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Aaron Malley

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Mix It Up Mixology is a cocktail experience company specializing in interactive classes, guided tastings, and elevated bartending experiences across Atlantic Canada. We don’t just serve drinks we engage, educate, and entertain, creating hands-on cocktail moments that are approachable, memorable, and fun. Cocktails are the medium; the experience is the point.

Aaron Malley is a Canadian bartender, cocktail educator, and hospitality professional known for creating immersive cocktail experiences and training hospitality teams across Canada and internationally. Over the course of his career, Aaron has built a reputation for high-level cocktail execution, beverage program development, and creating memorable guest experiences through modern hospitality.

After training and working in major hospitality markets including Toronto and Vancouver, Aaron progressed into bar management, venue openings, and leadership roles within the hospitality industry. His experience ranges from high-volume nightlife and hotel operations to luxury cocktail programming and staff development.

Aaron later joined Siyam World Maldives as a Learning & Development Specialist, where he trained bartenders and hospitality staff at what is now ranked among the top luxury resorts in the world. During his time in the Maldives, he developed bartender training systems, improved cocktail standards, and helped elevate beverage service across the resort’s large-scale international operation. Siyam World Maldives has since gained global recognition and is now ranked as one of the top luxury resort destinations worldwide (Top 10 in the world).

Returning to Nova Scotia, Aaron co-founded Mix It Up Mixology, a premium mobile cocktail experience company specializing in interactive cocktail classes, private events, and corporate activations throughout Atlantic Canada. Through Mix It Up Mixology, he has taught hundreds of cocktail classes and developed a reputation for delivering engaging, hands-on experiences that combine education, entertainment, and elevated hospitality.

Today, Aaron is recognized for blending technical bartending expertise with authentic hospitality, creating cocktail experiences that are interactive, approachable, and memorable.