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	==External Links==		==External Links==
	* [http://www.peguclub.com The Pegu Club website]		* [http://www.peguclub.com The Pegu Club website]

			* [https://www.rumreader.com/the-local-how-dale-degroffs-epochal-blackbird-revitalized-cocktail-culture/ How Dale DeGroff’s Epochal Blackbird Revitalized Cocktail Culture] (The Rum Reader, July 2020)

	* [https://ny.eater.com/2020/1/13/21023031/nyc-restaurateur-chef-david-chang-stephen-starr-keith-mcnally-andrew-tarlow-future-of-dining NYC’s Established Power Players on What’s Next in NYC Dining] (NY.Eater.com, January 2020)		* [https://ny.eater.com/2020/1/13/21023031/nyc-restaurateur-chef-david-chang-stephen-starr-keith-mcnally-andrew-tarlow-future-of-dining NYC’s Established Power Players on What’s Next in NYC Dining] (NY.Eater.com, January 2020)

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Career

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	* The Carlyle Hotel (New York): Beverage Director in charge of reopening their legendary Bemelmans Bar<ref>[https://www.ediblemanhattan.com/magazine/bemelmans/ Edible Manhattan: ~~Bemelmans]~~ "Audrey Saunders ran the liquor program at Bemelmans from 2001 to 2005"</ref>		* The Carlyle Hotel (New York): Beverage Director in charge of reopening their legendary Bemelmans Bar<ref>[https://www.ediblemanhattan.com/magazine/bemelmans/ Bemelmans] (Edible Manhattan, December 3, 2011)
			: "Before finding fame at Pegu Club, cocktail-world doyenne Audrey Saunders ran the liquor program at Bemelmans from 2001 to 2005."</ref>

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	: '''Why it matters''': Although owner and self-described “cocktail mom” Audrey Saunders has decamped from New York to the West Coast, this is still the bar where countless well-known bartenders (and barflies) cut their teeth. It’s with good reason Pegu is sometimes called the Harvard of Mixology. Pegu, named for a storied late-19th-century British officers’ club in Burma, is also noted for helping re-popularize gin and for bringing forth such cocktails as the Gin-Gin Mule and Earl Grey MarTEAni.</ref><ref>[https://talesofthecocktail.com/industrynews/tales-cocktail-names-degroff-and-saunders-2017-ambassadors Tales of the Cocktail Names DeGroff and Saunders 2017 Ambassadors] Tales of the Cocktail, 2017</ref>, the award-winning Pegu Club has established itself for its beverage program and high level of service.		: '''Why it matters''': Although owner and self-described “cocktail mom” Audrey Saunders has decamped from New York to the West Coast, this is still the bar where countless well-known bartenders (and barflies) cut their teeth. It’s with good reason Pegu is sometimes called the Harvard of Mixology. Pegu, named for a storied late-19th-century British officers’ club in Burma, is also noted for helping re-popularize gin and for bringing forth such cocktails as the Gin-Gin Mule and Earl Grey MarTEAni.</ref><ref>[https://talesofthecocktail.com/industrynews/tales-cocktail-names-degroff-and-saunders-2017-ambassadors Tales of the Cocktail Names DeGroff and Saunders 2017 Ambassadors] Tales of the Cocktail, 2017</ref>, the award-winning Pegu Club has established itself for its beverage program and high level of service.

