Bartender Journey Number 273 This time on the show we talk about the science of flavor with Derek Elefson. Derek shared some great resources with us: Flavor Wheels: Bourbon https://modernthirst.com/2014/08/06/the-bourbon-tasting-wheel/#prettyPhoto/0/ Malt Whiskies http://malt-review.com/2015/09/10/whisky-flavour-wheels-and-colour-charts/ Gin http://www.ginfoundry.com/gin-news/gin-tasting-wheel/ Wine https://shop.winefolly.com/products/wine-flavors-chart AROMA-FLAVOR TOOLS FOR SENSORY TRAINING: h...
Mar 15, 2019•37 min•Ep. 117
This time on the show we talk with Mr. Philip Duff. He’s been on the show several times. I caught up with Philip after a great seminar he moderated about Irish Whiskey, sponsored by Knoppoge Castle Irish Whiskey - a great Single Malt Irish Whiskey. Irish Whiskey has such a tumultuous history. There was the great rise and fall of Irish Whiskey and right now another great rise, or resurgence. We’ll get into some of it with Philip during the interview. CAKE is the Point of Sale system that lets bar...
Mar 08, 2019•19 min•Ep. 116
This week on the show we speak with Andrew Watson who is originally from Australia, but now lives and bartends in Sweden. He is competing in the Bacardi Legacy competition. Andrew’s Bacardi Legacy Cocktail is called Cubist. Recipe: 45 ml Bacardi Silver | 20 ml dry vermouth | 2.5 ml (or a barspoon) Pastis | 25 ml Prosecco | 20 ml Honey water (1:1) | 25 ml Lemon juice Follow Andrew’s Bacardi Legacy journey: On Instagram On YouTube Our sponsor this week is CAKE POS & Management system from Sysco. T...
Feb 27, 2019•46 min•Ep. 115
Today on the show we talk with Dan Newcomb who is an expert on Liquor Licenses. Its tricky out there trying to navigate the liquor license process. Dan will share some insights with us on this complex issue. Dan's company is Liquor License Advisor . One of the distilleries I visited while in Ireland was Pearse Lyons distillery . Dr. Pearse Lyons had deep family roots in Dublin. There was an old church that had fallen into disrepair and was abandoned for many years. In fact Dr. Lyons’ grandfather...
Feb 13, 2019•24 min•Ep. 114
Tag along on a distillery tour of Tullamore D.E.W.’s state of the art facility. Opened in 2014 it is the first distillery to operate in Tullamore, Ireland since 1954. Tullamore D.E.W. Whisky Ambassador Kevin Pigott shows us around, shares lots of Irish Whisky knowledge, and even mixes us up some cocktails!
Feb 07, 2019•31 min•Ep. 113
Travel Log from Dublin, Ireland. Interview with Chris Hayes from Teeling Irish Whiskey.
Jan 31, 2019•15 min•Ep. 112
Florence, Italy is an amazing, beautiful and historic city. Florence's Life Beyond Tourism inciative offers some interesting lessons. Is it possible to be too ambitious with your cocktail program. I visited a bar/bistro/restaurant that I thought was trying to do TOO much. I visited two vinyards in the Chianti Classico region: Casa Emma Fattoria Montecchio...
Jan 27, 2019•8 min•Ep. 111
I had some great drinks in Paris! Favorite bars: Prescription Cocktail Club (Cocktail Bar) Dirty Dick (Tiki Bar) Candelaria (Speakeasy) Little Red Door (Speakeasy) The Highlander (Scottish Pub)
Jan 13, 2019•3 min•Ep. 110
A brief wrap up of my adventures in Edinburgh, Scotland. Plus a snippet of a bus tour around the city. What an amazing city. Full of friendly, hospitable people. A town with deep history and fascinating things to see. And lots of great whisky! Next stop on the Bartender Journey tour - Paris!
