[{"item_id":11586491,"premium_state":"free","item_slug":"episode-119-mind-your-wash-line","item_title":"Episode 119 - Mind Your Wash Line","release_date":"Oct 10, 2019","comment_count":0,"item_body_clean":"In this Bar Cart Foundations episode, we talk all about the concept of wash lines in cocktails and how to achieve a wash line that emphasizes the quality and intentionality of a drink. ","item_body":"\u003Cp\u003EIn this Bar Cart Foundations episode, we talk all about the\nconcept of wash lines in cocktails and how to achieve a wash line\nthat emphasizes the quality and intentionality of a drink.\u003C\/p\u003E\n","item_body_short":"\u003Cp\u003EIn this Bar Cart Foundations episode, we talk all about the\nconcept of wash lines in cocktails and how to achieve a wash line\nthat emphasizes the quality and intentionality of a drink.\u003C\/p\u003E\n","full_item_url":"http:\/\/modernbarcart.libsyn.com\/episode-119-mind-your-wash-line","image_content_id":54531050,"web_image_content_id":null,"image_url":"http:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/content\/54531050","primary_content":{"file_class":"audio","content_type":"Standard","url":"https:\/\/chtbl.com\/track\/9GE35\/traffic.libsyn.com\/modernbarcart\/Episode_119_-_Mind_Your_Wash_Line.mp3?dest-id=532514","url_secure":"https:\/\/chtbl.com\/track\/9GE35\/traffic.libsyn.com\/preview\/modernbarcart\/Episode_119_-_Mind_Your_Wash_Line.mp3","content_title":""},"player":"\u003Ciframe id=\"embed_11586491\"  title=\"Episode 119 - Mind Your Wash Line\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/11586491\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/tdest_id\/532514\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/000000\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E","extra_content":[],"display_download_link":true},{"item_id":11496293,"premium_state":"free","item_slug":"episode-118-heritage-cocktails-double-feature","item_title":"Episode 118 - Heritage Cocktails Double Feature","release_date":"Oct 3, 2019","comment_count":0,"item_body_clean":"This episode, we\u2019re sharing a double feature of two episodes that came out WAY BACK in January of 2018 - that\u2019s closing in on two years ago. Part One of this feature is dedicated to our Iki Japanese bitters, and it includes a really cool phone interview with Jennifer Bloeser of Oregon Coast Wasabi. She is literally the farmer who tends these crazy plants, plucks em out of the dirt, and ships them on ice to our team so that we can create these super unique bitters. We also do a little romp through the culinary history and culture of Japan so that you can understand how this island nation and its cuisine has inspired us. Part Two is focused on the cocktails (and other alcoholic libations) of the American Frontier. Of course, our Frontier Sarsaparilla Bitters are another really popular member of the Heritage Collection, so in addition to talking about ingredients that are native to North America, we also do a really cool march through the drinking history of our nation from its inception to roughly the year 1900. This sounds like a long time, but when you zoom out and consider the vast sweep of drinking history, it\u2019s a really condensed period when a lot of really important changes happened. And they happened here in America, which makes the cocktail a uniquely American invention. ","item_body":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003EThis episode, we\u2019re sharing a\ndouble feature of two episodes that came out WAY BACK in January of\n2018 - that\u2019s closing in on two years ago.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003EPart One of this feature is\ndedicated to our Iki Japanese bitters, and it includes a really\ncool phone interview with Jennifer Bloeser of Oregon Coast Wasabi.\nShe is literally the farmer who tends these crazy plants, plucks em\nout of the dirt, and ships them on ice to our team so that we can\ncreate these super unique bitters. We also do a little romp through\nthe culinary history and culture of Japan so that you can\nunderstand how this island nation and its cuisine has inspired\nus.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003EPart Two is focused on the\ncocktails (and other alcoholic libations) of the American Frontier.\nOf course, our Frontier Sarsaparilla Bitters are another really\npopular member of the Heritage Collection, so in addition to\ntalking about ingredients that are native to North America, we also\ndo a really cool march through the drinking history of our nation\nfrom its inception to roughly the year 1900. This sounds like a\nlong time, but when you zoom out and consider the vast sweep of\ndrinking history, it\u2019s a really condensed period when a lot of\nreally important changes happened. And they happened here in\nAmerica, which makes the cocktail a uniquely American\ninvention.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n","item_body_short":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003EThis episode, we\u2019re sharing a\ndouble feature of two episodes that came out WAY BACK in January of\n2018 - that\u2019s closing in on two years ago.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003EPart One of this feature is\ndedicated to our Iki Japanese bitters, and it includes a really\ncool phone interview with Jennifer Bloeser of Oregon Coast Wasabi.\nShe is literally...