Our Story
How it all started
In March of 2020, we both lost our jobs at The Ice Plant in down town St. Augustine, FL, due to the shut down of businesses during Covid. After 3 weeks of unemployment with no end in site, we decided to promote our love for hospitality and started an Instagram page, posting homemade cocktails and food recipes. Once restrictions were lifted, we received requests to bartend for friends who were not ready to go back to bars and restaurants. “This could be something special.” we thought.
In April of 2021, we registered McKarl’s Libations & Cuisine LLC with SunBiz and received our license with the state. We have since grown into a Hospitality group promoting spirit education and elevating special events with craft cocktail and high end levels of hospitality.
“People will forget what you said. They will forget what you did. But they will never forget how you made them feel.”
The Team
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Ryan has shown his talents at many local bars in the area such as South Kitchen & Spirits, Midtown Table, Hoptinger and the Sugar Factory. He has spent years honing his craft which won him the title of fourth quarter champion of the Bartenders Brawl