	Prior to Pegu Club's opening in 2005, American bars were carrying dozens of vodkas on their back-bar, and had not yet progressed beyond the Cosmopolitan or an Apple Martini. Audrey changed the entire landscape of cocktails in America-- from the moment she opened Pegu's doors, her program revolutionized the American Bar business with 27 gins and only 4 brands of vodka<ref>[https://www.restaurantbusinessonline.com/power-20-2019-2019/audrey-saunders The Power 20 - Behind The Menu: Audrey Saunders] Restaurant Business, April 11, 2019</ref>. Audrey is not only responsible for resurrecting the gin and rye whiskey categories in the US, but also responsible for reviving forgotten (at the time) ingredients as [[Chartreuse]], [[Benedictine]], [[Amari]], [[rye whiskey]], [[applejack]], [[aquavit]], [[eau de vie]], and artisinal [[vermouth]]... she placed these ingredients directly into her speedwells, and taught bartenders who had never touched or heard of them how to work with them<ref>[https://www.grubstreet.com/2015/04/pegu-club-10-year-anniversary.html How Pegu Club Forever Changed the Cocktail Game] GrubStreet.com, APR. 7, 2015</ref>. She is also responsible for bringing Luxardo cherries into the country, which set the trend away from the neon-red imitation maraschino cherries<ref>[https://www.foodandwine.com/news/cocktail-cherries-luxardo America Almost Ruined Cocktail Cherries, But Italy Is Bringing Them Back] Food & Wine, November 16, 2018</ref>. She also been recognized as one of the 25 most influential cocktail personalities of the century by Imbibe Magazine<ref name="Imbibe25/>, won the very first "Best Worldwide Bartender" (2007)<ref>[https://talesofthecocktail.com/events/spirited-awards-ceremony/ArchiveByYear/Archive2007/ Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards for 2007] Mixologist/Bartender of the Year: '''Audrey Saunders''', Pegu Club, New York, New York</ref> from Tales of the Cocktail, along with best "Best Mentor" (2011)<ref>[https://talesofthecocktail.com/events/spirited-awards-ceremony/ArchiveByYear/2011Archive/ Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards for 2011] Best Bar Mentor: '''Audrey Saunders'''</ref>, and "Best American Bar" <ref>[https://talesofthecocktail.com/events/spirited-awards-ceremony/ArchiveByYear/Archive2009/ Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards for 2009] Best American Cocktail Bar: '''Pegu Club''', New York, New York</ref> (2009)		Prior to Pegu Club's opening in 2005, American bars were carrying dozens of vodkas on their back-bar, and had not yet progressed beyond the Cosmopolitan or an Apple Martini. Audrey changed the entire landscape of cocktails in America-- from the moment she opened Pegu's doors, her program revolutionized the American Bar business with 27 gins and only 4 brands of vodka<ref>[https://www.restaurantbusinessonline.com/power-20-2019-2019/audrey-saunders The Power 20 - Behind The Menu: Audrey Saunders] (Restaurant Business, April 11, 2019)
			: "To launch the revolutionary bar program, she filled the shelves with 27 gins and only four brands of vodka, adding bottles of rye whiskey to the mix. She also resurrected forgotten ingredients such as chartreuse, benedictine, amari, aquavit, artisanal vermouth and eau de vie, teaching bartenders how to craft them into cocktails."</ref>. Audrey is not only responsible for resurrecting the gin and rye whiskey categories in the US, but also responsible for reviving forgotten (at the time) ingredients as [[Chartreuse]], [[Benedictine]], [[Amari]], [[rye whiskey]], [[applejack]], [[aquavit]], [[eau de vie]], and artisinal [[vermouth]]... she placed these ingredients directly into her speedwells, and taught bartenders who had never touched or heard of them how to work with them<ref>[https://www.grubstreet.com/2015/04/pegu-club-10-year-anniversary.html How Pegu Club Forever Changed the Cocktail Game] GrubStreet.com, APR. 7, 2015</ref>. She is also responsible for bringing Luxardo cherries into the country, which set the trend away from the neon-red imitation maraschino cherries<ref>[https://www.foodandwine.com/news/cocktail-cherries-luxardo America Almost Ruined Cocktail Cherries, But Italy Is Bringing Them Back] Food & Wine, November 16, 2018</ref>. She also been recognized as one of the 25 most influential cocktail personalities of the century by Imbibe Magazine<ref name="Imbibe25/>, won the very first "Best Worldwide Bartender" (2007)<ref>[https://talesofthecocktail.com/events/spirited-awards-ceremony/ArchiveByYear/Archive2007/ Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards for 2007] Mixologist/Bartender of the Year: '''Audrey Saunders''', Pegu Club, New York, New York</ref> from Tales of the Cocktail, along with best "Best Mentor" (2011)<ref>[https://talesofthecocktail.com/events/spirited-awards-ceremony/ArchiveByYear/2011Archive/ Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards for 2011] Best Bar Mentor: '''Audrey Saunders'''</ref>, and "Best American Bar" <ref>[https://talesofthecocktail.com/events/spirited-awards-ceremony/ArchiveByYear/Archive2009/ Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards for 2009] Best American Cocktail Bar: '''Pegu Club''', New York, New York</ref> (2009)

	Here is a list of some of the bartenders that Audrey mentored. You won't find any of her proteges working at chain restaurants-- her goal has always been to provide her staff with the skills and confidence to open their own craft cocktail establishments as one can see below. Most of them have gone on to win major awards (including from the James Beard Foundation) and each has each gained world-wide recognition within the industry:		Here is a list of some of the bartenders that Audrey mentored. You won't find any of her proteges working at chain restaurants-- her goal has always been to provide her staff with the skills and confidence to open their own craft cocktail establishments as one can see below. Most of them have gone on to win major awards (including from the James Beard Foundation) and each has each gained world-wide recognition within the industry:

