Galaxy Bar, the globally famend cocktail lounge, is delighted to announce the return of Mauro Cortese as Common Supervisor. Mauro, who first joined Galaxy Bar in 2020, brings renewed power and a visionary strategy to elevating the bar’s and company’ expertise requirements and innovation. With over 13 years of expertise, Mauro masterfully blends traditional strategies with fashionable creativity, setting a brand new benchmark for Galaxy Bar.
Initially from Naples, Italy, Mauro started his profession as a barista and rapidly transitioned to mixology, gaining recognition as Head Bartender at Festina, the place he crafted a cocktail program celebrated for its daring flavors and inventive use of native components. Looking for to develop his experience, Mauro moved to London, becoming a member of the MICHELIN-starred Galvin, the place he rose from Senior Bartender to Bar Supervisor. Throughout this time, he honed his craft via collaboration with the pastry staff, creating strategies that remodeled culinary components into cocktail kind—a talent he later dropped at Galaxy Bar. His modern contributions helped Galaxy safe the #45 spot on the World’s 50 Finest Bars listing in 2021 and earned Mauro notable accolades, together with being named Caterer After Darkish’s Bar Supervisor of the 12 months in 2024 and profitable the UAE Patron Perfectionist title in 2024.
Now 4 years later, Mauro is again as Galaxy Bar’s Common Supervisor, and his imaginative and prescient extends past crafting extraordinary cocktails. He’s devoted to mentoring his staff, fostering a tradition of innovation, and guaranteeing Galaxy Bar stays a must-visit vacation spot for cocktail and get together fanatics. His ardour for storytelling via mixology, balancing flavours, and enhancing presentation defines the bar’s award-winning cocktail program, making each sip a singular expertise.
Mauro can even proceed to steer Galaxy Bar’s visitor shift program, inviting prime bartenders from world wide to share their experience with Dubai’s cocktail neighborhood. The newly launched “Supernovas” program, brings a recent lineup of DJs and a particular collaboration with Don Julio. Desperate to forge extra partnerships with international manufacturers famend for supporting leisure icons, Mauro is about to additional elevate Galaxy Bar’s dynamic choices.
Galaxy Bar appears ahead to Mauro’s continued management as he pushes inventive boundaries, guaranteeing the bar’s place on the forefront of Dubai’s mixology scene.
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