About Ivy

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 women and 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 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, Ivy joined an Imbibe 75 “Place to Watch,” FIASCO! Wine + Spirits, it is a wine and spirits shop focused on small and independent producers in Brooklyn. Three years later across the street, the team welcomed Whoopsie Daisy, a natural and biodynamic wine bar that also was named an Imbibe 75 “Place to Watch” in 2025.

Ivy also opened three-time James Beard nominated 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.

AS SEEN IN: New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Esquire, The Today Show, FOX, Imbibe, Class Magazine, Difford’s Guide, Tasting Panel Magazine, Bar Business Magazine, Wine Enthusiast, TimeOut, Food and Wine Magazine, Details, Thrillist.com, Eater.com, Cocktail Lovers, Grubstreet.com and more.