Derek Brown is a writer, illustrator, bartender, and co-owner of acclaimed bars The Passenger and Columbia Room in Washington, D.C. He sits on the board of directors for the Museum of the American Cocktail. Derek Brown is a writer,
illustrator, bartender, and co-owner of acclaimed bars The Passenger and
Columbia Room in Washington, D.C. He travels throughout the country and
around the world in search of great drinks, and the stories behind
them. Derek's methodical approach to cocktails was profiled in the Wall Street Journal's "A Master of Mixological Science" and his martini lauded as the best in America by
GQ. He's been in numerous media outlets featuring his approach
to better drinking, including CNN, The Rachel Maddow Show and FOX. Derek
is a founding member of the D.C. Craft Bartender's Guild and on the board of directors for the Museum of the American Cocktail.