Martin Cate

Title: Owner, Smuggler’s Cove

Location: San Francisco

Martin Cate is an award-winning bartender, award-winning author and the owner of Smuggler’s Cove in San Francisco, which features the largest rum selection in the United States.

Experience

Cate is a rum and cocktail expert whose work has been recognized by publications including Drinks International, Esquire and Playboy. Smuggler’s Cove is a fixture on the World’s Best Bars list and has been influential in creating a new wave of interest in Tiki and tropical cocktails. He is also the co-owner of Whitechapel in San Francisco, Hale Pele in Portland and False Idol in San Diego, and is a partner in Lost Lake in Chicago.

Cate is a passionate rum collector who conducts educational seminars and officiates rum and cocktail competitions around the world.

Awards and Publications

2017 Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Award for Best Cocktail Book
2017 James Beard Award for Best Beverage Book
2016 Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Award for Best American Cocktail Bar (Smuggler’s Cove)
Author of Smuggler’s Cove: Exotic Cocktails, Rum and the Cult of Tiki

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