This is the Barkeepers, a feature in which Eater meets the fine ladies and gentlemen behind the bar at some of the world's hottest cocktail parlors. If Ted Kilgore had stayed on his original career path, his regulars would be more likely to wear his liquids than drink them. It's not going away; I'm not going to ever stop as long as I have access to a bar." What was the cocktail scene like in 2006 when you moved to St.