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One Third Ice: Veteran Bartender Juan Meyer Starts Clear Cocktail Ice Business

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Andrew Dominick

There’s a strong chance that if you’ve eaten your way through the Fairfield County restaurant scene that Juan Meyer has made you a cocktail. And if you’ve sat at his bar at Barcelona Wine Bar, The Spread, East End, or Bar Rosina’s, you’ve certainly felt his warm hospitality firsthand, too. Now, the Cape Town born Meyer, a restaurant lifer who came to the states decades ago to continue that career path, is hoping to be a part of your cocktail experience in several bars and restaurants all over the area and then some with his upstart clear ice business, One Third Ice.


Bartender Sam Reyes + Mariposa Taqueria Launch Cocktail Pop Up El Jardín

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Andrew Dominick

Audrey Hepburn once had a quote about gardens, where she stated: “To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow.” Sam Reyes is thinking about and believing in cocktail culture for tomorrow and a lot of tomorrows that will follow. Ever since Reyes (Mariposa Taqueria’s co-owner/bartender) captured a statewide award in 2023, specifically, a Connecticut Restaurant Association CRAZIES win for Bartender of the Year, he’s taken that W and he’s run with it.