Yangdup Lama
Yangdup Lama is an Indian mixologist, bartender, entrepreneur, author and is known to be one of India's finest mixologist.[1][2]
Early life
Lama is the second child born to mother Kamala Lama (Sherpa) and father Late Namgal Lama (Yonzon) in the village of Gayabari near Kurseong in the hill district of Darjeeling in the North Eastern part of India. He completed Secondary School Certification (Class 10th) from Victoria Boys’ School, Kuseong and Senior School Certification (Class 12th) from Army Public School Bengdubi.
Lama moved to Kolkata in 1992 to study Hotel Management after completion of which he moved to Delhi in 1995.[1]
Career
Polo Lounge, Hyatt Regency Delhi
Lama joined the Hyatt Regency Delhi as a food and beverage server in the year 1995 where he took to bar tending and worked at the prestigious Polo Lounge bar in the Hotel.[3]
Cocktails & Dreams/Thirsty Three Hospitality
After serving in Hyatt for four and a half years, Yangdup founded a mobile bar tending service company called Cocktails & Dreams and in September 2003, Cocktails & Dreams/Thirsty Three Hospitality – a bar service and beverage consultancy company. Later he opened a commercial bar called Cocktails & Dreams, Speakeasy in Gurugram (Gurgaun) and also a bar training and beverage management school by the name Cocktail and Dreams Beverage Studio in Delhi.[1][2][4][5][3][6]
Sidecar
Lama opened a second artisanal cocktail bar named Sidecar in Greater Kailash, New Delhi in 2018.[7][8]
Awards and accolades
- Indian Bartender of the Year 1999
- The Asia-Pacific 30 under 30 Award 1997.[9][10][2][11]
- India attaché by Tales of the Cocktail New Orleans for the years 2017-18
- American Whiskey Ambassador India 2017 by Distilled Spirits Council of United States.(DISCUS)[1][12][13][14][15]
Books
Cocktails & Dreams: The Ultimate Indian Cocktail Book[16][14][17][18]
References
- ^ a b c d "This young bartender is planning to open an artisanal bar in Delhi". India Today. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
- ^ a b c "Young Turks - Yangdup Lama". youngturks.in.com. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
- ^ a b "Keep it low, 'speak easy' at Cocktails & Dreams - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
- ^ "Add flair to your bartending". Hipcask. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
- ^ "Raise the bar". hindustantimes.com. 2009-11-24. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
- ^ "Raising the bar". Deccan Herald. 2017-12-20. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
- ^ "Gorge On Bloody Mary Prawns, Doughnut Toast & Much More At Sidecar - LBB". Dailyhunt. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
- ^ "Mixologist Yangdup Lama Shares Tips on How to Appreciate Alcoholic Drinks". www.franchiseindia.com. 2019-02-27. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
- ^ "Behind The Bar: In Conversation With Mixologist Yangdup Lama | Pritisha Borthakur". www.pritishaborthakur.com. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
- ^ "Yangdup Lama - Tulleeho". Tulleeho. 2017-07-18. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
- ^ "Behind the Bar". Man's World India. 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
- ^ Feeds, ANI (2017-10-26). "Distilled Spirits council of the United States hosts 'Great American Whiskey Experience' in Bangalore". India.com. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
- ^ "Yangdup Lama: The Capital's Ace Mixologist On Shaking Cocktails & Sculpting Dreams". DSSC | The Best of Food, Art & Culture in your city. 2017-11-20. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
- ^ a b "Raising the bar". Deccan Herald. 2017-12-20. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
- ^ Roy, Nibedita (2017-10-22). "Mastering the art of mixing & fixing with American Whiskey Ambassador, Yangdup Lama - Indiaretailing.com". Indiaretailing.com. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
- ^ "Master the cocktail with Yangdup Lama's new book - Indulge". Indulge. 2014-05-16. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
- ^ Lama, Yangdup; Chaturvedi, Gitanjali (2014-06-02). Cocktails & Dreams. Widsom Tree. ISBN 9788183283502.
- ^ Noble, Barnes &. "Cocktails & Dreams: The Ultimate Indian Cocktail Book". Barnes & Noble. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
External links
- Cocktails and Dreams Speakeasy official website
- Cocktails and Dreams bar tending school official website
- Yangdup Lama TEDx talk
- Metro News, Zee News
- Yangdup Lama, CNBC Young Turks
- Top Chef Awards 2015 Season 2
- Master Yangdup Lama speech at Mixology & Flair Camp 2015 - Flairology
- Yangdup lama in Hyderebad 2007
- Indian Food Entrepreneur - Passion for Food - Yangdup Lama - Food Moments - Food first