Bartender / bar director

Timo Janse

Discipline: Bartender / bar director
Based in: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Venue: Flying Dutchmen Cocktails · Bar

i. Biography

Timo Janse’s work sits inside Amsterdam bar culture: a career built through service rhythm, room-reading, and the mechanics of cocktails as a trade. At Dutch Courage Cocktailbar in Amsterdam, the bar counter is the site of the work, and the city is the context that has shaped it. Across his roles, Janse has kept the focus on hospitality, precision, and the steady repetition that defines a bar done well.

The Path

The opening bar manager role at Door 74 in Amsterdam, Netherlands placed Timo Janse in a bar that required both structure and instinct from the start. That early post set the terms for a career that stayed close to the same city and the same discipline: building rooms, shaping service, and keeping the cocktail work consistent night after night. From there, his trajectory continued through co-owner at Flying Dutchmen Cocktails in Amsterdam, Netherlands, and owner at Dutch Courage Cocktailbar in Amsterdam, Netherlands, with each address marking a different point in the same Amsterdam-based practice. What defines Janse’s path is concentration rather than spread. His work remained rooted in Amsterdam as his profile widened, and that continuity is part of the craft itself. The specialty has stayed cocktails, and that narrow focus gives the body of work its shape: bars as operating systems, not just addresses, with Janse contributing to the tone and tempo of each one.

The Work Today

Dutch Courage Cocktailbar in Amsterdam keeps Janse close to the daily pace of bar service, where ownership is tied to the practical side of the room as much as the name on the door. Alongside that, he continues projects with Tess Posthumus, including Perfect Serve Barshow Amsterdam and Amsterdam Cocktail Week. Their collaboration extends beyond a single venue, linking bars and events through the same working language. That wider field places Janse within Amsterdam’s current cocktail scene without separating him from the bar identity he has built. The work moves between openings, collaborations, and ongoing projects, but the throughline stays clear: cocktails, service, and the operational shape of bar culture. Dutch Courage Cocktailbar remains the most direct expression of that position.

Career - opening bar manager — Door 74, Amsterdam, Netherlands - co-owner — Flying Dutchmen Cocktails, Amsterdam, Netherlands (until 2025) - owner — Dutch Courage Cocktailbar, Amsterdam, Netherlands (until 2025)

Signature

Timo's signature dishes include Rosemary Smash and More Mighty Mostly. Those names carry the directness that often marks a bartender’s house favorites: concise, easy to recall, and built to travel by reputation.

FAQ Where did Timo Janse work before? Timo Janse's earlier career included Door 74, Flying Dutchmen Cocktails, and Dutch Courage Cocktailbar. What recognition has Timo Janse received? Bols Global Cocktail Master (2009).