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‘All-star’ KC bartender Ryan Maybee featured in The Huffington Post

2013 is Ryan Maybee’s year.

The co-owner of

Manifesto

The Rieger Hotel Grill Exchange

Imbibe’s bartender of the year

Gilded Summer cocktail in the New York Post

“10 All-Star Bartenders You Should Know.”

“Kansas City is world-famous for its delicious barbecue,” the post reads, “but

Ryan Maybee

is helping to put the Midwestern city on the mixological map as well.”

Maybee is a co-founder of the annual

Paris of the Plains Cocktail Festival

, a weeklong celebration of spirits with parties, seminars and competitions. The second Popfest took place last month.

For more on top Kansas City bartenders and bars, check out

Ink’s fall bar guide

, on stands now.

Enterprise reporter Sarah Gish writes dining and bar guides for Ink. Her favorite Manifesto cocktail is called Cortez the Killer. Contact her via email at sarah@inkkc.com or tweet @sarah_gish.

This story was originally published September 26, 2013 at 12:41 PM with the headline "‘All-star’ KC bartender Ryan Maybee featured in The Huffington Post."

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