“If you can collect aromas, flavors, and emotions, and let them dance together in your imagination like colors on a canvas, you can bring any vision to life.”
Anne Linden is a creative director, marketing leader, and beverage industry professional with more than a decade of experience across hospitality, spirits, and brand building.
Since January 2026, she has been serving as Head of Marketing at Mikks, a European beverage mixer company producing premium cocktail mixers for both B2B and B2C markets. In this role, she leads the company’s marketing strategy, brand development, content creation, and communication across multiple international markets.
Before joining Mikks, Anne built her reputation as a creative director within the global spirits industry, collaborating with brands such as William Grant & Sons, LVMH, and Brown-Forman. Her work has included brand experiences, events, social media campaigns, content production, and cocktail development, always combining strategic thinking with a strong visual perspective.
Driven by a lifelong fascination with aesthetics, storytelling, and communication, Anne holds a degree in Museology. Her interdisciplinary background allows her to bridge the worlds of culture, hospitality, and marketing, creating concepts that are both creatively compelling and commercially effective.
During her years as a full-time bartender, Anne worked at some of Germany’s most respected bars, including Fragrances at The Ritz-Carlton Berlin and Bar am Steinplatz. These experiences continue to shape her perspective on hospitality, drinks culture, and consumer experiences.
Anne is also a regular event host and speaker within the global beverage community, sharing her expertise on hospitality, brand building, creativity, and drinks culture. Her award-winning work has taken her from Berlin to Munich and Indonesia, where she has expanded her professional network, explored diverse flavour cultures, and developed a deep appreciation for local ingredients and craftsmanship.
If you are interested in Anne’s work and experience, she would be delighted to hear from you.
Let us talk about cocktails:
Clients
Grey Goose | Hendrick’s | Worldclass | Bulleit | Gin Sul | Organics by Red Bull | Cosmopolitan Germany | Mixology Magazin | Lillet | Balvenie | Sipsmith | Schweppes | Moët & Chandon | Glenfiddich | XO Henning | Kiu Kiu | MEIR | Fords Gin | Bar Fabric Germany | Eminente | Ardbeg | Belvedere | BCB | Paragon Cordial | Campari | Elephant Gin | Zubrowka Vodka | Flor de Caña Rum | Discarded Spirits | Glenmorangie | Monkey 74 | Deutsche Barkeeper Union e.V. | Monkey Shoulder | Singleton | Don Julio | SanGea SA | Limo Aperitivo | Don Papa | Christina Aguilera Fragrances | ROCKA Studio | NET TALENTS | Potato Head Bali + more
Awards
2017 - Mixology Award “Hotelbar of the year” - Bar am Steinplatz, Berlin
2017 - Mixology Award nomination “Newcomer of the year”
2018 - Mixology Award “Bar menu of the year” - Bar am Steinplatz, Berlin
2018 - Fizzz Award “Most innovativ bar” - Bar am Steinplatz, Berlin
2019 - Mixology Award nomination “Bar menu of the year” - Ory Bar, Munich
Press
Focus | Manager Magazin | Mixology | FAZ | Welt | Cocktail Kultur Podcast | Urban-Drinks | aboutdrinks - 2017
Cosmopolitan | Mixology | Deutschlandfunk Nova | Cigar Journal | Deutsche Welle TV | EssPress - 2018
Cosmopolitan | Mixology | Robb Report Germany | Der Feinschmecker | Mit Vergnügen (Hamburg & München) | Spiritsfully - 2019
Cosmopolitan | Lust auf Genuss | Cocktailian Edition No. 1 - 2020
Alive Wholefoods | Spirituosen-Journal.de | Whisky Experts - 2021
Whisky Guide Deutschland | Der Whisky-Botschafter | DRINKS Magazin | Whisky Time Magazin | FOSM.de
Mixology Podcast | Spirituosen-Journal | Lillet Cocktail Book | Falstaff Magazin | PR magazin | Zucker & Jagdwurst Foodblog - 2022
GQ-Magazin | Der Whisky- Botschafter | Whisky Experts | Diageo Bar Academy - 2023