Fetcu Mihai
Bartender
0040731728032
Braşov, România
How I communicate?
In the real world...
I am fluent in English, both, speaking and writing. Talking with me, will be as pleasant as being on the
Titanic.
Also, I speak quite well Spanish, therefore I feel that the Spanish soaps have marked my childhood...
... and on a computer
I can operate the P.O.S system and I do have over three years experience in Expresoft and
Ghidushul.
Moreover, I can operate Microsoft Windows and Linux in the same manner and I have knowledge of
Adobe Reader plus Photoshop.
In addition to that, I can operate in Microsoft Word, Powerpoint and Excel.
Education
2007 - 2010
University "Transilvania" of Brasov, Romania at the department of "Language and Literatures" with
specialization in "American Studies"
2003-2007
"Constantin Brancoveanu" Theoretical Highschool in Brasov, Romania
Professional Experience
Hotel Ramada Braşov
2008-2011
Str. Calea Bucuresti Nr.13, Brasov, Romania
Bartender-waiter. Lobby Bar. Full service. Diverse menu, over 88 different brands, along an
abundance of Romanian wines and foreign ones also.
Black tie as dress code. My first job.
Bistro de l’arte
2011- 2014
Str. Piata George Enescu 11 Bis, Brasov
Mixologist barkeep. Classic French bistro. Unique menu in Brasov, classic drinks, modern ones, own
signatures, group drinks, tiki, cocktail of the week. By far, the best place regarding cocktails and
mixed drinks in town. Everything is in absolute harmony with the extreme diverse list of local wines.
Şcoala Braşoveanã de Turism, Braşov
2011 - present
Str. Nicolae Balcescu Nr. 18, Brasov
Being in the heart of town, Brasov's school of Tourism is one of the oldest and most prestigious
schools in Romanian Tourism. I am the principal lecturer for the barman's course. Here, the student
are taught all the essentials for becoming a professional bartender. They have full access to an
abundance of information, from alcohol to own attitude, hospitality or psychology. They can practice
in a totally professional atmosphere, having the newest tools and ingredients for making cocktails or
mixing drinks.
Centrul regional de formare profesionalã al adulţilor (C.R.F.P.A)
2013 - present
Str. Poienelor Nr.5, Brasov
As in Brasov's Tourism school, here, I am the principal lecturer for the students, the only difference is
that on this course, students came from the Job Center. Towards the end of the course, students will
have to take a written exam plus a practice test. In addition to that, after the students pass their
exams, they will eligible for a Diploma with European credits.
Courses, cerificats & awards
Certificates:
Certificate of Completing Service Basics & Front Office Operations (made at A.H.A - American
Hospitality Acadamy)
Certificate of qualification for "Bartender" (made at Scoala Brasoveana de Turism Brasov)
Certificate of qualification for "Maitre d hotel" (made at Scoala Brasoveana de Turism Brasov)
Certificate of qualification for "Trainer Lvl 1" (made at Scoala Brasoveana de Turism Brasov)
Certificate of qualification for English Course
Presentations:
Presentation "Monin" - led by Ionut Frangulea & Alexandre Lapierre (Monin Brand Ambassadors)
Presentation " Monin , Perrier & Hennesy Remixed" - led by Ionut Frangulea (Monin Brand
Ambassador)
Presentation " True" - led by Costin Bucur (Exquisite Bar Solutions Manager) & Luca Valentin (Flair
World Champion)
