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Our Speakers
 Bobby “G” Gleason
Bobby “G” Gleason is the Master Mixologist for Beam Global Spirits & Wine, the fourth largest premium spirits company in the world. Last year, Bobby G set a new Guinness World Record by mixing 253 different cocktails in just one hour at a competition at the Nightclub & Bar Show in Las Vegas. Using Sauza Tequilas and DeKuyper’s wide array of cordials and liqueurs, Gleason smashed the previously held record of 179 cocktails in 2004.
Bobby G will be giving a presentation for our guests on mixing cocktails at home, tips of the trade, and more!
Bobby G has been tending bar and creating delicious drinks since 1984 and currently reigns as the master mixologist for Beam Global. The cocktail connoisseur got his start in the fast-paced nightclubs of South Florida before relocating to Las Vegas, where he opened bars at the Mirage Hotel, Treasure Island and the Bellagio. He worked with master mixologist Tony Abu-Ganim and studied under Francesco LaFranconi, the famed bartender and spirits educator.
In addition to breaking the world record, Bobby G holds the title for the “World’s Most Sensuous Cocktail” by Penthouse magazine and has won many awards such as Bartender magazine’s New York International Cocktail Competition, putting him in the upper echelon of the bartending community.
Las Vegas based Robert "Bobby G" Gleason has been a professional bartender for over 22 years and is recognized worldwide as a champion mixologist. He has been published in Penthouse, Sante, Market Watch, Cheers, Night Club and Bar magazine, and is a regular contributor to Las Vegas magazine and flairbar.com. In addition, he has appeared on television on CNBC, E! Entertainment Television, and the Travel Channel.
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