\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n","full_item_url":"http:\/\/modernbarcart.libsyn.com\/episode-118-heritage-cocktails-double-feature","image_content_id":53894270,"web_image_content_id":null,"image_url":"http:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/content\/53894270","primary_content":{"file_class":"audio","content_type":"Standard","url":"https:\/\/chtbl.com\/track\/9GE35\/traffic.libsyn.com\/modernbarcart\/Episode_118_-_Heritage_Cocktails_Double_Feature.mp3?dest-id=532514","url_secure":"https:\/\/chtbl.com\/track\/9GE35\/traffic.libsyn.com\/preview\/modernbarcart\/Episode_118_-_Heritage_Cocktails_Double_Feature.mp3","content_title":""},"player":"\u003Ciframe id=\"embed_11496293\"  title=\"Episode 118 - Heritage Cocktails Double Feature\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/11496293\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/tdest_id\/532514\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/000000\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E","extra_content":[],"display_download_link":true},{"item_id":11399588,"premium_state":"free","item_slug":"episode-117-fancy-rum-cokes","item_title":"Episode 117 - Fancy Rum & Cokes","release_date":"Sep 26, 2019","comment_count":0,"item_body_clean":"This time around, we catch up with Dan Marlowe, who\u2019s a really talented bartender currently heading up the brand new tavern program at BlueDyer Distilling Co. In this spirited conversation, some of the topics we discuss include:  How Dan worked his way through the bartending ranks to take the helm at the brand new tavern program at the BlueDyer Distillery. Why a \u201cbarkeep\u201d is a bit different than a \u201cbartender\u201d The merits of a fancy handcrafted rum & coke and when it\u2019s appropriate to call it a Cuba Libre. How Dan thinks about things like hospitality, and how he has developed his personal brand of cocktails and bartending What to bring when you\u2019re grabbing drinks with Theodore Roosevelt And much, much more.  ","item_body":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003EThis time around, we catch up\nwith Dan Marlowe, who\u2019s a really talented bartender currently\nheading up the brand new tavern program at BlueDyer Distilling\nCo.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003EIn this spirited\nconversation,\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003Esome of the\ntopics we discuss include:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003EHow\nDan worked his way through the bartending ranks to take the helm at\nthe brand new tavern program at the BlueDyer\nDistillery.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003EWhy a\n\u201cbarkeep\u201d is a bit different than a \u201cbartender\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003EThe\nmerits of a fancy handcrafted rum & coke and when it\u2019s\nappropriate to call it a Cuba Libre.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003EHow\nDan thinks about things like hospitality, and how he has developed\nhis personal brand of cocktails and bartending\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003EWhat\nto bring when you\u2019re grabbing drinks with Theodore\nRoosevelt\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003EAnd\nmuch, much more.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n","item_body_short":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003EThis time around, we catch up\nwith Dan Marlowe, who\u2019s a really talented bartender currently\nheading up the brand new tavern program at BlueDyer Distilling\nCo.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003EIn this spirited\nconversation,\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003Esome of the\ntopics we discuss include:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003EHow\nDan worked his way through the bartending ranks to take the helm at\nthe brand new...\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n","full_item_url":"http:\/\/modernbarcart.libsyn.com\/episode-117-fancy-rum-cokes","image_content_id":53114831,"web_image_content_id":null,"image_url":"http:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/content\/53114831","primary_content":{"file_class":"audio","content_type":"Standard","url":"https:\/\/chtbl.com\/track\/9GE35\/traffic.libsyn.com\/modernbarcart\/Episode_117_-_Fancy_Rum_and_Cokes_Dan_Marlowe.mp3?dest-id=532514","url_secure":"https:\/\/chtbl.com\/track\/9GE35\/traffic.libsyn.com\/preview\/modernbarcart\/Episode_117_-_Fancy_Rum_and_Cokes_Dan_Marlowe.mp3","content_title":""},"player":"\u003Ciframe id=\"embed_11399588\"  title=\"Episode 117 - Fancy Rum & Cokes\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/11399588\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/tdest_id\/532514\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/000000\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E","extra_content":[],"display_download_link":true},{"item_id":11309966,"premium_state":"free","item_slug":"episode-116-maximo-mezcal","item_title":"Episode 116 - Maximo Mezcal","release_date":"Sep 19, 2019","comment_count":0,"item_body_clean":"In this spirited interview with John Ravis of Maximo Mezcal, some of the topics we cover include:  How John made the move from shucking oysters, to tending bar, to consulting in the business world, to ultimately helping found a Mezcal brand designed to elevate the American palate. Why Maximo Mezcal is as much a DC brand as it is Oaxacan How the mezcaleros and funders behind Maximo Mezcal have balanced tradition with innovation, especially when it comes to their production methods. Why barbecue is a great analogy for anyone trying to understand the various roasting procedures in agave spirits. A few little hacks to help you understand bottle design and pricing in the tequila and mezcal world Where we plan to grab drinks with restaurant mogul Danny Meyer, And much, much more.  ","item_body":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003EIn this spirited interview with\nJohn Ravis of Maximo Mezcal, some of the topics we cover\ninclude:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003EHow\nJohn made the move from shucking oysters, to tending bar, to\nconsulting in the business world, to ultimately helping found a\nMezcal brand designed to elevate the American palate.