Laine Olsson

Eight years behind the bar have taken Laine coast to coast, north to south, through rooms big and small, from managing and curating seven bars at a Forbes Five-Star Resort to pouring his creative identity into a trial-by-fire Tiki program in Savannah. Through it all, his career has stayed rooted in originality, consistency, community, and (most importantly) happiness.

Formally educated in Marine Science before choosing a career in bartending, Laine puts that training to work on the industry, but stays creatively inspired by balancing bold, unique pairings with modern renditions of the classics. For years, he has been refining a bar business model that accounts for every process, detail, and experience, front of house to back, where nothing stands alone. It runs like an ecosystem: new cocktails for everyone in every category, each one logistically and financially sound, presentation and setting in symbiosis, and operations dedicated to the highest level of guest experience.

No Socials Libations extends that work beyond the bar top, publishing every recipe and program thinking on a platform that doesn't answer to an algorithm. Cocktails shouldn't be kept in a binder for only a few to see. They should be out in the world, perpetuating the art and furthering the methods of a consistently great drink.