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Do Upscale Dives Belong in the Modern Bar Landscape?

VinePair

The other co-owner, Jacob Mentel, made his bones at places like Polite and Youngblood , which landed on the list of North America’s 50 Best Bars in 2023. Last November, the two officially took over what used to be Gilly’s Cocktails, an old, seedy neighborhood dive bar that began life as Gil’s back in 1968.

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There’s No “I” in Team for Collin Griffith, Beverage Director at OAK

Chilled Magazine

I always seek improvement and education so after doing high volume for some time, I decided to pursue fine dining cocktail bartending because of the craft, added Griffith. I started working for Bryan Dayton in 2015 at Denvers Acorn and really started to dig into the craft cocktail side of things.