Triston Rodrigues
Gannon’s Red Bar
How Did You Get A Job There:
Bev Gannon the Owner Asked Me To Come From Haliimaile General Store
What Spirit Do You Like To Work With The Most? What Is The Last Drink You Made With It?
Vodka for the Tiger Would
Perhaps you are a wine and beer fan and distlled beverages don’t float your boat, what is the last incredible wine or beer you drank? What made it Spectacular:
Chateau St. Michelle Cabernet with a smoked pork dish
If you could change one thing about the drinks business on Maui what would it be? People to have fun but practice a better desinated driver system.
What is your favorite happy hour on Maui:
Red Bar, Great Prices, Great View
Mai Tai/ Failla Pinot Noir/ Bikini Blonde
What is your signature drink:
Awapuhi
When you are making a cocktail what is the most important thing?
Taste and presentation
Who or What influences you outside of the beverage business?
Surfing
Name one new liquor/beer/wine you tasted recently. What was your impression? Svedka Coloda vodka, It was a pina coloda in one bottle
What are your regulars like?
Fun
What is one interesting thing about being a bartender on Maui?
Meeting people from all walks of life
What makes a good bartender?
Being a good listener
What is the newest drink you have created?
Jermiah Weed’s Sweet Tea Vodka, Makers Mark Bourbon, agave nectar, our tropical tea and house lemonade
THE RED BAR AT GANNON’S SUNSET SPECIAL HAPPY HOUR – Daily. $2 Domestic & $3 Premium Drafts; $4 Well Drinks; $6 Wines by the glass when seated in the bar and designated happy hour sections. Also get half off the Bar Menu. 3-6pm The Red Bar at Gannon’s, A Pacific View Restaurant, (Wailea Golf Club House, 100 Wailea Golf Club Drive, Wailea); 808-875-8080; gannonsrestaurant.com
