JESSE CYR — Cognac Connection

Jesse Cyr bartends at Foreign National in Seattle, WA, one of the city’s top craft cocktail bars. A former actor, Jesse moved to Seattle from Los Angeles and found his first bar job at the award-winning Rob Roy, where he eventually became General Manager. Jesse then went on to help manage Navy Strength, the company’s tropical/tiki-inspired bar. He was also the Beverage Director at downtown Seattle’s The Charter Hotel, and ran the rooftop bar Fog Room. Jesse and his cocktails have been featured in numerous print and online outlets, including The Seattle Times, Zagat, Seattle Magazine, Eater, Thrillist and others. His cocktails have been mentioned by Tales of the Cocktail, King 5 News, and KOMO 4 News as well as credited in books such as “The One-Bottle Cocktail” (2018) and “Batch Cocktails” (2019).