Thanat “Guide” Tangroungsin
Bartender, Bar Us

Bangkok-born Guide had always wanted to have a career in hospitality, but it was the allure and the excitement of bartender competitions that confirmed his true passion in the art of mixology. To win a competition, any competition, he had to become a bartender first to enter, he thought. So, he began collection first-hand experiences in an Italian restaurant, leaning everything he could get his hands on about cocktails, wines and even coffee until he was confident enough to work in a full-scale cocktail bar. As he delves deeper into the trade as bartender at Bar Us, he falls in love even more with the creativity that surrounds the job and the fast-paced, social environment that inspires him.

When he’s not training for a competition, Guide often goes to dessert shops and cafes to draw inspiration from unusual flavor matchings between sweet nibbles and non-alcoholic beverages – from cheesecake to matcha, honey and coconut water – to create his own visually vibrant and eye-catching cocktails.