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	Pegu Club is the globally recognized as the bar that catapulted the modern craft cocktail movement into gear in the United States, forever changing the way America drinks. Pegu is a two times James Beard Award finalist, and through Audrey's mentorship, also responsible for spawning a number of America’s finest mixologists.<ref>[https://www.thedailybeast.com/love-your-happy-hour-cocktail-thank-audrey-saunders Love Your Happy Hour Cocktail? Thank Audrey Saunders.] (The Daily Beast, March 7, 2019)		Pegu Club is the globally recognized as the bar that catapulted the modern craft cocktail movement into gear in the United States, forever changing the way America drinks. Pegu is a two times James Beard Award finalist, and through Audrey's mentorship, also responsible for spawning a number of America’s finest mixologists.<ref>[https://www.thedailybeast.com/love-your-happy-hour-cocktail-thank-audrey-saunders Love Your Happy Hour Cocktail? Thank Audrey Saunders.] (The Daily Beast, March 7, 2019)
	: "Pegu, which has won numerous Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards and been nominated for two James Beard Awards, became a de facto bartending school. Numerous famous bartenders came through the bar and then opened their own establishments, including Jim Meehan, Kenta Goto, Brian Miller, Phil Ward, Chad Solomon, Sam Ross, Naren Young, St. John Frizell and Toby Maloney."</ref> Many of Audrey's innovations have been pivotal in advancing the beverage industry into the 21st Century, and since opening in 2005, Pegu has set the gold standard for cocktails. Cited by the New York Times as “The Harvard of Mixology”<ref>[https://www.today.com/food/5-easy-chef-secrets-upgrading-your-cooking-cocktail-skills-t87436 5 easy chef secrets for upgrading your cooking and cocktail skills] The Today Show, April 23, 2016</ref><ref>[https://www.liquor.com/slideshows/most-influential-us-craft-cocktail-bars/4 13 Most Influential Craft Cocktail Bars in the USA] Liquor.com, July 2017</ref><ref>[https://talesofthecocktail.com/industrynews/tales-cocktail-names-degroff-and-saunders-2017-ambassadors Tales of the Cocktail Names DeGroff and Saunders 2017 Ambassadors] Tales of the Cocktail, 2017</ref>, the award-winning Pegu Club has established itself for its beverage program and high level of service.		: "Pegu, which has won numerous Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards and been nominated for two James Beard Awards, became a de facto bartending school. Numerous famous bartenders came through the bar and then opened their own establishments, including Jim Meehan, Kenta Goto, Brian Miller, Phil Ward, Chad Solomon, Sam Ross, Naren Young, St. John Frizell and Toby Maloney."</ref> Many of Audrey's innovations have been pivotal in advancing the beverage industry into the 21st Century, and since opening in 2005, Pegu has set the gold standard for cocktails. Cited by the New York Times as “The Harvard of Mixology”<ref>[https://www.today.com/food/5-easy-chef-secrets-upgrading-your-cooking-cocktail-skills-t87436 5 easy chef secrets for upgrading your cooking and cocktail skills] The Today Show, April 23, 2016</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170726040206if_/http://www.liquor.com/slideshows/most-influential-us-craft-cocktail-bars/4/ 13 Most Influential Craft Cocktail Bars in the USA] (Liquor.com via Archive.ort, July 2017)
			: '''Why it matters''': Although owner and self-described “cocktail mom” Audrey Saunders has decamped from New York to the West Coast, this is still the bar where countless well-known bartenders (and barflies) cut their teeth. It’s with good reason Pegu is sometimes called the Harvard of Mixology. Pegu, named for a storied late-19th-century British officers’ club in Burma, is also noted for helping re-popularize gin and for bringing forth such cocktails as the Gin-Gin Mule and Earl Grey MarTEAni.</ref><ref>[https://talesofthecocktail.com/industrynews/tales-cocktail-names-degroff-and-saunders-2017-ambassadors Tales of the Cocktail Names DeGroff and Saunders 2017 Ambassadors] Tales of the Cocktail, 2017</ref>, the award-winning Pegu Club has established itself for its beverage program and high level of service.

