Tales of the Cocktail® New Orleans 2016

Victorian Bon Vivant at large, Shawn has been behind two of Canada's most nominated and awarded restaurant & bars. Multiple Tales of the Cocktail nominated Clive's Classic Lounge, as founder of Little Jumbo & Author of Cocktail Culture. Shawn's goals are to help continuing to put Victoria and Canada on the international cocktail map while educating, building and working towards bettering himself every day.

The son of a Cadillac salesman, Thomas Thompson was refused his high-school diploma for the crime of skipping graduation ceremonies. After taking odd jobs as a steel-mill worker and a janitor, he formed the Impediments with drummer Chris Mars, guitarist Bob Stinson, and Stinson's 12-year-old bass-playing brother, Tommy. Inspired by Thompson's love for the Sex Pistols, the band — renaming itself the Replacements after being banned from a club... Read More →