Freelance Mixologist Angie Jackson, a/k/a the "Traveling Elixir Fixer," began her bar career in 1996 and has created, designed and executed cocktails for numerous distillers,
distributors, bars and restaurants in the greater Chicago area and her home state of Michigan. She has consulted
with top global spirit brands as well as small, artisan-crafted distillers throughout the Midwest. Angie
is the
Founder of Eat Drink and Be Michigan.com and is the co-Founder
of The Cocktail Cottage, Eclectic Giftware for the Tippling
Aficionado. Angie is an adjunct professor at Chicago's Kendall
College, instructing the Mixology Series offered through
the Culinary Arts, Food and Beverage and Hospitality
Departments. She also instructs Mixology classes for home
entertainment at Cooking Fools in Wicker Park, Chicago and private, in-home mixology demonstrations. Angie
offers
consultation services to industry personnel who want to further
their knowledge and skills in seasonally-fresh cocktail programs
and prohibition classic cocktail styles via cocktail menu
implementation, employee educational seminars and team-building
exercises.
Since competing in Sante Magazine's Chicago "Iron Bar Chef" competition in 2007, Angie has created and executed cocktails for many prestigious events, including:
*Museum
of Modern Ice Exhibit, Millennium Park, Chicago - 2008
*Chicago Gourmet, Millennium Park - 2009, 2010, 2011
*Green City Market Annual BBQ, Lincoln Park, Chicago
- 2009, 2010
*Malt
Advocate's WhiskyFest Chicago - 2008, 2009, 2010
*Chicago Food Film Festival - 2010, 2011
*Chicago Meals on Wheels Celebrity Chef Ball - 2009, 2010, 2011
*Share Our Strength's Taste of the Nation Chicago
- 2008, 2009, 2010
*Boyne
Mountain Chef's Challenge - Boyne Mountain, MI - 2011
*Art Hop - Kalamazoo, MI - 2010, 2011
*Chicago History Museum Events
- Film Premiere of Ken Burns’ documentary, "Prohibition"
– 2011
-
Whiskey A-Go-Go Trolley Tours - 2010, 2011
- Prohibition Spirited Dinner, "New Beers Eve" – 2011
Angie has contributed to articles featured in the New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun Times, Kalamazoo Gazette, M-Live, Bride and Groom Magazine, and Nation’s Restaurant News. She also also consulted with fellow Chicago Mixologists in designing the mixology chef coat for Barware by Chefwear.
Angie has judged many prestigious cocktail competitions, including:
*United States Bartenders Guild, Illinois Chapter's World Cocktail Competition
*Taste of the Nation's Heavyweight Smackdown USBG IL Chapter Competition
*Tasting Panel Magazine's Harlem
Shot Competition
*Dewar's
Scotch Cocktail Competition
*Gemini Spirits/Gran Gala Triple Orange Liqueur's Shakedown competition
*Heaven Hill Distillery Cynar Competition
A member of the United States Bartenders Guild, Illinois Chapter, Angie graduated from the Academy of Fine Spirits in 2007. In 2008, she graduated from BarSmarts Advanced Certification Program, through the Beverage Alcohol Resource, LLC, in association with Pernod Ricard, and in 2009, Angie graduated from the Advanced Mixology Culinary Academy.
A member of the United States Bartenders Guild, Illinois Chapter, Angie graduated from the Academy of Fine Spirits in 2007. In 2008, she graduated from BarSmarts Advanced Certification Program, through the Beverage Alcohol Resource, LLC, in association with Pernod Ricard, and in 2009, Angie graduated from the Advanced Mixology Culinary Academy.