	Prior to Pegu Club's opening in 2005, American bars were carrying dozens of vodkas on their back-bar, and had not yet progressed beyond the Cosmopolitan or an Apple Martini. Audrey changed the entire landscape of cocktails in America-- from the moment she opened Pegu's doors, her program revolutionized the American Bar business with 27 gins and only 4 brands of vodka<ref>[https://www.restaurantbusinessonline.com/power-20-2019-2019/audrey-saunders The Power 20 - Behind The Menu: Audrey Saunders] Restaurant Business, April 11, 2019</ref>. Audrey is not only responsible for resurrecting the gin and rye whiskey categories in the US, but also responsible for reviving forgotten (at the time) ingredients as [[Chartreuse]], [[Benedictine]], [[Amari]], [[rye whiskey]], [[applejack]], [[aquavit]], [[eau de vie]], and artisinal [[vermouth]]... she placed these ingredients directly into her speedwells, and taught bartenders who had never touched or heard of them how to work with them<ref>[https://www.grubstreet.com/2015/04/pegu-club-10-year-anniversary.html How Pegu Club Forever Changed the Cocktail Game] GrubStreet.com, APR. 7, 2015</ref>. She is also responsible for bringing Luxardo cherries into the country, which set the trend away from the neon-red imitation maraschino cherries<ref>[https://www.foodandwine.com/news/cocktail-cherries-luxardo America Almost Ruined Cocktail Cherries, But Italy Is Bringing Them Back] Food & Wine, November 16, 2018</ref>. She also been recognized as one of the 25 most influential cocktail personalities of the century by Imbibe Magazine<ref name="Imbibe25/>, won the very first "Best Worldwide Bartender" (2007)<ref>[https://talesofthecocktail.com/events/spirited-awards-ceremony/ArchiveByYear/Archive2007/ Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards for 2007] Mixologist/Bartender of the Year: '''Audrey Saunders''', Pegu Club, New York, New York</ref> from Tales of the Cocktail, along with best "Best Mentor" (2011)<ref>[https://talesofthecocktail.com/events/spirited-awards-ceremony/ArchiveByYear/2011Archive/ Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards for 2011] Best Bar Mentor: '''Audrey Saunders'''</ref>, and "Best American Bar" <ref>[https://talesofthecocktail.com/events/spirited-awards-ceremony/ArchiveByYear/Archive2009/ Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards for 2009] Best American Cocktail Bar: '''Pegu Club''', New York, New York</ref> (2009)		Prior to Pegu Club's opening in 2005, American bars were carrying dozens of vodkas on their back-bar, and had not yet progressed beyond the Cosmopolitan or an Apple Martini. Audrey changed the entire landscape of cocktails in America-- from the moment she opened Pegu's doors, her program revolutionized the American Bar business with 27 gins and only 4 brands of vodka<ref>[https://www.restaurantbusinessonline.com/power-20-2019-2019/audrey-saunders The Power 20 - Behind The Menu: Audrey Saunders] Restaurant Business, April 11, 2019</ref>. Audrey is not only responsible for resurrecting the gin and rye whiskey categories in the US, but also responsible for reviving forgotten (at the time) ingredients as [[Chartreuse]], [[Benedictine]], [[Amari]], [[rye whiskey]], [[applejack]], [[aquavit]], [[eau de vie]], and artisinal [[vermouth]]... she placed these ingredients directly into her speedwells, and taught bartenders who had never touched or heard of them how to work with them<ref>[https://www.grubstreet.com/2015/04/pegu-club-10-year-anniversary.html How Pegu Club Forever Changed the Cocktail Game] GrubStreet.com, APR. 7, 2015</ref>. She is also responsible for bringing Luxardo cherries into the country, which set the trend away from the neon-red imitation maraschino cherries<ref>[https://www.foodandwine.com/news/cocktail-cherries-luxardo America Almost Ruined Cocktail Cherries, But Italy Is Bringing Them Back] Food & Wine, November 16, 2018</ref>. She also been recognized as one of the 25 most influential cocktail personalities of the century by Imbibe Magazine<ref name="Imbibe25/>, won the very first "Best Worldwide Bartender" (2007)<ref>[https://talesofthecocktail.com/events/spirited-awards-ceremony/ArchiveByYear/Archive2007/ Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards for 2007] Mixologist/Bartender of the Year: '''Audrey Saunders''', Pegu Club, New York, New York</ref> from Tales of the Cocktail, along with best "Best Mentor" (2011)<ref>[https://talesofthecocktail.com/events/spirited-awards-ceremony/ArchiveByYear/2011Archive/ Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards for 2011] Best Bar Mentor: '''Audrey Saunders'''</ref>, and "Best American Bar" <ref>[https://talesofthecocktail.com/events/spirited-awards-ceremony/ArchiveByYear/Archive2009/ Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards for 2009] Best American Cocktail Bar: '''Pegu Club''', New York, New York</ref> (2009)

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	: "With the craft of cocktail making largely lost to time, bartender Audrey Saunders was a pioneer in re-establishing how to make great drinks."</ref>, and is also the owner of the award-winning [[Pegu Club NYC\|Pegu Club]] in New York.		: "With the craft of cocktail making largely lost to time, bartender Audrey Saunders was a pioneer in re-establishing how to make great drinks."</ref>, and is also the owner of the award-winning [[Pegu Club NYC\|Pegu Club]] in New York.

