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Dan Q. Dao

Spirits winner

Dan is a 25-year-old, Vietnamese-American bartender and writer covering spirits, travel, and culture for ​GQ, Food & Wine, Punch, Vice, Saveur, Liquor, and Paper Magazine among others. He also has 10 years of experience in the hospitality industry as a server, barista, bartender, and consultant.

In 2018, after serving as deputy editor for Saveur.com, Dan was ​named International Young Drinks Writer of the Year ​by ​The Spirits Business.

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