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The Arté Bartender Team
Arté was made for bartenders, so bartenders get a say in it. The Team is a working group of operators across Canada who shape what we make, appear in what we shoot, and get paid for both.
Current team
We keep it small on purpose. Every member is behind a bar most nights of the week.
Camila Ruiz
Head Bartender · Toronto, ON
I stopped defending my margarita to the kitchen the week we switched. It's the same drink at 6pm and at 1am. That's all I ever wanted.
Dominic Osei
Beverage Director · Calgary, AB
Espresso martinis used to break my Friday. Now they're a two-step build. We put four more drinks on the list with the time it gave back.
Priya Raman
Bar Manager · Vancouver, BC
My prep cook got their Tuesday back. That's a real person, not a line item, and the guest can't tell the difference in the glass.
Blanco · Toronto
Every bottle we make is judged by someone standing behind a bar at eleven at night. That is the only review that counts.
What you get
Ambassador programs usually ask bartenders to work for free and call it exposure. This one pays.
01
Standing supply of the full range for your bar and your own experiments.
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We shoot with you, credit you, and pay for it. Your name on the work.
03
New formats and flavours reach the Team before they reach the market.
04
Automatic entry to the annual competition, plus a seat at the judging table once you've won.
The Arté Showdown
A cocktail creation competition for bartenders and mixologists. Build something original on an Arté bottle, and if it's good enough, build it again in front of a room.
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Submit one original cocktail built on any Arté bottle. Photo, spec, and why it works.
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Four judges, all working bartenders chosen by our team, pick the finalists.
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Finalists build their drink in front of a room. One night, one winner.
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Cash prize, a feature cocktail at partner bars, and a place on the Arté Bartender Team.
Cash
Grand prize
4
Judges
Working bartenders
Live
Final
Toronto, then beyond
Open
Entries
Any Arté bottle
Apply
Team applications and Showdown entries go to the same inbox. Tell us where you work, what you'd build, and send a photo of it.
ARTE BARTENDER TEAM, THE SHOWDOWN, SIEMPRE FRESCO, DE MÉXICO, EN ESPÍRITU, READY TO MIX