MARIUS GOGOASA
In the bar since 1997
Founder/Owner Exquisite Bar Solutions
Manager/Owner Bar Flair Angel *spirit*sugar*water*bitter
– he organized / judged tens of internetonal / national competitions from 2002 until present
– he initiated/organized/ judged with Food & Bar magazine – BMC The National Professional Bartenders League
– he initiated the Champions Flair crash project, one of the most renowned flair bartending competition in the world in partnership with JW Marriott Bucharest Grand Hotel, in 2017 took place the 16th Edition
– he judged national and international competitions in Romania and Eastern Europe, invited to judge in London, one of the qualifying stages for Roadhouse World Flair Grand Final and “UK vs Rest of The World”
– he sustained over 200 sessions of trainings and seminars for professional bartenders and/or Bar Play Projects for consumers
– Consultant / media articles: Food & Bar Magazine, Esquire Magazine, Forbes Magazine, Ziarul Financiar, Arena Manager Magazine etc.
TRAINING/SPECIALIZATIONS
Certified Good Safety Manager – National Registry of Food Safety Professionalls USA
Creative Bar Training 2003 (Holland – Amsterdam) – Philliph Duff – international bar trainer/consultant
Effective Training Skills – 2004 Marriott International with Vera Champagne and Inge Strothoff
Vodka Training – 2006 (Sweden ) with info distillation, tasting – V&S Spirits Company
Universita del Café – (Trieste-Italy ) 2006 Coffee Expert
Whisk(e)y training – 2007 (Bucharest) Laphroaig’s master blender Robert Hicks
Bar Seminar London (BAR ’07 UK London) 2007
Bar Seminars (BCB) (Germany-Berlin) 2009
Mentoring on whisky distillation 2010 ( Scotland ) distilleries tour and training with David Steward blender master & Brian Kinsman – blender master
DeKuyper International Program – 2012 (Holland)/specialty liqueur&jenever
Mandarine Napoleon – 2012 (Belgium) with Arno van Eijmeren
Heineken International – 2012 (Holland) Star Serve Draught Master with Frank Evers and Laurens Raven
Bitter Mentoring/Unicum – 2013 (Budapest)
RUN PROGRAMS
2005-present COMPLETE BAR TRAINING
2005 – National Tour – Campari Tripple Challenge
2006 – National Tour – Absolut Academy Romania
2007 – National Tour – Whisk(e)y Mentoring
2008 – National Tour – Master Bartenders/ Skyy-Campari
2010 – National Tour – DeKuyper
2011 – National Tour – DeKuyper
– National Tour – True Bartenders
2012 – Tour in Bar 5/ DeKuyper
Bar & Pubs Heineken – National Tour – Responsible Serving
2013 Tour in Bar 6/DeKuyper
Star Serve Heineken- draft master/National Tour
Gold Key Bartenders – Fratelli Iasi
2014 – Ridding a Green Apple/DeKuyper/National Tour
Gold Key Bartenders -Fratelli & Biutiful Bucharest