Presentation " Jose Cuervo " - led by Andrei Gusidi ( Diageo Reserve Ambassador Romania )
Presentation "Heineken" - led by Marius Gogoasa (Exquisite Bar Solutions Manager) & Ionut Ivanov
Presentation "The Martini Revolution and Cocktail Renaissance - Where We are Today" - led by
Anistatia Miller & Jared Brown (Mixellany founders and cocktail hystorians)
Presentation "Jagermeister Moments" - led by Gary Regan, (founder of Ardent Spirits) Helmut Adam
(organizer Bar Convent Berlin) & Nils Bose (Master Distiler Jagermeister)
Presentation "Retro Chic - Global Trends" - led by Angus Winchester (global ambassador "Tanqueray
Gin", director "Barmetrix" and founder of "Alconomics"), Arnd Henning, Heisen Ber Jachmann &
Harry Glockler ( Reserve World Class 2012 finalists)
Presentation "Sipsmith: The Revival of Gin and Gin's History" - led by Jared Brown (founder of
Mixellany) & Sam Galsworthy ( founder of Sipsmith Gin)
Presentation " How To Lose A Cocktail Competition! - Experiences of A Cocktail Judge" - led by Ian
Burrell (Global Rum Ambassador)
Presentation "Ron Zacapa: Theater Serves above the Clouds" - led by Mario Navarro (Zacapa global
ambassador) & Marian Beke (Manager Nightjar)
Presentation "Cocktail Naming - The Good, The Bad and The Ugly" - led by Angus Winchester (global
ambassador "Tanqueray Gin", director "Barmetrix" and founder of "Alconomics") & Philip Duff
(founder of Liquid Solutions)
Presentation "Bombay Flavour Experience" - led by Raj Nagra (Bombay Sapphire global ambassador )
Presentation "Behind bars with Dushan Zaric - What Really Defines a Good Speakeasy Bar " - led by
Dushan Zaric (founder of Macao Trading Inc & Employees Only)
Presentation "World Class 2014 - Kick Off" - led by Alex Kratena (Head Bartender Artesian Bar,
Langham Hotel)
Presentation "Spice of life: The history, mystery and intrigue of the Spice Route" - led by Ted Carducci
Presentation "Costly Profits" led by Jim Meehan (founder of PDT New York)
Presntation "The Modern Tradition: The New Golden Age of Mixology - a full immersion in the world
of vermouth" -led by Giuseppe Gallo (Global Brand Ambassador Martini & Rossi and Simone
Caporale, Artesian Bar, Langham Hotel)
Presentation "The World of American Whiskey" - led by Chris Morris (Woodford Reserve Master
Distiller )
Presentation "Around the World with Bitter and Sweet: How Drinking Cultures Experience Flavours
Differently" - led by Philip Duff (founder Liquid Solutions)
Presentation "Poetry, magic, nonsense, intuition and taste - a deconstruction of Hendrick's Gin" - led
by David Piper (Global Ambassador Hendrick's Gin)
Presentation "How to loose a cocktail competition: part 2" - led by Ian Burrel (Global Rum
Ambassador)
Presentation "Secrets of World's Best Bars" - led by David Cordoba (Bacardi Global Ambassador),
Steffen Lohr & Jacob Briars
Presentation "Behind the bar at the Dead Rabit - Irish Shenanigans" - led by Jack MacGarry & Sean
Muldoon
Presentation "Spirits Start Tips - How to create a spirits brand" - led by Alex Kammerling, Stephan
Berg, Alexander Stein, Asa Caap, Leonardo Leuci
Presentation "World Class Reserve by Diageo" - led by Andrei Gusidi ( Diageo Reserve Ambassador
Romania )
Presentation "World Class Reserve by Diageo" - led by Andrei Gusidi (Brand Ambasador Diageo
Romania)
Presentation "Versatilitea of Tatratea" led by Marian Beke (Manager Nightjar)
Presentation "Ichi-go Ichi-e: the secret behind Japanese hospitality" led by Stanislav Vadrna (Founder
of Analog Bar Institute)
