Edinburgh Barstar of the Day: Gavin Robertson by Richard Beck

By Richard Beck
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27th Aug 2017
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Edinburgh Fringe

Richard didn't stumble far from yesterday's bar, Foundry 39, as just a few yards up Charlotte Lane he fell into Sygn, a trendy retro-style cocktail bar & diner where Edinburgh Barstar of the Day, Gavin Robertson, who after crossing the globe revealed he now wants to settle down.

Name: Gavin Robertson

Age: 25

Bar: Sygn

Background: Born in Nairobi but the family moved to Edinburgh when he was two. After school he went to Herriot Watt to study Business and Marketing and also worked full time at the Filling Station mainly at the Omni Centre. After graduation he went to Melbourne for a year where he worked in bars. Returning eighteen months ago he became Head Barman at Hamilton’s Bar, before moving to his present post.

Ambition: To settle down a little bit, maybe do a masters in surveying or go into recruitment.

Favourite Drink: Pint of Joker with a nip of Balvenie Caribbean cask

https://www.sygn.co.uk/

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