Jan 08, 2019•7 min•Ep. 109
Happy New Year. I hope its full of great things for you. I’m starting 2019with an epic trip. I Bartend at a private club and we are closed after New Years Eve for almost 6 weeks. So I am taking my time off and going to Europe for over a month! I am bringing my audio gear and hope to push out some podcasts from the road. I will be visiting some distilleries, and lots of bars and restaurants, so the plan is to have you follow along on the trip a bit. The shows might not always be completely Barten...
Jan 03, 2019•7 min•Ep. 108
Bartender Journey Episode #263 The Old Fashioned. I was at a sitting at a bar the other day and there was a bartender, training a young lady who was obviously brand new to bartending. The younger one asked the one who was doing the training “how long have you been bartending”. She answers “nearly 15 years”. A ticket comes in for an Old Fashioned. Here’s a learning opportunity for the newbie, right? She explains how to make it: “Get a rocks glass Get an orange slice and a luxardo cherry and muddl...
Dec 05, 2018•8 min•Ep. 107
Dave Pickerell was a huge force in American whiskey over that last several decades. Unfortunately Dave passed away at age 62 on November 1 of this year, 2018 in San Francisco. He was there attending WhiskeyFest. He was a big proponent of Rye Whiskey and played a huge roll in the resurgence of American Rye Whiskey. Rest in Peace Mr. Dave Pickerell. You’ll be sorely missed.
Nov 09, 2018•23 min•Ep. 106
We talk to Sother Teague about his new book I'm Just Here for the Drinks . Sother Teague's first book is informative, entertaining and filled with cocktail recipes. We catch up with him at his book release party at Boilermaker Bar at 1st Avenue and 1st Street. Brian also attended a seminar presented by Marie Brizard and at Employees Only NY and competed in a cocktail competition. Cocktail of the Week: Martini The Classic Martini is made with 1 part dry vermouth and 2 parts Gin. It is stirred, no...
Nov 01, 2018•13 min•Ep. 105
We chat with GEM & BOLT Mezcal founders Adrin Adrina and Elliott Coon during Tales of the Cocktail 2018. Plus we talk to Calvin Peña and Doug Brickle at the CORE pop-up at Mase GEM&BOLT is the only mezcal on the market to bottle the mythical powers of damiana, a traditional herb that thrives in the same regions as agave. The innovative, herbaceous spirit utilizes fair-trade and sustainable agave that’s converted into mezcal by fourth-generation master distillers in Oaxaca, Mexico. A strong team ...
Aug 31, 2018•23 min•Ep. 104
After my shift the other night, I went to a dive bar that I had never been to before. I asked for a Tanqueray and Tonic. It came in a pint glass and was very strong. For a 16 oz drink to taste very strong... well there must have been a lot of booze in there. We talk about that on the podcast this week. Please let us know what you think about this on the Batender Journey Facebook Page!
Aug 15, 2018•7 min•Ep. 103
Listen in to "Toast to Tales", the official kickoff to Tales of the Cocktail. Plus we speak with friend and Bartender Kyle McElfresh.
Aug 01, 2018•22 min•Ep. 102
Tales of the Cocktail 2018 was a great sucess! Here's a quick run down of what went on. More from #TOTC18 on future episodes. Cheers y'all!
Jul 27, 2018•14 min•Ep. 101
Bar Convent Brooklyn Part 2!
Jul 11, 2018•35 min•Ep. 100
We are live from the Bar Convent Brooklyn conference! Adventures and a talk with our freind Vance Henderson from Monkey Shoulder!
Jun 20, 2018•20 min•Ep. 99
The Martini “Martini, shake or stir”. Here’s my take on that. James Bond ordered his Martini’s Shaken not Stirred because that is the EXCEPTION to the rule. If he had ordered just a “Martini”, it would have been stirred because that is the classic recipe. If the guest requests it there is nothing wrong with shaking this drink, but you will never see a decent cocktail book that suggests you to shake a Martini. The general rule is, if it has only spirits in it, you stir. If it has any type of juic...
