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Cris LaNiese Smith is from Louisville, KY by way of Jacksonville, FL. She was raised on bourbon but fell in love with vodka. She is a full time mixologist and acyclic painter who prefers the term “artrepreneur”. She thinks of bartending as a form of art, “the presentation of the drink is what is appealing to the eye while the message of your drink is all in the complexity of your palette.” She is able to express her passion for craft cocktails at The Volstead in Jacksonville, FL.