Distinguished Travel Hacker

The One Trick to Make Amazing Cocktails From Any Hotel Minibar

Award-winning bartender Colin Asare-Appiah jet-sets around the world for his craft—and has the travel wisdom to show for it.

Colin Asare-Appiah.

Photographer: Chantelle Horn

At Bloomberg Pursuits, we love to travel. And we always want to make sure we’re doing it right. So we’re talking to road warriors to learn about their high-end hacks, tips and off-the-wall experiences. These are the Distinguished Travel Hackers .

Colin Asare-Appiah is an award-winning bartender, a brand ambassador and a pioneering force in pushing for diversity behind the bar. The Ghana-born, London-raised 55-year-old is the co-author of Black Mixcellence: A Comprehensive Guide to Black Mixology and founder of the Ajabu Cocktail & Spirits Festival in South Africa, which took place most recently in Johannesburg and Cape Town last March.