TONIC TALKS - EMANUELE MENSAH

Emanuele Mensah has recently been crowned the World Class Great Britain Champion 2025. With experience behind some of London’s most renowned bars, Emanuele is now behind the bar at the iconic Connaught Bar. In this interview, we dive into Emanuele’s journey, from his early life in Rome, Ghana, and Sydney to his passion for hotel bars and what inspired him to enter the World Class competition. He shares how setbacks became stepping stones, the friendships he’s made along the way in the competition, and why he believes every bartender should consider competing in World Class.