Spirits

Acker Asia’s Director of Spirits, was born in Hong Kong and attended university in Switzerland. After graduating from a leading Swiss Hospitality School, he worked in the US, pursuing his passion for food and beverage, enhanced by his combined cultural experiences from Asia, Europe and the US. After moving back to Hong Kong, he began managing leading bars and restaurants, from luxury hotels to worldwide restaurant chains, to small-scale award-winning cocktail bars. During this time, he helped Amber and Aqua Group to achieve top tables and a Michelin star, while participating and winning bartending competition awards. The Drinks World Asia magazine named John in the Top 25 Bartenders in Hong Kong from 2013 -2015. In 2016, he was officially appointed as the Asia Pacific Brand Ambassador for Michter’s Distillery. At his time with Michter’s, he oversaw 11 counties and more than 18 different cities to promote American Whiskey culture and knowledge through masterclasses, events, trainings, and marketing strategies. His contributions were paramount to the success of the brand in the region and during this time John built a deep and connected network across the whisky community in Asia.