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\nA Massachusetts native, John Christie studied history in Boston before moving to the Valley 16 years ago. You can find him using that knowledge at Tommy Plato\u2019s Second Story Liquor Bar as the barman in charge of their sophisticated cocktail program. He shares his historical love of libations with a menu divided into The Beginnings, Golden Age, Classics, Avant-Garde and Champagne Cocktails. \u201cMy history degree is a great help not only in putting together cocktail lists, but allowing me to offer guests a bit of historical perspective on their beverage choices or whiskey selections. History and bars go quite well together as bars are often great places to measure what a society holds valuable.\u201d As Christie says, \u201cthis is the same reason I split the cocktail menu into its designated sections\u2014to give the guests the impression of going back in time to when cocktails and the country were quite different, while at the same time highlighting the changes in our palates. In my experience, people are very responsive to history presented in a glass.\u201d
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\nMy philosophy is<\/em>\u2026simple. Memorable service should come with each guest who approaches the bar, and being nice and listening to my guests has always served me well.
\nMy inspirations<\/em>\u2026have been very literary in nature. Jerry Thomas and Harry Craddock are barmen from the 19th century who wrote out some of the first bar guides for us to follow, so they are great sources. As far as modern names go, Dale DeGroff, Gary Regan and David Wondrich really helped to trace out the kind of barman I wanted to be.
\nMy favorite part about Second Story Liquor Bar is<\/em>\u2026its size and intimacy, which lets me interact with guests and hopefully give them an amazing experience.
\nI love when a guest<\/em>\u2026has the \u201clight-bulb\u201d moment. They suddenly get the whole program, and cocktails become old friends to visit, not just drinks.
\nMy signature cocktail is<\/em>\u2026the original Old Fashioned, which I construct traditionally and am very proud of.
\nIf I wasn\u2019t behind a bar<\/em>\u2026I would probably be traveling extensively and writing; I\u2019m kind of a travel junkie.
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\nTo Learn More <\/strong>
\nSecond Story Liquor Bar<\/strong> www.secondstoryliquorbar.com<\/a>.
\nBy Christina Barrueta; photos by Debby Wolvos<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A Massachusetts native, John Christie studied history in Boston before moving to the Valley 16 years ago. You…\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":11929,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-11924","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-phoenix-wine-and-spirits","8":"cs-entry","9":"cs-video-wrap"},"yoast_head":"\nLibation: John Christie of Second Story Liquor Bar<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A Massachusetts native, John Christie studied history in Boston before moving to the Valley 16 years ago. 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