Tiffanie Barriere
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- One Flew South (2009–2016)
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| Occupation | Bartender, teacher  |
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| Website | https://www.thedrinkingcoach.com |
Tiffanie Barriere is a master mixologist and spirits educator, who is also known by her nickname - “The Drinking Coach.”[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] She was the beverage director for seven years at One Flew South restaurant in Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson Airport, which was voted the Best Airport Bar in the World in 2014 by Tales of the Cocktail and nominated for a James Beard Foundation Award under her leadership.[4][5][8][9][10][11]
Barriere grew up in Louisiana and Texas as an only child.[8] When her parents divorced, she moved to Atlanta with her father.[8] She started off as a self-taught bartender but would later graduate from Pernod Ricard USA's BarSmarts program.[8] She started bartending at the One Flew South around 2009 and left in 2016 to start freelance bartending.[9] She is known for using beverages as a way to share African-American history.[4][8][9]
She is a member of the Tales of the Cocktail Grants Committee and was inducted into the Tales of the Cocktail's Hall of Fame in 2020.[12][8][9][13] In 2021, Barriere gave remarks and presented Toni Tipton-Martin with the Julia Child Award at the Smithsonian National American History Museum.[14]
As of 2022, she is the Tales of the Cocktail Grants Committee co-chair along with Kitty Amann.[12] In 2022, Barriere was an American Spirits Council of Tasters (ASCOT) Awards taster.[15][12] She is also a member of Les Dames d’Escoffier Atlanta chapter.[8]
Barriere has worked with and represented multiple brands, including but not limited to Bombay Sapphire, Cruzan Rum, and Four Roses.[3] She has also been featured in a lifestyle publications, such as Essence, Food & Wine, Southern Living, GO Magazine, and Imbible.[3][1][16][5][7]