An award-winning mixologist and author, Kim Haasarud, has embraced innovation and hospitality throughout her career, working on hundreds of projects with clients ranging from hotel groups, restaurant chains, mixology bars, liquor brands, distributors and other beverage brands both domestically and internationally.

She opened Garden Bar PHX and The Cocktail Collaborative in downtown Phoenix, where the bar took home two Foodist awards. She also recently wone the “Industry Impact Award” at the Bar and Restaurant Expo. Most recently, she’s also been consulting with clients such as Dutch Bros on upstream innovation.

While her volunteer service started years ago, during the pandemic, Kim helped raise and distribute over $10M to bartenders in the US in need through the USBG (United States Bartenders Guild) National Charity Foundation. She also served on the Board of Directors for 8 years and was their National President.

Kim is the author of the best-selling 101… cocktail series with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt that sold over 1M copies, collectively. Kim has been a featured presenter at Epcot’s “Food & Wine”, a judge on Iron Chef America, USBG World Class, Bombay Sapphire’s Most Imaginative Bartender competition and numerous others. She has been a judge for the San Francisco World Spirits competition for almost two decades.

She currently lives in Phoenix, Arizona with her husband Kevin, two kids, Holden & Maddy and miniature Australian shepherd, Lucy.