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Award-winning cocktail creative to oversee resort’s chef-driven bar.
August 19, 2021
Riviera Maya, Mexico – Rosewood Mayakoba, the award-winning luxury resort in Mexico’s Riviera Maya, has appointed celebrated mixologist Joshua Monaghan as bar director for the property. A Mexico native, Monaghan will primarily oversee Zapote Bar, the hotel’s chef-driven cocktail destination that opened in 2021.
Monaghan brings a decade of experience to Rosewood Mayakoba. Born and raised in Léon, Guanajuato, he spent the majority of his career creating cocktails between the Yucatán Peninsula and Mexico City. Prior to his appointment, he spent the past three years at Fifty Mils, the innovative cocktail concept at Four Seasons Hotel Mexico City that is consistently recognized as one of the best bars in the country. Throughout his career Monaghan has built a reputation for precision, craft and creativity and won cocktail competitions including Tornea Telampago de Cocteleria, XXV Juegos Gastrohoteleros, Havana and Cocktails Online Tournament by Cointreau, 2020. He has been recognized as a one of Mexico’s Best Bartenders by the Bartenders Awards.
At Rosewood Mayakoba, Monaghan will work alongside culinary director Juan Pablo Loza and assume the role of head bartender at Zapote Bar. Developed as a love letter to the Yucatán, Zapote is guided by the principles of gracious service and quality cocktails using Mayan ingredients, tools, and techniques. The craft cocktail destination was brought to life last year by Loza in collaboration with the award-winning team at Licoreria Limantour in Mexico City.
For more information or to make reservations, please call +1 (877) 737-7538 (toll free from U.S. or Canada) or +52 984 875 8000. Guests can also book online here.
About Rosewood Mayakoba
Rosewood Mayakoba sits in the heart of a 620-acre resort enclave in the Riviera Maya. Built along winding lagoons and a mile-long arc of pristine beach, this oasis of indulgence offers 129 newly renovated suites with plunge pools, butler service, garden showers, individual docks and an exclusive collection of Private Residences with the finest in-room design and details. Resort amenities include a signature Greg Norman championship golf course, award-winning dining destinations, Rosewood Explorers® for children, and Sense® spa, which is designed around a cenote, one of the sacred water wells of the ancient Mayans, and sits on a private island. The resort is built to abide by the highest of eco-standards, offering indulgence with awareness, and has recently been awarded the Rainforest Alliance Certification and was named one of Travel & Leisure’s Top Luxury Resorts in Mexico in 2019.
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About Rosewood Hotels & Resorts
Rosewood Hotels & Resorts® manages 28 one-of-a-kind luxury hotels, resorts and residences in 16 countries, with 19 new properties under development. Each Rosewood property embraces the brand’s A Sense of Place® philosophy to reflect the individual location’s history, culture and sensibilities. The Rosewood collection includes some of the world’s most legendary hotels and resorts, including The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel in New York, Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek in Dallas and Hôtel de Crillon, A Rosewood Hotel in Paris, as well as new classics such as Rosewood Hong Kong. For those who wish to stay a little longer, Rosewood Residences offer a distinct opportunity for ownership or rent in extraordinary destinations within the brand’s wide-ranging portfolio.
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