Presentation "Torino-Milano One Way" led by Mario Mahjoub & Giuseppe Gallo (Brand Ambassador
Martini & Rossi)
Presentation "Liquid Walnuts - the new California Walnuts Cocktail Collection" led by Javier by las
Muelas (founder Dry Martini Barcelona)
Presentation "Technique Driven Cocktails" led by Jeffrey Morgenthaler (Manager Clyde Common)
Presentation "How to become the world's best resturant" led by Naren Young
Presentation "Hospitability a World Class experience" led by Simone Caporale (Artesian Londra)
Presentation "7 habbits of the world's best bars" led by Jacob Briars, Richard Man, Steven Schneider,
Zdenek Kastanek, Cihan Anadologlu, Jorg Meyer (Bar Legends)
Presentation "Behind the bar at: Pouring Ribbons" led by Joaquim Simo
Presentation "The Healthy, the Wealthy, the Wise" led by Angus Winchester (Founder Barmetrix)
Presentation "Fundamentals of Flavors" held by Andrei Gusidi (Diageo Romania) & Aida Ashor (World
Class Romania Bar Champion)
Presentation „World Class 2016 – Fruits & Plants” held by Tim-Etherington Judge (Bulleit Global
Ambassador) & Paul Sfârlea (World Class Winner 2015 Romania)
Presentation & tasting of „Jameson Irish Whiskey” held by Biran Nation, Head Distiller Jameson
Presentation „Sikaru” held by Mr. Arnaud, Head Brewmaster for „Sikaru”
Trainings
Training of specialization in rum based cocktails (made at "Barmania" Bar Academy with in
colaboration with Havana Club International Bartending School)
Training "Professional Performance Bartending Training" (made at "Exqusite Bar Solutions Agency" ;
led by Luca Valentin & Ionut Ivanov)
Training "Bartending works 2011 - Shake, Serve & Excel" (sustained by Heinring Distribution - "De
Kuyper" importer; led by Marius Gogoasa - Exquisite Bar Solutions Manager)
Training "Complete Bar Training" - Intensive training at an international level for professional
bartenders led by Marius Gogoasa ("Exquisite Bar Solutions Manager)
Seminar "Atitude, Inovation, Ingredients , The Art of Beeing a Bartender" - led by Angus Winchester
(global ambassador for "Tanqueray Gin", director "Barmetrix" and founder of "Alconomics")
Seminar "About Alcohol and Social Responsability - led by Bogdan Nicolae (Trainer Barmania) and
Diana Klusch (Director Corporate Affairs - Ursus Breweries)
Training "The Famous Grouse, Highland Park & Macallan) - led by Svetoslav Hadjikov (area director
CIS & Eastern Europe)
Training "Alexandrion - Mix & Tell" - led by Bogdan Ilie (Trainer National Bartenders Academy)
Training "Barista 1st Level " - led by Costin Bucur ( Exquisite Bar Solutions Manager)
Training "Barista 2nd Level" - led by Adrian Caradeanu ( Manager "Champions Sports Bar JW Marryot
and Exquisite Bar Solutions Trainer")
Training "B.A.R Romania" - led by Bebi Oprea (Bar Academy Romania Manager )
Training " Modern Mixology " - led by Marian Beke (Manager Nightjar )
Training "Work, ethics & mixology techniques" - led by Jamie Boudreau (founder of Canon - Whiskey
& Bitters Emporium)
Training "Mixing Drinks with Flair" - led by Ionut Ivanov ( Exquisite Bar Solutions) and Luca Valentin
(Flair World Champion)
Seminar "The art of conversation, atitude and mixology techniques" led by Stanislav Vadrna (founder
of Analog Bar Institute)
"Motivational bartending and mixology" training led by Costin Gache
"Cocktail Trends" training led by Kenji Jesse (Smirnoff Global Ambasador)
Training "Balance your life" led by Gary Regan (Bar Guru)
