A one-stop-shop for crave-worthy food, great wine and beer and delicious cocktails, Old Town Scottsdale’s RnR is gaining a reputation for being the life of the party for any time of the day and as bartender and manager, Bryson Wigent has to be constantly on his toes.
The Entertainer!: Tell me about the drunkest customer you’ve ever had.
Wigent: Well there have been quite a few, but one guy in particular. He kept coming back to the bar and trying to pay with $100 bills—he thought they were ones. So he’d hand me four $100 bills to pay for one beer. I finally had to cut him off and ask him to leave. Which he did, but then he kept army-crawling through the crowd along the sidewalk out front to try to get in the side door! He eventually stopped, but he tried about four times.
What’s your number one pet peeve when working?
Either when customers are very rude or when another bartender gets in my way in the well.
What is your go-to drink when you’re at a bar other than your own?
I like IPAs a lot.
What does ordering an Irish Coffee say about a person?
I think it says, “It may be early but I’m ready to party.”
What do you like about the Wakeuptini?
I really like the strong coffee flavors that come through and they go well with the chocolate.
MAKE YOUR OWN WAKEUPTINI
1 shot of espresso
1 oz. Patron XO Café Liqueur
1 oz. Godiva White Chocolate Liqueur
1 oz. vanilla vodka
Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into chilled martini glass. Garnish with a couple of espresso beans.
RnR, 3737 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale, 480.945.3353, rnrscottsdale.com
