N°05 — The Host
DrinksbyDez.
Founder & Host
Dez is the warm, magnetic center of every Mixology 101 evening — known for creating rooms where conversation, craft and hospitality move together effortlessly.
He hosts intimate cocktail residences for members’ houses, hotels and private homes across Los Angeles and Malibu — rooted in ritual, restraint and modern California hospitality.
Practice
Craft, taught
with intention.
Residencies
Bespoke cocktail residencies for members' houses, boutique hotels and private homes — co-created with the house and refreshed each season.
Hosting
Quietly hosted evenings designed around the guest, never the spectacle. Conversation first, craft as the medium.
Hospitality
Capped, considered, intentional. The bar as a quiet stage for ritual and conversation.
— On the work
“A great evening isn’t a performance. It’s a room that listens, a drink that surprises, and a conversation no one wants to end.”
Dez · Founder
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