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...