Havana Club Masterclass held by Anabel Hernandez Gomez (Brand Ambassador Havana Club)
Seminar "Mezan Rum" held by Warren Bobrow (Brand Ambassador Mezan)
Seminar "Black Bottle" whiskey held by Mal Spence (International Brand Ambassador Black Bottle)
Seminar "Italian Drinkology" held by Leonardo Leuci (Jerry Thomas Speakeasy)
Seminar "Himkok" held by Monica Berg (Manager "Himkok")
Seminar "The Clumsies" held by Kyritsis Vasilis, Bakoulis Nikolaos, Ntafopoulos Dimitrios (The
Clumsies, Atena)
Seminar "Mace-inspirations behind the drinks" held by Nico de Soto (Mace, New York)
Training "The Dale DeGroff Experience" held by Dale DeGroff a.k.a Cocktail King (Bar Guru)
Competitions
Alexandrion - Mix & Tell - Mixology, Local Round - 3rd place
Bols Around The World 2012 - National Round - 1st place (+ qualification to the international semifinals)
Swizzle Masters - 1st place, June 2012, Tequila Round (+ qualification to the international semi-final)
Finlandia Cup 2012 - National Round
Bols Around The World 2013 - National Finalist
Swizzle Masters - 1st place, June 2013, Gin Round
Swizzle Masters - 1st place, July 2013, Irish Whiskey Round (+ qualification to the international semifinal)
Swizzle Masters - 1st place, March 2014, "Simplistic Vodka" round
Swizzle Masters - 2nd place, April 2014, "Feminine Cognac" round
Swizzle Masters - 1st place, September 2014, "Decadence Absinthe" round
Swizzle Masters - 3rd place, October 2014, "Tequila, salt of the earth" round
Swizzle Masters - 1st place, January 2015, "Botanical Gin" round
Embrace The Bitterness Romania 2015 – 3rd place
Swizzle Masters – 1st place, Octomber 2015, „Hot Rum Cocktails” round
Swizzle Masters – 3rd place overall 2015
Winner of "The Irish Mermaid Cocktail Challenge" 2014
Competitions Judged
Flair For a life (2011) (with Luca Valentin & Sorin Iorgu)
Police Flair Challenge (2012) (with Durchi Ionut)
Barmaniada Mixology Competition (2013) (with Stanislav Vadrna, Bogdan Nicolae, Costin Gache,
Matt Highley, Marjan Kukuneshosky)
Barmaniada Speed Service Competition (2014) (with Alexandru Tudor, Bogdan Nicolae, Mihai
Ungureanu)
Barmaniada Mixology Competition (2014) (with Alexandru Tudor, Bogdan Nicolae, Nur Abed Kader)
Media Appereances
27.04.2012 - Buna Ziua Brasov (written & on-line edition)
Ziare.RO (On-line edition)
Brasov.RO (On-line edition)
"Anual Manual For Bartenders 2012" by Gary Regan [Mindfull Bartending, pg 72-73-74]
July 2012 - "The Spirits Business" Magazine, nr 32, pg. 55-56
August 2012 - "The Spirits Business" Magazine, nr 33, pg. 62-63
July 2013 - "The Spirits Business" Magazine
"The Negroni - a gaz regan notion" by Gary Regan, pg 91
02.11.2013 - "My Hobby - with Silvana Enache" (local TV show)
13.02.2013 - www.ziare.ro - "Cel mai "vechi" cocktail din Romania va fi prezentat sambata aceasta la
Brasov"
15.02.2013 "Buna Ziua Brasov" (Writtend & on-line edition) : Cel mai "vechi" cocktail din Romania va
fi prezentat sambata aceasta la Brasov"
17.02.2014 "Buna Ziua Brasov" (written & on-line edition, pag.12): "D'vine - Istorie intr-un pahar"
30.04.2014 Www.nickdrinks.com : "Featured International Bartender: Mihai Fetcu"
11.2014 www.listentotheice.com & www.drinkwire.liquor.com (Winner of the Irish Mermaid Cocktail
Challenge)
11.2014 www.gazregan.com (Romanian bartenders changing the world)
01.2015 - The Spirit's Business
10.2015 - The Spirit's Business
24 Fun Braşov (All editions from Octomber 2015-Present)
www.DrinkingCup.net (March & February)