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 Alcohol & food explorer extraordinaire.

 

 

                                                               Meet Toby Tyler.

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Toby’s journey into the culinary and gourmet world has seen him invent and reinvent his pathway to excellence over and over again, travelling the globe to explore all that delights the senses as he sharpens the blade of his innovative edge.

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I've been involved in the restaurant industry since I was 16 and I'm a permanent resident living in the Bahamas for over the last 30 years.

I'm extremely passionate about the restaurant industry and have run extremely successful restaurants in the Bahamas over that time.  I have also consulted for other high end properties in the Bahamas plus I've had the privilege of transforming luxury boutique hotels and high end restaurants into thriving profit makers.

 

Apart from being a successful restaurateur my other passion is blending & creating unique spirits that taste great and over the last 20 years I've won many awards at international competitions.

 

My Proudest Moments:

 

- Best New Rum 2018 - One Drop 10 Year Old - Caribbean Journal

- One Drop Rum 10 Year Old - Gold in the Premium Rum and the People’s Choice Award 2021 in St. Barth's.

- Afro Head Rum XO 15 winning the only Gold in the Ultra Premium Category - Global Rum Masters 2015.

- Creating the new Coco Spirits brand featuring Bahamian Citrus & Sea Salt Gin and Bahamian Sea Salt Vodka.​

- Pink Sand Spirit, Co. another recent venture I created flavours for - releasing some fabulous high quality white spirits and flavoured seltzers which also won awards. 

 

I've worked with top distilleries and chemists throughout the Caribbean and the US. I understand each part of the blending process and work with world-class distillers & chemists to blend truly exceptional spirits.

 

Since arriving in the Bahamas I spent 14 years operating & restaurant owner at The Landing on Harbour Island , Bahamas - plus F&B consultant for The Dunmore - Harbour Island, F&B manager Kamalame Cay , GM at The Rock House, Harbour Island. Also over that time I did all the initial restaurant and cafe consulting for Richard Gere's Bedford Post Inn - Bedford N.Y.  just to name a few.

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Some personal F&B highlights;

• Restaurant and café design consulting, Richard Gere, Bedford Post Inn Boutique Hotel, Upstate New York.

• Kitchen, bar and cellar design, menu and cocktail development, The Landing Restaurant, Harbour Island Bahamas.

• Wine list curation, The Landing, Rock House, Coral Sands, The Dunmore, Romora Bay, Kamalame Cay, Cafe Coco, Bahama House, Bahamas.

• - 2 x Wine Spectator award-winning Wine Lists.

• Assistant menu, wine and bar design,  the Dunmore Restaurant, Harbour Island Bahamas​

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