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Bespoke Bartending

for Private Events

serving northern Michigan’s grand traverse, leelanau, Antrim, benzie, and kalkaska counties

Smoked old-fashioned cocktail in cloche

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Meet Nic, your personal bartender

Nic was born & raised in the Catskills region of upstate New York. He served in the United States Military for 11 years, has lived on every coast including, now, the third and best coast (and in Texas), and he loves meeting people and hearing their stories.

His drink making experience goes back 10-years to a dive bar in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood and spans Michelin Bib Gourmand awarded restaurants and luxury boutique hotels across the mid-west.

He has been a featured mixologist on WGN-TV & Extra TV, and his cocktail recipes have been published by Whiskey Advocate, Chicago Food Magazine, Market Watch, UPROXX, and Imbibe. In 2024 he won Diageo’s Traverse City speed bartending competition.

Wondering if Nic’s drink making will truly pass muster? You can find him every Monday night at Low Bar in downtown Traverse City.

Nic du Mortier
Owner, Drink Maker