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Mixologist of the Month: Karl Schmidt, The Bison Turf

Meet Karl Schmidt!

Tattooed bartender holding a cocktail behind a bar stocked with liquor bottles and draft taps

Meet Karl

Age

33

Dating Status 

Single and ready to party!

Drink of choice?

Whiskey and whatever!

Best pick-up line?

“Do you want to start a joint checking account?”

Worst pick-up line?

Anything they have heard before.

Tell us something no one knows about you.

I’m in two bands, Gorgatron and Rottenness.

Favorite ND experience or event:

The Red River Farmer’s Market

Have any famous people come to your bar?

The band Ghost! 

What are you afraid of?

Skynet and Bears

What’s the best thing about bartending?

Anything can happen during a shift!

What was the craziest thing you have seen happen in your bar?

I saw two opposing wedding parties fight one time. 

If you could be anyone else, who would you be and why?

Keanu Reeves because he is John Wick in real life!

Do you have a hidden talent?

I can play guitar at a mediocre level. 

Jim Beam Orange

Ingredients

  • 2 oz Jim Beam Orange
  • 1 oz Sprite
  • 1 oz Sour
  • 1 oz Ginber Beer

Mixology

Pour Jim Beam Orange over some rocks and top with the rest. Next thing you know, you’re putting bullet belts on dogs!

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Published May 2, 2023

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