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The Modern Bar Cart Podcast

Aug 29, 2019

In this interview, we sit down with Derek Brown and Bob Yule, co-authors of Spirits, Sugar, Water, Bitters: How the Cocktail Conquered the World. Some of the other topics we cover include:

  • How Bob and Derek fused their expertise on opposing sides of the bar to create this book as a tribute to a ten part cocktail...


Aug 22, 2019

In this episode, we interview Tory Pratt, founder of Pratt Standard Cocktail Co. Some of the things we discuss include:

  • How a childhood spent in and around the catering industry gave Tory the inspiration to start her own company and taught her to approach cocktails from a culinary perspective.
  • What it means to get back...


Aug 15, 2019

In this episode, we answer user submitted questions about spirits and cocktails. Specifically, the topics we cover include:

  • Why moonshine is illegal, and also why legal distillers can sell products called "moonshine"
  • The difference between the dry shake and reverse dry shake method for creating egg white cocktails
  • How...


Aug 8, 2019

In this fun chat with author and bartender Shannon Mustipher, some of the topics we discuss include:

  • How Shannon shifted her passion for art from the canvas to the bar
  • What cocktails and great coffee and lattes have in common
  • What it looks like to go from designing a simple brunch menu to an entire cocktail program...


Aug 1, 2019

In this inspiring conversation with Chase Babcock of Saint Benevolence Rum, some of the topics we explore include:

  • How Chase’s childhood visits to Haiti - the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere - inspired him to create a rum brand that could enhance and catalyze the great charitable work his father began doing...