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003EWhy\nMaximo Mezcal is as much a DC brand as it is Oaxacan\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003EHow\nthe mezcaleros and funders behind Maximo Mezcal have balanced\ntradition with innovation, especially when it comes to their\nproduction methods.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003EWhy\nbarbecue is a great analogy for anyone trying to understand the\nvarious roasting procedures in agave spirits.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003EA few\nlittle hacks to help you understand bottle design and pricing in\nthe tequila and mezcal world\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003EWhere\nwe plan to grab drinks with restaurant mogul Danny\nMeyer,\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003EAnd\nmuch, much more.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n","item_body_short":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003EIn this spirited interview with\nJohn Ravis of Maximo Mezcal, some of the topics we cover\ninclude:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003EHow\nJohn made the move from shucking oysters, to tending bar, to\nconsulting in the business world, to ultimately helping found a\nMezcal brand designed to elevate the American palate.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003EWhy\nMaximo Mezcal is as much a DC brand...\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n","full_item_url":"http:\/\/modernbarcart.libsyn.com\/episode-116-maximo-mezcal","image_content_id":52425974,"web_image_content_id":null,"image_url":"http:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/content\/52425974","primary_content":{"file_class":"audio","content_type":"Standard","url":"https:\/\/chtbl.com\/track\/9GE35\/traffic.libsyn.com\/modernbarcart\/Episode_116_-_Maximo_Mezcal_-_John_Ravis.mp3?dest-id=532514","url_secure":"https:\/\/chtbl.com\/track\/9GE35\/traffic.libsyn.com\/preview\/modernbarcart\/Episode_116_-_Maximo_Mezcal_-_John_Ravis.mp3","content_title":""},"player":"\u003Ciframe id=\"embed_11309966\"  title=\"Episode 116 - Maximo Mezcal\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/11309966\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/tdest_id\/532514\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/000000\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E","extra_content":[],"display_download_link":true},{"item_id":11218694,"premium_state":"free","item_slug":"episode-115-plato-aristotle-walk-into-a-bar","item_title":"Episode 115 - Plato & Aristotle Walk into a Bar","release_date":"Sep 12, 2019","comment_count":0,"item_body_clean":"In this episode, we do a close reading of David Wondrich's extremely influential new article, \"Plato & Aristotle Walk into a Bar - A Meditation on the Daiquiri.\" Some of the topics we discuss include:  Platonic and Aristotelian ideals of matter, logic, and metaphysics How to make a proper Caipirinha The strengths and weaknesses to a top-down vs. bottom-up bar program What embodiment biology and psychology have to do with anything And much, much more.  ","item_body":"\u003Cp\u003EIn this episode, we do a close reading of David Wondrich's\nextremely influential new article, \"\u003Ca href=\n\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/plato-and-aristotle-walk-into-a-bar-a-meditation-on-the-daiquiri\"\u003EPlato\n& Aristotle Walk into a Bar - A Meditation on the\nDaiquiri\u003C\/a\u003E.\"\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ESome of the topics we discuss include:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EPlatonic and Aristotelian ideals of matter, logic, and\nmetaphysics\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EHow to make a proper Caipirinha\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EThe strengths and weaknesses to a top-down vs. bottom-up bar\nprogram\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EWhat embodiment biology and psychology have to do with\nanything\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EAnd much, much more.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n","item_body_short":"\u003Cp\u003EIn this episode, we do a close reading of David Wondrich's\nextremely influential new article, \"\u003Ca href=\n\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/plato-and-aristotle-walk-into-a-bar-a-meditation-on-the-daiquiri\"\u003EPlato\n& Aristotle Walk into a Bar - A Meditation on the\nDaiquiri\u003C\/a\u003E.\"\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ESome of the topics we discuss include:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EPlatonic and Aristotelian ideals of matter, logic, and\nmetaphysics\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EHow to make a proper Caipirinha\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EThe strengths and...\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n","full_item_url":"http:\/\/modernbarcart.libsyn.com\/episode-115-plato-aristotle-walk-into-a-bar","image_content_id":51759035,"web_image_content_id":null,"image_url":"http:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/content\/51759035","primary_content":{"file_class":"audio","content_type":"Standard","url":"https:\/\/chtbl.com\/track\/9GE35\/traffic.libsyn.com\/modernbarcart\/Episode_115_-_Plato_and_Aristotle_Walk_into_a_Bar.mp3?dest-id=532514","url_secure":"https:\/\/chtbl.com\/track\/9GE35\/traffic.libsyn.com\/preview\/modernbarcart\/Episode_115_-_Plato_and_Aristotle_Walk_into_a_Bar.mp3","content_title":""},"player":"\u003Ciframe id=\"embed_11218694\"  title=\"Episode 115 - Plato & Aristotle Walk into a Bar\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/11218694\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/tdest_id\/532514\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/000000\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E","extra_content":[],"display_download_link":true}]