Tricky Questions with Ryan Chetiyawardana

Campari Academy’s Tricky Questions are back! Learn about weird ingredients and impossible math, as world renowned bartender Ryan Chetiyawardana, owner of Lyaness, Super Lyan and Silver Lyan, sits down to take the dreaded challenge.
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