Ivy Mix

Ivy Mix is a bartender, bar owner and entrepreneur. She is the co-owner of Whoopsie Daisy and Fiasco! in Brooklyn, New York, an author, and the co-founder of Speed Rack, the femme high-speed bartending competition that raises money for breast cancer research.

Over the tenure of her career, Ivy has been recognized within the culinary and cocktail industry as one of the best bartenders in the country. She was named “American Bartender of the Year” at Tales of the Cocktail’s 2015 Spirited Awards and “Mixologist of the Year” by Wine Enthusiast in 2016 amongst other accolades. Her work with Lynnette Marrero garnered the pair the honor of two Tales of the Cocktail 2019 Spirited Awards: “Philanthropy” and “World’s Best Bar Mentors.” 

In Spring 2020, Ivy published her AICP award-winning cocktail book, Spirits of Latin America, and most recently co-authored A Quick Drink: The Speed Rack Guide to Winning Cocktails for Any Mood which was published in April 2024 and nominated for James Beard Media Awards for Book with Beverages with Recipes.

In March 2021, Fiasco! joined an Imbibe 75 “Place to Watch.” FIASCO! Wine + Spirits, is her wine and spirits shop focused on small and independent producers in Brooklyn. Three years later across the street, she opened Whoopsie Daisy, a natural and biodynamic wine bar that also was named an Imbibe 75 “Place to Watch” in 2025.

Ivy also owned and operated three-time James Beard nominated cocktail bar, Leyenda, which garnered many awards and was recognized as one of the best bars in America by Eater, GQ, Thrillist, and more. Sadly, they shut their shut their doors after 10 years in 2025.

Selected Accolades

• Leyenda was an official nominee for Outstanding Bar Program at the James Beard Awards, 2019 | 2018 | 2025

• A Quick Drink named official nominee for James Beard Media Awards for Book with Beverages with Recipes 2025

• Semi Finalist VinePair’s Drinks Professional of the Year, 2024

• Spirits of Latin America wins AICP Award for Best Book in Wine, Beer or Spirits, 2021

• Spirits of Latin America wins Best New Book on Drinks Culture, History, or Spirits at Tales of the Cocktail’s Spirited Awards, 2021

• World’s Best Bar Mentor at Tales of the Cocktail’s Spirited Awards, 2019

• Philanthropy Award at Tales of the Cocktail’s Spirited Awards, 2019

• Wine Enthusiast’s Mixologist of the Year, 2016

• American Bartender of the Year at Tales of the Cocktail’s Spirited Awards, 2015

• Named one of Food & Wine Magazine’s Most Innovative Women, 2015

• Semi-Finalist Forbes 30 under 30 in Food and Wine, 2013 | 2014

• Wine Enthusiast’s 40 Under 40, 2013

• Imbibe Magazine’s Drink Ambassador of the Year, 2013

• Official nominee for Best American Bartender at Tales of the Cocktail’s Spirited Awards, 2012 | 2013 | 2014

• Zagat’s 30 under 30 New York City, 2012

• First recipient of Tony Abou-Ganim’s Helen David Humanitarian Award, 2012

• Honored by SHARE Cancer Support for her work within the Breast Cancer Community, 2012