Sep 26, 2024
In this wide-ranging conversation with cocktail expert and bar mentor Jim Meehan (@mixography), author of The Bartender’s Pantry, some of the topics we discuss include:
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How ingredient sourcing and processing ties into the exercise of integrity--not just in sourcing the highest “quality” ingredients, but also...
Aug 24, 2024
In this, sweet, funky, and occasionally grassy conversation with Ian Burrell (@therumambassador), author of Rum A Tasting Course, some of the topics we discuss include:
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Why Ian takes a “flavor-first” approach to rum (in general, but especially in this book), and how these flavors are gateways to history,...
Jun 21, 2024
In this campy conversation with Reece Sims (@reecesims), creator of Flavor Camp, some of the topics we discuss include:
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How camps - like bars - act as intense and intimate “third places,” where people with shared interests or commonalities can gather and thrive.
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What Reece does to shake up the traditional ruts...
May 23, 2024
In this down-to-earth conversation with distiller and outdoorsman Tony Gugino of Eighth District Distilling Co., some of the topics we discuss include:
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How Tony’s childhood exploring and fishing in Upstate New York inform the way he moves through the natural world and experiments with botanicals in his spirits.
May 9, 2024
In this American, singular, and distinctly malty conversation with Tyler Pederson (@cerealdistiller), master distiller at Westland Distillery, some of the topics we discuss include:
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How Tyler came to be an American Single Malt distiller and what it’s like to develop a resilient supply chain of farmers and malt...