	Pegu Club is the globally recognized as the bar that catapulted the modern craft cocktail movement into gear in the United States, forever changing the way America drinks. Pegu is a two times James Beard Award finalist, and through Audrey's mentorship, also responsible for spawning a number of America’s finest mixologists.<ref>[https://www.thedailybeast.com/love-your-happy-hour-cocktail-thank-audrey-saunders Love Your Happy Hour Cocktail? Thank Audrey Saunders.] (The Daily Beast, March 7, 2019)</ref> Many of Audrey's innovations have been pivotal in advancing the beverage industry into the 21st Century, and since opening in 2005, Pegu has set the gold standard for cocktails. Cited by the New York Times as “The Harvard of Mixology”<ref>[https://www.today.com/food/5-easy-chef-secrets-upgrading-your-cooking-cocktail-skills-t87436 5 easy chef secrets for upgrading your cooking and cocktail skills] The Today Show, April 23, 2016</ref><ref>[https://www.liquor.com/slideshows/most-influential-us-craft-cocktail-bars/4 13 Most Influential Craft Cocktail Bars in the USA] Liquor.com, July 2017</ref><ref>[https://talesofthecocktail.com/industrynews/tales-cocktail-names-degroff-and-saunders-2017-ambassadors Tales of the Cocktail Names DeGroff and Saunders 2017 Ambassadors] Tales of the Cocktail, 2017</ref>, the award-winning Pegu Club has established itself for its beverage program and high level of service.		Pegu Club is the globally recognized as the bar that catapulted the modern craft cocktail movement into gear in the United States, forever changing the way America drinks. Pegu is a two times James Beard Award finalist, and through Audrey's mentorship, also responsible for spawning a number of America’s finest mixologists.<ref>[https://www.thedailybeast.com/love-your-happy-hour-cocktail-thank-audrey-saunders Love Your Happy Hour Cocktail? Thank Audrey Saunders.] (The Daily Beast, March 7, 2019)
			: "Pegu, which has won numerous Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards and been nominated for two James Beard Awards, became a de facto bartending school. Numerous famous bartenders came through the bar and then opened their own establishments, including Jim Meehan, Kenta Goto, Brian Miller, Phil Ward, Chad Solomon, Sam Ross, Naren Young, St. John Frizell and Toby Maloney."</ref> Many of Audrey's innovations have been pivotal in advancing the beverage industry into the 21st Century, and since opening in 2005, Pegu has set the gold standard for cocktails. Cited by the New York Times as “The Harvard of Mixology”<ref>[https://www.today.com/food/5-easy-chef-secrets-upgrading-your-cooking-cocktail-skills-t87436 5 easy chef secrets for upgrading your cooking and cocktail skills] The Today Show, April 23, 2016</ref><ref>[https://www.liquor.com/slideshows/most-influential-us-craft-cocktail-bars/4 13 Most Influential Craft Cocktail Bars in the USA] Liquor.com, July 2017</ref><ref>[https://talesofthecocktail.com/industrynews/tales-cocktail-names-degroff-and-saunders-2017-ambassadors Tales of the Cocktail Names DeGroff and Saunders 2017 Ambassadors] Tales of the Cocktail, 2017</ref>, the award-winning Pegu Club has established itself for its beverage program and high level of service.

