Hardeep Singh Rehal

Coming Up

Formal study set the baseline for the bar work that followed. HTX, Technical University of Denmark, and WSET gave Hardeep Singh Rehal a mix of technical training and drinks education, the kind of background that reads less like hospitality default and more like a deliberate way of approaching cocktails as a craft with structure behind it. The early floor work moved through a clean progression of bar posts. First Hotel St. Petri, Hotel 27, Custom House, 1105, and Blume each marked a step in that ladder, with Hardeep Singh Rehal moving from bartender to Assistant Bar Manager, then to Bar Manager, and later partner / manager. The sequence shows how bar operations, service rhythm, and responsibility were accumulated one room at a time. Ownership came alongside that operational climb. Since 2015, Hardeep Singh Rehal has been owner / director / founder of HARDEEP ApS, while also serving as CEO of Cocktailsolutions. The roles place him on both sides of the bar: running venues, and shaping a larger drinks framework built around product, method, and direction.

Where They Are Now

Cocktailsolutions is built around cocktails that join creativity to a scientific foundation, with Hardeep Singh Rehal in the CEO role. The emphasis is on process as much as output: drinks that are considered, structured, and made to hold up under scrutiny. His own description of the work points to a wider brief as well, with creativity turned toward food waste rather than treated as a standalone exercise. That framing keeps the bar in dialogue with bigger operational questions. For Hardeep Singh Rehal, the work sits where flavor, technique, and resourcefulness meet, which is where a drinks program becomes more than a list of serves.

Signature

Hardeep's signature dishes include ReBread Society, Spiced Gimlet, and Cucumber Yum Yum. Those names point to a bar style that balances concept and clarity. ReBread Society carries a resource-conscious edge, Spiced Gimlet leans into a familiar template with more aromatic intent, and Cucumber Yum Yum reads lighter and more playful without losing the sense of a defined point of view. Together, they map a practice that is inventive but still legible at the bar.

In Their Words “Cocktailsolutions is founded by Hardeep Singh Rehal with the aim to create exceptional cocktails combining creativity and a scientific foundation.” “I'm Hardeep Rehal, and I'm starting a drinks movement that aims creativity at food waste.”

Honors

Hardeep's honors include Bar Personality of the Year (2022), Diageo World Class 2021 — Danish Winner (2021), Diageo World Class 2021 — Global 4th place (2021), Diageo World Class — Danish & Nordic Winner (2014), Diageo World Class — Global top 10 + Martini Award (2014), and Absolut Invite Denmark — Winner (2012). Repeated recognition across a long span rather than a single breakout year. Absolut Invite Denmark — Winner (2012) sits early in the sequence, the Diageo World Class results in 2014 establish an international benchmark, and the 2021 placements return to that circuit with both domestic and global standing. Bar Personality of the Year (2022) closes the list with a title that reflects profile as well as performance.