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The Modern Bar Cart Podcast

Sep 29, 2022

In this truly wide-ranging conversation with bartender, spirits maker, and entrepreneur Robby Haynes, creator of the Sunday's Finest Golf Fashioned, some of the topics we discuss include:

  • Robby’s rise through the service industry ranks, beginning as a valet standing out in the cold on Chicago winter nights, then...


Sep 22, 2022

In this fascinating conversation with Victoria Eady Butler, Master Blender for Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey, some of the topics we discuss include:

  • How Victoria transitioned from a career in criminal justice fighting organized crime to her role as the Master Blender for Uncle Nearest, where she won back-to-back titles...


Sep 15, 2022

In this wide-ranging conversation with Jackie Summers, creator of Sorel, some of the topics we discuss include:

  • How Jackie has led a life of continuous transformation on his way to creating Sorel: battling a spinal tumor, leaving a successful corporate career, and becoming America’s first black distiller since...



Sep 3, 2022

Eric reviews the most common types of structured tastings you may encounter in the fermented and distilled beverage world. These include:

  • Blind vs. Non-Blind Tastings
  • Vertical and Horizontal Tastings
  • Triangle, Triad, and Duo-Trio Tastings
  • Component and Inverted Component Tastings

This episode also explores the reasons...