	Prior to Pegu Club's opening in 2005, American bars were carrying dozens of vodkas on their back-bar, and had not yet progressed beyond the Cosmopolitan or an Apple Martini. Audrey changed the entire landscape of cocktails in America-- from the moment she opened Pegu's doors, her program revolutionized the American Bar business with 27 gins and only 4 brands of vodka<ref>[https://www.restaurantbusinessonline.com/power-20-2019-2019/audrey-saunders The Power 20 - Behind The Menu: Audrey Saunders] Restaurant Business, April 11, 2019</ref>. Audrey is not only responsible for resurrecting the gin and rye whiskey categories in the US, but also responsible for reviving forgotten (at the time) ingredients as [[Chartreuse]], [[Benedictine]], [[Amari]], [[rye whiskey]], [[applejack]], [[aquavit]], [[eau de vie]], and artisinal [[vermouth]]... she placed these ingredients directly into her speedwells, and taught bartenders who had never touched or heard of them how to work with them<ref>[https://www.grubstreet.com/2015/04/pegu-club-10-year-anniversary.html How Pegu Club Forever Changed the Cocktail Game] GrubStreet.com, APR. 7, 2015</ref>. She is also responsible for bringing Luxardo cherries into the country, which set the trend away from the neon-red imitation maraschino cherries<ref>[https://www.foodandwine.com/news/cocktail-cherries-luxardo America Almost Ruined Cocktail Cherries, But Italy Is Bringing Them Back] Food & Wine, November 16, 2018</ref>. She also been recognized as one of the 25 most influential cocktail personalities of the century by Imbibe Magazine<ref name="Imbibe25/>, won the very first "Best Worldwide Bartender" (2007)<ref>[https://talesofthecocktail.com/events/spirited-awards-ceremony/ArchiveByYear/Archive2007/ Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards for 2007] Mixologist/Bartender of the Year: '''Audrey Saunders''', Pegu Club, New York, New York</ref> from Tales of the Cocktail, along with best "Best Mentor" (2011)<ref>[https://talesofthecocktail.com/events/spirited-awards-ceremony/ArchiveByYear/2011Archive/ Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards for 2011] Best Bar Mentor: '''Audrey Saunders'''</ref>, and "Best American Bar" <ref>[https://talesofthecocktail.com/events/spirited-awards-ceremony/ArchiveByYear/Archive2009/ Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards for 2009] Best American Cocktail Bar: '''Pegu Club''', New York, New York</ref> (2009)		Prior to Pegu Club's opening in 2005, American bars were carrying dozens of vodkas on their back-bar, and had not yet progressed beyond the Cosmopolitan or an Apple Martini. Audrey changed the entire landscape of cocktails in America-- from the moment she opened Pegu's doors, her program revolutionized the American Bar business with 27 gins and only 4 brands of vodka<ref>[https://www.restaurantbusinessonline.com/power-20-2019-2019/audrey-saunders The Power 20 - Behind The Menu: Audrey Saunders] Restaurant Business, April 11, 2019</ref>. Audrey is not only responsible for resurrecting the gin and rye whiskey categories in the US, but also responsible for reviving forgotten (at the time) ingredients as [[Chartreuse]], [[Benedictine]], [[Amari]], [[rye whiskey]], [[applejack]], [[aquavit]], [[eau de vie]], and artisinal [[vermouth]]... she placed these ingredients directly into her speedwells, and taught bartenders who had never touched or heard of them how to work with them<ref>[https://www.grubstreet.com/2015/04/pegu-club-10-year-anniversary.html How Pegu Club Forever Changed the Cocktail Game] GrubStreet.com, APR. 7, 2015</ref>. She is also responsible for bringing Luxardo cherries into the country, which set the trend away from the neon-red imitation maraschino cherries<ref>[https://www.foodandwine.com/news/cocktail-cherries-luxardo America Almost Ruined Cocktail Cherries, But Italy Is Bringing Them Back] Food & Wine, November 16, 2018</ref>. She also been recognized as one of the 25 most influential cocktail personalities of the century by Imbibe Magazine<ref name="Imbibe25/>, won the very first "Best Worldwide Bartender" (2007)<ref>[https://talesofthecocktail.com/events/spirited-awards-ceremony/ArchiveByYear/Archive2007/ Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards for 2007] Mixologist/Bartender of the Year: '''Audrey Saunders''', Pegu Club, New York, New York</ref> from Tales of the Cocktail, along with best "Best Mentor" (2011)<ref>[https://talesofthecocktail.com/events/spirited-awards-ceremony/ArchiveByYear/2011Archive/ Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards for 2011] Best Bar Mentor: '''Audrey Saunders'''</ref>, and "Best American Bar" <ref>[https://talesofthecocktail.com/events/spirited-awards-ceremony/ArchiveByYear/Archive2009/ Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards for 2009] Best American Cocktail Bar: '''Pegu Club''', New York, New York</ref> (2009)

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	'''Audrey Saunders''' is world-renowned as one of the pioneering leaders of modern mixology<ref>[https://robbreport.com/food-drink/dining/most-influential-cocktail-bars-america-2881336/ 14 Bars That Changed Cocktails Forever in America] (The Robb Report, November 19, 2019)		'''Audrey Saunders''' is world-renowned as one of the pioneering leaders of modern mixology<ref>[https://robbreport.com/food-drink/dining/most-influential-cocktail-bars-america-2881336/ 14 Bars That Changed Cocktails Forever in America] (The Robb Report, November 19, 2019)
	: With the craft of cocktail making largely lost to time, bartender Audrey Saunders was a pioneer in re-establishing how to make great drinks.</ref>, and is also the owner of the award-winning [[Pegu Club NYC\|Pegu Club]] in New York.		: "With the craft of cocktail making largely lost to time, bartender Audrey Saunders was a pioneer in re-establishing how to make great drinks."</ref>, and is also the owner of the award-winning [[Pegu Club NYC\|Pegu Club]] in New York.

