Jesse Hubbard is a veteran of both the bar and punk rock scenes. With over a decade in the bar industry, he has run cocktail programs in Columbus, OH + Princeton, NJ + Louisville, KY. Having already competed in and won a multitude of cocktail competitions, in 2020 Jesse was named as one of World Class top 100 bartenders in the US. He currently serves as the Bar Manager at Huli Huli Tiki Lounge in Powell, OH and is a co-founder of Saint Russell Productions, a Columbus, OH based consulting and event company known for their creative themed pop-up bars. Originally hailing from the East Coast, he, along with his wife Kristena and their two pups Scooter and Lola now call Columbus, OH home. When he’s not busy creating amazing cocktails, you’ll often find Jesse at the local record store or catching a show at one of the many incredible rock clubs around town. Foreword If there is one surefire, golden truth in the universe, it is this – Jesse Hubbard likes to mix things. I met Jesse on a cold December afternoon in 2019. He walked in, as I now understand to be typical of his style, wearing tennis shoes, a ballcap, concert t-shirt, and a zip-up hoodie. The hoodie, I imagine, was a small sign of his preparedness against the cold. The stereotypical punk rock-lover, I would not be surprised if he used a skateboard as his primary form of transportation through his formative years. As I’ve gotten to know Jesse, it’s become evident that his life is