate=31 December 2019 |language=en |date=15 March 2019}}</ref> ''The Spirits Business'',<ref name="Bellwood">{{cite web |last1=Bellwood |first1=Owen |title=High-end bars on pairing cocktails with food |url=https://www.thespiritsbusiness.com/2019/08/high-end-bars-on-pairing-cocktails-with-food/ |website=The Spirits Business |date=30 August 2019 |accessdate=31 December 2019}}</ref> Thrillist,<ref name="Pelz">{{cite web |last1=Pelz |first1=Rachel |title=Take It Easy (Or Drink Even More!) With NYC's Best Low-ABV Cocktails |url=https://www.thrillist.com/drink/new-york/best-low-abv-cocktails-low-alcohol-drinks-nyc-bars-restaurants |website=Thrillist |accessdate=31 December 2019 |date=4 November 2019}}</ref> and other media outlets.
==Early life and education==
Eryn Reece was born in Portland, Oregon.<ref name="Rothbaum"/> She waitressed when she was a teenager. When she turned 21, she started bartending at Mona's Bistro in Seattle, Washington.<ref name="Medsker">{{cite web |last1=Medsker |first1=Eric |title=Eryn Reece {{!}} Bar Director, Freemans Restaurant and Banzarbar |url=https://punchdrink.com/lookbook/bartender-eryn-reece-freemans-restaurant-banzarbar-nyc/ |website=PUNCH |accessdate=31 December 2019 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Novak"/> She moved to New York City in 2007 to intern at an art gallery as part of her undergraduate studies.<ref name="Akkam">{{cite web|last1=Akkam|first1=Alia|date=2013-06-17|title=Raising the Bar: Eryn Reece|url=https://www.liquor.com/articles/raising-the-bar-eryn-reece/#gs.p9ru7w|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180110040001/https://www.liquor.com/articles/raising-the-bar-eryn-reece/|archive-date=2018-01-10|website=Liquor.com|accessdate=}}</ref>
==Career==
In New York City, Reece first bartended at MercBar, followed by Bar Milano.<ref name="Akkam"/> In a 2013 interview, Reece called her time at Bar Milano as "the most eye-opening experience of my life," after working with Tony Abou-Ganim.<ref name="Akkam"/> She also worked at Louis 649, The Hideout, Dressler, Rye House, Mayahuel and Death & Co.<ref name="Medsker"/><ref name="Akkam"/> In 2013, Reece was named Speed Rack National Champion.<ref name="Rothbaum"/> The following year, ''The Daily Meal'' named her one of the top 25 best bartenders in the United States.<ref name="Novak">{{cite web |last1=Novak |first1=Jess |title=America's 25 Best Bartenders (Slideshow) |url=https://www.thedailymeal.com/drink/americas-25-best-bartenders-slideshow |website=The Daily Meal |accessdate=31 December 2019 |language=en |date=4 March 2014}}</ref> As of 2019, she serves as bar director at Banzabar and Freemans Restaurant, both on the Lower East Side. At Banzabar, Reece prepares low alcohol cocktails to be paired with a tasting menu by chef Humberto Guallpa, as well as serving an à la carte menu featuring beverages of various alcohol levels.<ref name="Medsker"/>
===Style, cocktails and influences===
One of Reece's signature drinks at Banzabar is Shackleton's Urn. The cocktail was inspired by the Cobra's Fang cocktail. It comprises two types of gin, rum, lime, passionfruit, ginger, cinnamon, and peach. It is served on crushed ice in an urn-shaped container with a lime lit on fire. The container was created specifically for the glass by a company in Portland, Oregon.<ref name="Rothbaum"/>
Reece refers to ''Flavor Bible'' by Karen A. Page and Andrew Dornenburg when creating new cocktails.<ref name="Rothbaum">{{cite web |last1=Rothbaum |first1=Noah |title=Johnny Cash, Anthony Bourdain & Tiki: Drinks With Eryn Reece |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/going-10-rounds-with-top-bartender-eryn-reece-from-new-yorks-banzarbar-which-is-located-above-freemans-restaurant |website=The Daily Beast |accessdate=31 December 2019 |language=en |date=19 March 2019}}</ref> In ''PUNCH'', Reece shared that Tyson Buhler's rye whiskey cocktail, the Warrior Poet, was one of the best drinks she had ever had. The worst drink she has ever had is Amaro Sibilla. Her favorite bar is Good Night Sonny and her "go-to" drink at a cocktail bar is a Daiquiri.<ref name="Medsker"/> In 2013, she named Joaquin Simo one of her favorite bartenders.<ref name="Novak"/>
==Personal life==
Reece lives in Manhattan.<ref name="Medsker"/>
==References== {{reflist}}
*[https://heritageradionetwork.org/podcast/eryn-reece-of-banzarbar/ Interview with Eryn Reece] on The Speakeasy podcast
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