	Pegu Club is the globally recognized as the bar that catapulted the modern craft cocktail movement into gear in the United States, forever changing the way America drinks. Pegu is a two times James Beard Award finalist, and through Audrey's mentorship, also responsible for spawning a number of America’s finest mixologists.<ref>[https://www.thedailybeast.com/love-your-happy-hour-cocktail-thank-audrey-saunders Love Your Happy Hour Cocktail? Thank Audrey Saunders.] (The Daily Beast, March 7, 2019)</ref> Many of Audrey's innovations have been pivotal in advancing the beverage industry into the 21st Century, and since opening in 2005, Pegu has set the gold standard for cocktails. Cited by the New York Times as “The Harvard of Mixology”<ref>[https://www.today.com/food/5-easy-chef-secrets-upgrading-your-cooking-cocktail-skills-t87436 5 easy chef secrets for upgrading your cooking and cocktail skills] The Today Show, April 23, 2016</ref><ref>[https://www.liquor.com/slideshows/most-influential-us-craft-cocktail-bars/4 13 Most Influential Craft Cocktail Bars in the USA] Liquor.com, July 2017</ref><ref>[https://talesofthecocktail.com/industrynews/tales-cocktail-names-degroff-and-saunders-2017-ambassadors Tales of the Cocktail Names DeGroff and Saunders 2017 Ambassadors] Tales of the Cocktail, 2017</ref>, the award-winning Pegu Club has established itself for its beverage program and high level of service.		Pegu Club is the globally recognized as the bar that catapulted the modern craft cocktail movement into gear in the United States, forever changing the way America drinks. Pegu is a two times James Beard Award finalist, and through Audrey's mentorship, also responsible for spawning a number of America’s finest mixologists.<ref>[https://www.thedailybeast.com/love-your-happy-hour-cocktail-thank-audrey-saunders Love Your Happy Hour Cocktail? Thank Audrey Saunders.] (The Daily Beast, March 7, 2019)</ref> Many of Audrey's innovations have been pivotal in advancing the beverage industry into the 21st Century, and since opening in 2005, Pegu has set the gold standard for cocktails. Cited by the New York Times as “The Harvard of Mixology”<ref>[https://www.today.com/food/5-easy-chef-secrets-upgrading-your-cooking-cocktail-skills-t87436 5 easy chef secrets for upgrading your cooking and cocktail skills] The Today Show, April 23, 2016</ref><ref>[https://www.liquor.com/slideshows/most-influential-us-craft-cocktail-bars/4 13 Most Influential Craft Cocktail Bars in the USA] Liquor.com, July 2017</ref><ref>[https://talesofthecocktail.com/industrynews/tales-cocktail-names-degroff-and-saunders-2017-ambassadors Tales of the Cocktail Names DeGroff and Saunders 2017 Ambassadors] Tales of the Cocktail, 2017</ref>, the award-winning Pegu Club has established itself for its beverage program and high level of service.

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	'''Audrey Saunders''' is world-renowned as one of the pioneering leaders of modern mixology<ref>[https://robbreport.com/food-drink/dining/most-influential-cocktail-bars-america-2881336/ 14 Bars That Changed Cocktails Forever in America] (The Robb Report, November 19, 2019)</ref>, and is also the owner of the award-winning [[Pegu Club NYC\|Pegu Club]] in New York.		'''Audrey Saunders''' is world-renowned as one of the pioneering leaders of modern mixology<ref>[https://robbreport.com/food-drink/dining/most-influential-cocktail-bars-america-2881336/ 14 Bars That Changed Cocktails Forever in America] (The Robb Report, November 19, 2019)
			: With the craft of cocktail making largely lost to time, bartender Audrey Saunders was a pioneer in re-establishing how to make great drinks.</ref>, and is also the owner of the award-winning [[Pegu Club NYC\|Pegu Club]] in New York.

