Meet our Creators

Hospitality professionals Libby Lingua & Mitch Lyons have been each others’ right hand since 2016 in working, operating, and overseeing nationally recognized high volume craft cocktail programs. Focusing on hospitality & quality progressive programming, the duo have continued to advance the Arizona market with their flagship bar concept at Highball Cocktail Bar in Downtown Phoenix, AZ. Starting with a blank slate in a historic building & opening in the midst of a pandemic, the vision for the space was to create a cozy yet sophisticated cocktail lounge with a “Big City” feel that offered comfort, first & foremost, with quality, intriguing cocktails and an all-inclusive feel. With a two month turnaround time on the build out, Highball Cocktail Bar opened its doors in October of 2020, and since then, the team has secured numerous accolades both locally & nationally, including Phoenix New Times ‘Best New Bar 2021’, Phoenix Magazine’s Best of the Valley 2021 ‘Best New Cocktail Bar’, and Regional Nominations for Tales of the Cocktail Foundation’s Spirited Awards-Top 10 Best New Cocktail Bar US-West 2022, Best US Bar Team 2023, Best US Cocktail Bar 2024, Best US Bar Team 2024, Top 10 US Bar Team 2025 considered the ‘Academy Awards’ of the cocktail industry.