Audrey Saunders

Audrey Saunders began her career in 1996 after taking a seminar in mixology from Master Mixologist, Dale DeGroff. In 1999, she and DeGroff opened Blackbird on East 49th Street where they worked side by side and Saunders painstakingly proved herself to regulars by mixing DeGroff’s specialties to perfection.

Audrey joined The Carlyle in February 2002 where she spent has spend the past three years creating and fine-tuning a world class beverage programme, earning the bar a global reputation for cocktails and a listing in Forbes magazine’s top 20 bars in the world.

In the summer of 2005, Audrey Saunders opened the Pegu Club in New York City’s Soho district. Her goal is that the Pegu Club serves as a beacon to those who hold the craft of mixology in high esteem.

Audrey has been featured in The New York Times, The Financial Times, Wine & Spirits and The Wall Street Journal.