	Pegu Club is the globally recognized as the bar that catapulted the modern craft cocktail movement into gear in the United States, forever changing the way America drinks. Pegu is a two times James Beard Award finalist, and through Audrey's mentorship, also responsible for spawning a number of America’s finest mixologists.<ref>[https://www.thedailybeast.com/love-your-happy-hour-cocktail-thank-audrey-saunders Love Your Happy Hour Cocktail? Thank Audrey Saunders.] (The Daily Beast, March 7, 2019)</ref> Many of Audrey's innovations have been pivotal in advancing the beverage industry into the 21st Century, and since opening in 2005, Pegu has set the gold standard for cocktails. Cited by the New York Times as “The Harvard of Mixology”<ref>[https://www.today.com/food/5-easy-chef-secrets-upgrading-your-cooking-cocktail-skills-t87436 5 easy chef secrets for upgrading your cooking and cocktail skills] The Today Show, April 23, 2016</ref><ref>[https://www.liquor.com/slideshows/most-influential-us-craft-cocktail-bars/4 13 Most Influential Craft Cocktail Bars in the USA] Liquor.com, July 2017</ref><ref>[https://talesofthecocktail.com/industrynews/tales-cocktail-names-degroff-and-saunders-2017-ambassadors Tales of the Cocktail Names DeGroff and Saunders 2017 Ambassadors] Tales of the Cocktail, 2017</ref>, the award-winning Pegu Club has established itself for its beverage program and high level of service.		Pegu Club is the globally recognized as the bar that catapulted the modern craft cocktail movement into gear in the United States, forever changing the way America drinks. Pegu is a two times James Beard Award finalist, and through Audrey's mentorship, also responsible for spawning a number of America’s finest mixologists.<ref>[https://www.thedailybeast.com/love-your-happy-hour-cocktail-thank-audrey-saunders Love Your Happy Hour Cocktail? Thank Audrey Saunders.] (The Daily Beast, March 7, 2019)</ref> Many of Audrey's innovations have been pivotal in advancing the beverage industry into the 21st Century, and since opening in 2005, Pegu has set the gold standard for cocktails. Cited by the New York Times as “The Harvard of Mixology”<ref>[https://www.today.com/food/5-easy-chef-secrets-upgrading-your-cooking-cocktail-skills-t87436 5 easy chef secrets for upgrading your cooking and cocktail skills] The Today Show, April 23, 2016</ref><ref>[https://www.liquor.com/slideshows/most-influential-us-craft-cocktail-bars/4 13 Most Influential Craft Cocktail Bars in the USA] Liquor.com, July 2017</ref><ref>[https://talesofthecocktail.com/industrynews/tales-cocktail-names-degroff-and-saunders-2017-ambassadors Tales of the Cocktail Names DeGroff and Saunders 2017 Ambassadors] Tales of the Cocktail, 2017</ref>, the award-winning Pegu Club has established itself for its beverage program and high level of service.

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	==Awards, Recognitions, and Achievements==		==Awards, Recognitions, and Achievements==
			'''2021''':
			* Cocktail Kingdom: Released a custom designed "Sour Glass" as the first offering of "The Audrey Saunders Collection" <ref>[https://www.grubstreet.com/2021/07/5-things-to-eat-drink-and-watch-right-now.html Make a Pisco Sour in a Glass Designed by a Cocktail Legend] (GrubStreet)</ref>

	'''2020''':		'''2020''':
	* Tales of the Cocktail: Helen David Lifetime Achievement Award		* Tales of the Cocktail: Helen David Lifetime Achievement Award <ref>[https://talesofthecocktail.org/spirited-awards-archive/ Spirited Awards Archive] (Tales of the Cocktail)</ref>

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	'''2015''':		'''2015''':
	* Mixologist, Dan Barber's wastED program series		* Mixologist, Dan Barber's wastED program series (March 20, 2015) <ref>[https://ny.eater.com/2015/3/13/8209649/dan-barber-wasted-blue-hill-food-waste-pop-up Here's the Food Waste-Focused Menu for Dan Barber's WastED Pop-Up] (NY Eater)</ref><ref>[https://www.gq.com/story/alan-richman-reviews Trash-to-Table: New York's Most Ethical Chef Goes Dumpster Diving] (GQ Magazine)</ref>

	'''2013''':		'''2013''':
	* Mixologist, James Beard Foundation, "Women in ~~White~~"		* Mixologist, James Beard Foundation, "Women in Whites" (Nov 15, 2013) <ref>[https://www.jamesbeard.org/events/women-in-whites-the-2013-james-beard-foundation-gala WOMEN IN WHITES: THE 2013 JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION GALA] (James Beard Foundation)</ref>
	* James Beard Awards: Pegu Club Nominee		* James Beard Awards: Pegu Club Nominee

	'''2012''':		'''2012''':
	* James Beard Awards: Pegu Club Nominee		* James Beard Awards: Pegu Club Nominee <ref>[https://www.jamesbeard.org/awards/2012-jbf-award-nominees 2012 JBF AWARD NOMINEES] (James Beard Foundation)</ref>

	'''2011''':		'''2011''':

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	==Awards, Recognitions, and Achievements==		==Awards, Recognitions, and Achievements==
			'''2020''':
			* Tales of the Cocktail: Helen David Lifetime Achievement Award

	'''2016''':		'''2016''':

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Career

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	'''2009''':		'''2009''':
	* The Tar Pit (Los Angeles)		* The Tar Pit (Los Angeles)
	* Turned down an offer to be head bartender at the American Bar at the Savoy in London

	==Original Recipes==		==Original Recipes==