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Julie Reiner
Bartender
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i. Biography
Training and Lineage
Cocktail work is built in stations before it is built in ownership. Florida State University is part of the record for Julie Reiner, followed in 1994 by floor service as a Cocktail Waitress at the Parc 55 San Francisco hotel. The move from service to bar work came through The Red Room and AsiaSF in San Francisco, where the operating vocabulary shifted from guest handling to drink production. New York bar management entered the record in 1998, when Julie Reiner became Bar Manager at C3 bar in the Washington Square Hotel. Ownership followed in 2003 with Flatiron Lounge in New York, which ran until 2018. Lani Kai in New York ran from 2011 to 2013, extending the same operator’s record across another format. Contemporary cocktail-room building in Brooklyn and New York is central to the later work: Clover Club has run since 2008, Leyenda since 2015, Milady's since 2022, and The Saloon at Clover Club since 2024, with Julie Reiner listed as co-founder. The public-facing trade role widened with Netflix's "Drink Masters" in 2022, and the packaged-cocktail side entered the record with Social Hour Cocktails in 2020.
The Work Today
A working bar group tests a cocktail program through repeat service, staff systems, and room identity. At Clover Club in Brooklyn, Julie Reiner’s co-founder role sits inside that operating model, alongside Leyenda, Milady's, and The Saloon at Clover Club. The work is not only drink specification; it is venue-making and the maintenance of standards over time. Trade education and evaluation are also part of the current practice. Netflix's "Drink Masters" places Julie Reiner in a judging role, while Beverage Alcohol Resource connects the work to bartender education. Social Hour Cocktails and Mixtress Consulting extend the same knowledge base into prepared cocktails and consulting formats.
Signature
Signature cocktails include Boat House Punch, Clover Club cocktail, and Beijing Peach Cocktail.
Distinctions
Julie Reiner has received James Beard spirits professional of the year (2011). Industry recognition marks how peers and institutions read the body of work. Julie Reiner received the Roku Industry Icon award in 2025, the Helen David Lifetime Achievement Award in 2022, and Mixologist of the Year in 2014. Best Mentor in 2013 points to a specific form of contribution: the transfer of bar knowledge through training and professional development.
Profile updated July 2026
FAQ
Asked of Julie
Who is Julie Reiner?
Julie Reiner is bartender-owner of Clover Club.
Where did Julie Reiner train or study?
Julie Reiner trained at Florida State University.
What recognition has Julie Reiner received?
Roku Industry Icon (2025).
