My Life
I was born in Stockholm but grew up in several places aside from the capital, such as Gothenburg and Gotland. My whole life I was drawn to the restaurant industry; it was a dream of mine to work there from a young age but I was not allowed to until the age of sixteen. I inherited that dream from my family, since my grandfather, grandmother, uncles, and my parents were all in the same industry. So between the ages of sixteen and eighteen I started washing dishes at a restaurant and worked my way up to the bar in small-town nightclub.
“I did the “nightclub gig” during my younger years, but realized pretty quickly that making “good drinks” was something I really enjoyed doing.”
Alex Skarlen
I did the “nightclub gig” during my younger years, but realized pretty quickly that making “good drinks” was something I really enjoyed doing. By the age of twenty-four I had moved to London and really started to do a deep dive in to the world of cocktails and great spirits. After working in London, Paris, and New York, I finally ended up home in Stockholm, where I now live with my amazing family and have my own bar—Lucy’s Flower Shop—together with Ola Carlson.
