Danil Nevsky

Danil Nevsky, a globe trotter currently living in Barcelona, is the Founder of Indie Bartender. Nominated #5 among the Top 100 Most Influential in the Hospitality Industry 2025 and addressing to himself as ‘The Independent Bartender’, has a diverse range of international experiences over 15 years in the hospitality industry spanning 14 countries. Indie Bartender, the global online education platform by Danil Nevsky, in 2025 has launched a new resource called the Cocktail Menu Collection. With more than 230 so far (and counting) the menu collection aims to provide an outlook on ingredients and recipes used in bars globally, while offering inspiration for menu concepts, drinks and design. In 2023 he launched the world first fully independent & anonymous global bartending competition which received 1800 applicants in its first year. The competition is in part funded by his bartender apparel brand Broken Bartender & the aim is to independent fund bartender created projects worldwide. Ambitious, unfiltered & always interested in pushing the limits of the Hospitality industry, his main goal is to provide independent meaningful marketing solutions for spirit brands and empower the bartenders globally. ACHIEVEMENTS BEST INTERNATIONAL BAR MENTOR (2024) presented by Tales of the Cocktail Foundation 2024 BAR WORLD TOP 100 (2024) Voted #2 by an international set of judges & organised by leading Bar Industry magazine - Drinks International. Position on List: 2019 - 93 2020 - 34 2021 - 29 2022 - 3 2023 - 2 2024 - 2 COCKTAILS FOR YOU 2017 - 2020 Co-Owner & CMO. In charge of developing the worlds largest bar industry related social media network with over 1.7 million followers worldwide. Nominated in Top 4 at Tales of The Cocktail Foundation Spirited Awards VAGABOND PROJECT 2016 - 2018 16 Months, 11 Countries, 11 Bars Self-funded project saw him travel, work and teach in some of the worlds leading bars. Ranging from Los Angeles to Dubai with independent bars to international hotel chains. WORLDS 50 BEST 2013 - 2016 Creative Director behind Tales & Spirits cocktail bar in Amsterdam, Netherlands at the height of its popularity, being #18 on The World’s Best 50 bars 2016