Lynn House is the National Brand Educator for Heaven Hill Brands, covering the premium liqueur portfolio. Lynn has 25 years of experience in the hospitality industry. As National Brand Educator, she is in charge of PAMA and Domaine de Canton’s innovative outreach program designed to educate bartenders and distributor staffs on the versatility of these liqueurs.
Formerly Chief Mixologist and Beverage Director at Blackbird Restaurant in Chicago, Lynn is a talented bartender whose experience and credibility with cocktail development and staff education will be the foundation of her work with Heaven Hill Brands.
At Blackbird, she organically developed the first mixology program for the James Beard Award culinary nominee.
In just three years, Blackbird was named the top restaurant mixology program by Chicago Magazine. Prior to Blackbird, Lynn was Chief Mixologist/Beverage Director at the Michelin two-star restaurant Graham Elliot. She is also the original Master Bartender at The Drawing Room in Chicago.
Lynn is respected industry-wide as an advocate of education, mentorship and service. Lynn was named one of 2011’s Top 20 Most Fabulous Bartenders in the World by Gary Regan and was inducted into the Dame Hall of Fame at Tales of the Cocktail® in 2012.
In Chicago, she has been an active member of the local United States Bartenders Guild (USBG) chapter and president of Ladies United for the Preservation of Endangered Cocktails (LUPEC). She is also a graduate of the Southern Wine & Spirits Advanced Academy of Spirits and Fine Service and BarSmarts Advanced.
A graduate of Miami University in Ohio, Lynn majored in theater and has a love for the arts.