Badmus Adebusayo — RyeCentral Lab Mixologist
Badmus Adebusayo
Lagos & Ibadan, Nigeria
Freelance mixologist working across Lagos and Ibadan — creativity, balance and presentation in every glass, because every pour tells a story.
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Adebusayo's Approach Behind the Stick
Two years into freelance bartending across Lagos and Ibadan, Adebusayo builds every drink around three things: creativity, balance and presentation. The test is simple — a drink should taste good, look beautiful, and suit the occasion it’s poured for, whether that’s a wedding, a private party or a brand event.
Behind the bar that means being intentional with every ingredient and detail. The working toolkit covers shaken, stirred, built, carbonated and infused drinks, and the goal is always the same: something that feels personal, refreshing and memorable to the guest holding it.
How Adebusayo Found RyeCentral
Adebusayo found RyeCentral on TikTok, while exploring the cocktail and bartending community online, and liked the idea straight away: a place to connect with other bartenders, keep learning, and be part of a community “that celebrates creativity behind the bar.”
The favorite bottle is Jack Daniel’s Bonded Rye — “sweet caramel and fruit followed mid-palate by bold rye spice.” It’s the pick for stirred drinks too, while Old Forester Rye takes the shaken work, and the Old Fashioned is the classic Adebusayo reaches for first.
Adebusayo’s Signature: Tropical Blue Bliss
Dark rum, blue Curaçao, orange and coconut — a bright tropical highball built to look as good as it tastes
Ingredients
- 2 oz (60 ml) dark rum
- ½ oz (15 ml) blue Curaçao
- 2 oz (60 ml) fresh orange juice
- 1 oz (30 ml) coconut milk or cream
- ½ oz (15 ml) coconut syrup
Method (Adebusayo’s words)
“Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice. Shake well and strain into a chilled glass over fresh ice. Garnish with an orange slice or whipped cream.”
RyeCentral Lab Tested
Adebusayo’s Lab-Tested Cocktails
Lab-tested builds that match how Adebusayo works — the go-to classic, and a tropical turn on it that meets the signature halfway. Click either to read the full guide.
Rye Old Fashioned
Pineapple Old Fashioned
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Get in Touch with Adebusayo
Booking a wedding, a private party, a corporate event or a brand collaboration in Lagos or Ibadan? Drop Adebusayo a note, or follow along on Instagram, TikTok and Facebook.
Email lands in Adebusayo's inbox directly. Allow a day or two for a reply.
In Adebusayo’s Words
Q. What makes a good cocktail?
When the flavours are balanced and the ingredients complement each other.
Q. Why do you do what you do?
I do what I do because I genuinely love being creative with drinks and bringing my ideas to life. I also love seeing how a well-crafted drink can lift my customers’ mood, create excitement and make their moment more memorable.
Q. Where do we find you when you’re not behind the bar?
You’ll find me at my friends’ place, trying out new cocktail recipes together.
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What Adebusayo Brings Behind the Stick
- Creativity, balance and presentation — in every glass
- Drinks that taste good, look beautiful and suit the occasion
- Intentional with every ingredient and every detail
- Techniques in regular rotation — shaken, stirred, built, carbonated, and infused
- Jack Daniel’s Bonded Rye stirred, Old Forester Rye shaken
- The Old Fashioned as the go-to classic
Adebusayo's Mission Behind the Bar
For Adebusayo, mixology is “not just a job… it’s a creative outlet and a journey I’m intentionally building.” Away from the bar that journey means creating content, exploring food and drink, discovering new places, and building a personal mixology brand — and sharing the behind-the-scenes along the way. Behind it, the mission is drinks that lift a guest’s mood and make the moment more memorable.
Here’s to your and Adebusayo’s next Rye discovery! 🍾
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