What was the first alcoholic drink you had? “When I was around nine, I tried pastis, which has a strong aniseed flavour, very French. It tasted disgusting! I love it now but it’s not for everyone. It’s like absinthe, fennel, licorice. There’s a tradition where you have a small glass of wine and water it down. I wasn’t like that; I just went for the hard stuff.”When did you start mixing drinks? “When I was 17, I worked in an Irish pub in Lyons, to pay for my studies. It was my Irish father’s…
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