Gary Regan

Gary "Gaz" Regan (September 18, 1951 – November 15, 2019) was a British-born bartender and a bar-writer in the US. He was known for his book The Joy of Mixology.[1]

Gary Regan
BornSeptember 18, 1951
Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England
DiedNovember 15, 2019
Newburgh, New York City, US
Occupation(s)bartender,writer

Early life

Regan began tending bar in his parents' British pubs when he was 14. After training as a chef at Courtfield Catering College in Blackpool, he ran a bistro with his wife, Norma. They divorced after two years of marriage, after which Regan would emigrate to New York in 1973.

Career

In 1973, He started tending an Upper East Side bar in Manhattan, after which he became manager of the North Star Pub at South Street Seaport.

After working as a bartender over 20 years, he started to write about bartending and bars for FoodArts magazine.[2] His first book, The Bartender's Bible was published in 1991, with his then-wife, Mardee Haidin Regan.[3] Later, he became a cocktail columnist for Wine Enthusiast, Food & Wine and the San Francisco Chronicle.

Regan expanded into the liquor business by developing Regans’ Orange Bitters No.6, made by the Sazerac Company.

Health and death

In 2003 Regan got a surgery and radiation treatment for cancer of the tongue, so no longer able to grow a full beard, he began wearing his hair long and adopted the Lancashire nickname for Gary, "Gaz.”

In 2008 he got married with his last wife, Amy Gallagher. They would be married until his death.

He died due to pneumonia on November 15, 2019, at a hospital, in Newburgh, New York.[4]

Publication
  • 1001 Mixed Drinks and Everything You Need to Know (1991)
  • The Bartender's Bible: 1001 Mixed Drinks and Everything You Need to Know to Set Up Your Bar (1993)
  • The Book of Bourbon and Other Fine American Whiskeys (1995)
  • New Classic Cocktails (1997)
  • Martini Companion: A Connoisseur's Guide (1997)
  • Martini (1998)
  • The Bourbon Companion: A Connoisseur's Guide (1998)
  • The Joy of Mixology: The Consummate Guide to the Bartender’s Craft (2003)
  • Gaz Regan's Annual Manual for Bartenders (2011)
  • Gaz Regan's ANNUAL MANUAL for Bartenders, 2012 (2012)
  • Gaz Regan's 101 Best New Cocktails, Volume III (2012)
  • the bartender's GIN compendium (2012)
  • The Negroni: A Gaz Regan Notion (2013)
  • Gaz Regan's 101 Best New Cocktails, Volume IV (2015)
  • The Negroni: Drinking to La Dolce Vita, with Recipes & Lore (2015)
  • The Joy of Mixology, Revised and Updated Edition: The Consummate Guide to the Bartender's Craft (2017)

References
  1. Matt Schudel. "Gary Regan, 'Joy of Mixology' author who helped lead cocktail revolution, dies at 68". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  2. "Mixologist Gaz Regan of GazRegan.com – Biography". Starchefs. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  3. Paul Clarke (November 16, 2019). "Gary Regan, 1951–2019". Imbibe. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  4. Sam Roberts (December 3, 2019). "Gary Regan, Maestro of Mixology and Cocktail Culture, Dies at 68". The New York Times. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
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