CocktailBook was initiated by Muriel Buis, Ron Busman, Thalys Busman & Johan Verduin, all coming from the Netherlands.

Muriel Buis is a renowned graphic designer, where Johan Verduin is a highly professional IT-expert, responsible for the technology on the website of CocktailBook.

Founder & Managing Director of CocktailBook is long-time bartender Ron Busman.
Ron Busman has won his spurs in the world of bartending and has contributed most of his life to promote and support the bartender, both on domestic as well as on international level. Having dedicated half a century to the noble art of bartending, Ron Busman served in the board of the Netherlands Bartenders Guild (NBC) for more than 20 years and represented the International Bartenders Association (IBA) for 12 years, first as its Vice President (from 2005 till 2014) and then three years as its President, from 2014 till 2017.

Thalys Busman has followed in his father’s footsteps and became a bartender as well, co-founding CocktailBook with Ron Busman and responsible within the team for the product-management of CocktailBook.

The team at CocktailBook shares one ultimate ambition, which is to develop CocktailBook.com into the world’s most extensive database containing information about the global bartender and other cocktail-experts, including their cocktail recipes, personal pictures as well as their professional (and in some cases personal) data and feedback.

The CocktailBook team’s ambition is reaching 4000-5000 visitors per day by the end of 2018, so almost immediately upon its global launch, in September 2018.

Who Is CocktailBook

At CocktailBook we feel that the average global bartending network does little to effectively promote its bartenders (and all other professionals who are active in the beverage-trade for that matter) and their creativity.
Winning recipes from major global cocktail competitions are often directly neglected after the event and hardly traceable on the web. Therefore, Champion Bartenders are almost forgotten instantly and often overlooked in the years after their initial success.
With the introduction of CocktailBook, we aim to present a worldwide platform and pay tribute to the global bartenders, barista’s, mixologists and other various cocktail enthusiast – past and present –professionals as well as amateurs.
CocktailBook will also present a showcase to introduce a large number of historical figures and today’s celebrities that are(or were) in any way involved with the colorful world and history of the global cocktail.

CocktailBook shall present (and represent) the global bartender and the world’s cocktail-lovers in the broadest sense of the word.
One of the main objectives shall be to introduce all of those bartenders around the world that are working/have worked their career more or less anonymously. Bartenders that were never able to make it into the limelight, not having won any cocktail competition or bartending contest nor having had any involvement with national bartending networks.
There are literary tens of thousands of bartenders in the world that deserve attention and focus as they dedicate – or dedicated – their lives to the hospitality industry, with the same passion and creativity as ‘celebrity’ bartenders.
CocktailBook shall not merely focus on bartenders alone, but also on baristas, the world’s best drink bloggers and all other professionals that are in some way active in the world of bartending and beverage-business. Down right professionals – many of them veterans – that are – or were – truly appreciated by their clientele for their professionalism and genuinely hospitable performances. Professional bartenders that are/have been credited to some recognition, not reaching further than local (or regional) appreciation.
CocktailBook will present a long-awaited change, by introducing this so far unknown group of professionals with well-measured turns to the world, including their (favorite) signature cocktail, personal picture, personal historical and professional information.

CocktailBook is targeting to present at least 5000 – 6000 bartenders and other beverage-experts from around the world, by the end of 2019, all being presented with their favorite signature cocktail (with a recipe, cocktail picture, and personal picture, as well as personal and commercial information).

By the end of 2019 CocktailBook.com shall proudly present:

  • 3500 International Bartenders, representing over 100 countries
  • 700 International Celebrities, past and present (actors, artists, musicians, politicians, writers and other historical figures)
  • 350 Prize winners from the world’s most prestigious bartending contests: Monin Cup, The Perfect Blend by Beam-Suntory, Angostura® Global Cocktail Challenge, Tales of the Cocktail Official Cocktail Competition, World Barista Championship, Diageo Reserve World Class, Bacardi Legacy, Bols Around the World, Havana Club International Grand Prix, Mattoni Grand Drink, Glassology by Libbey, World Cocktail Championships, etc.
  • 250 International Barista’s
  • 250 Global Brand Ambassadors
  • 350 Mixologists
  • 250 Cocktail enthusiasts (drink bloggers)
  • 200 International Cocktail Celebrities (cocktail historians, cocktail writers, etc.)
  • 150 Famous Chefs

The team at CocktailBook all share one ultimate ambition, which is to develop CocktailBook.com into the world’s most extensive database presenting Signature Cocktails from the global bartender, barista, mixologist, brand ambassador and any other beverage professional and or enthusiast. Information provided on CocktailBook will include including cocktail recipes, personal pictures as well as historical and professional (and in some cases personal) data and feedback.

CocktailBook is targeting to present at least 5000 – 6000 bartenders and other beverage-experts (as well as an extensive series of historical figures related to the colorful world of cocktails) from around the world, by the end of 2019, all being presented with their favorite Signature Cocktail (including recipe, cocktail picture, and personal picture, as well as personal and/or additional commercial information).

Meet Our Team

Ron Busman
Ron BusmanFounder & Managing Director
John Doe
John DoeDeveloper
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John Doe
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