Bartender, Mixologist
Erin Ashford

Austin

About Erin Ashford

Erin has been a part of the Austin bar and restaurant community since 2008 after moving from Florida to attend Texas State University. In the spring of 2016, Erin was tapped to become the Head Bartender at Olamaie, the celebrated vintage-inspired Southern restaurant. Here she has formally established the bar as a key creative element and extension of the ingredient-driven kitchen helmed by Executive Chef and owner Michael Fojtasek. In her time at Olamaie, she has established critically-acclaimed seasonal cocktail menus and created a space of warm southern hospitality.

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My Venues

Olamaie
1610 San Antonio St
Austin, TX

Accolades

Diplomatico World Tournament Top 10 in America 2017

Where I Go Out

"Immigrant Punk" cocktail with cachaca, jamaican rum, don’s mix, passion fruit, and peychauds

"Immigrant Punk" cocktail with cachaca, jamaican rum, don’s mix, passion fruit, and peychauds

The Esquire Tavern

$$, Cocktail Bar, Reservations, Full Bar, American, Cocktail, Gastropub, Downtown

"Pretty much tradition now to come and eat a cheeseburger & drink this beauty : Immigrant Punk: cachaca, jamaican rum, don’s mix, passion fruit, peychauds #sacc2018 🍹"

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Amuse bouche

Le Politique Austin

$$$, French, Modern, Downtown

"Cute on cute on cute @lepolitiqueaustin"

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"Hoodoo" chicory liqueur

"Hoodoo" chicory liqueur

Cathead Distillery

Distillery, Bar,

"Really into this @catheaddistillery Chicory liqueur. Put into barrels on Friday the 13th, under a full moon and it's 66.6 proof. 💀"

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"Guac With Me" cocktail with rum, avocado & coconut purée, lime, honey, and salt

"Guac With Me" cocktail with rum, avocado & coconut purée, lime, honey, and salt

The Arvada Tavern

$$, Cocktail Bar, Reservations, Full Bar, American, Cocktail, Bar, Food, Olde Town Arvada

"My new favorite drink. 😍 'Guac with me': @diplomaticorum Exclusiva, avocado & coconut purée, lime, honey, salt"

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Beer and liquor

Beer and liquor

$, Dive Bar, Central East Austin

"Finally made it in and I love it here!"

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daiquiris

$$, Cocktail Bar, Full Bar, Cocktail, Lounge, Speakeasy, Downtown

"daq's!"

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At My Venues

$$$, Full Bar, Southern / Soul, Downtown

"With much debate to the best biscuits in Austin, these definitely make the list. But they are off menu (yet pricey, $8 for 2, just to set expectations), but worth an order. Honey butter is on point"

"The Madonna Inn" cocktail with reposado, strawberry dolin blanc, amontillado, aperol, honey, lemon, & strawberry

$$$, Full Bar, Southern / Soul, Downtown

"The Madonna Inn: reposado, strawberry dolin blanc, amontillado, aperol, honey, lemon, & I really don’t need an excuse to pin a strawberry with a heart shaped skewer, but today is Valentine’s Day, so that’s my excuse. 🍓"

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"La La Land" cocktail with rum, singani 63, cappelletti, cassis, lime, and orgeat

$$$, Full Bar, Southern / Soul, Downtown

"La La Land: rum, singani 63, cappelletti, cassis, lime, orgeat"

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"Pera Perfecta" cocktail with reposado, batavia-arrack, pear brandy, benedictine, honey, & lime

$$$, Full Bar, Southern / Soul, Downtown

"🍐Pera Perfecta: reposado, batavia-arrack, pear brandy, benedictine, honey, lime"

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"1929" cocktail with gin, pomegranate, walnut, celery, & ginger

$$$, Full Bar, Southern / Soul, Downtown

"Nineteen Twenty-Nine: gin, pomegranate, walnut, celery, ginger"

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"Still Life With Peaches" with gin, cocchi americano, peach, lemon, orgeat, peychaud's, topo chico

$$$, Full Bar, Southern / Soul, Downtown

"'Still life with Peaches': texas highborn @jrklus"

Bartender, Mixologist