Jun 07, 2018•16 min•Ep. 98
Listen to the Bartender Journey Podcast # 253 with the audio player on this page, or subscribe on Apple Podcasts , Android or Stitcher Radio . This week on the show we talk with Walter Easterbrook who runs the Bowery Collective and is NY Brand Ambassador for Woodford Reserve. This show is also generously sponsored by The Bowery Collective. The Bowery Collective's yearly Arte Agave festival is coming up on June 29, 2018 at the Bowery Hotel in Manhattan. Arte Agave is a unique celebración of fine ...
May 10, 2018•31 min•Ep. 97
Listen to the Bartender Journey Podcast # 251 with the audio player on this page, or subscribe on Apple Podcasts , Android or Stitcher Radio . This time on the podcast we talk with Bacardi Legacy Global Finalist Moe Isaza. Bacardi Legacy is one of top 2 or 3 most prestigious cocktail competitions in the world. Also, coming up is Bar Convent Brooklyn. This is an industry conference and is the first time it is being held in The U.S. It is an offspring of Bar Convent Berlin. We speak with Paula Nov...
May 03, 2018•19 min•Ep. 96
This week on the show we talk to Natalie from Beautiful Booze. She travels the world taking amazing photos of her boozy adventures. She talks to us from Italy. We’ll talk about cocktail photography and also hear about how she travels full time. Listen to the Bartender Journey Podcast # 251 with the audio player on this page, or subscribe on Apple Podcasts , Android or Stitcher Radio . Check out Beautiful Booze on all social media and the web site: BeautifulBooze.com Cocktail of the Week: I was i...
Apr 26, 2018•28 min•Ep. 95
On Bartender Journey Podcast episode #250 we are honored to welcome back former co-host of the show: Vano!
Apr 19, 2018•32 min•Ep. 94
Micah LaMon is our guest this week.
Apr 12, 2018•33 min•Ep. 93
Today on the show we talk to Michael DelRosso. Owner/Creative Director of Union Square Advertising which does Advertising, marketing, printing and social media strictly for the hospitality industry. He has some great insights for us about Social Media for Bars and Restaurants. You’ll definitely want to hear what he has to say. We have TWO original cocktails for you this time, which were so generously given to us by fellow USBG ( United Bartender’s Guild NYC members). For the two orginal cocktail...
Apr 04, 2018•32 min•Ep. 92
247 Today on the show we talk Ilias Mastroganis, who makes Mastroganis Ouzo and Grappa out in Washington State. Book of the Week: Road Soda Recipes and Techniques for Making Great Drinks Anywhere by our friend Kara Newman. This is a fun little book about making drinks in Planes, Trains and Hotel Rooms, or wherever you might be. Every year TOTC runs a competition to determine the official drink of the year for Tales. There is a cash price. They award the prize at the yearly Toast to Tales which i...
Mar 29, 2018•27 min•Ep. 91
Today we talk with Adam Seger, Chef Bartender/Corporate Sommelier at iPic Theaters and TUCK Hospitality Group. Upstairs from the iPic Theater at South Street Seaport is the Tuck Room. Adam invited Hazel and myself in to the secret room behind the sliding bookshelf. Among other things, Adam and I will talk talk about cocktails on draft. Also, a little bit about wine knowledge for Bartenders. Book of the Week: Adam Seger recommends Kevin Zraly’s Windows on the World Complete Wine Course . You’ll h...
Mar 21, 2018•40 min•Ep. 90
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! St Patty’s on a Saturday! Double trouble. If you are working, please keep your guests in line and encourage good choices! Consider taking the T.I.P.S. course . It’s about responsible serving. There are live classes around the country, but you can do it online at tipsalcohol.com Its only $40. Let’s talk Irish Whiskey! The first thing to know about Irish Whisky is that it is spelled with the “e”, as is generally done for American whiskeys. One way to remember which have th...
Mar 15, 2018•29 min•Ep. 89
We talk with Eric Kozlik from the Modern Bar Cart Podcast and Embitterment Bitters. Eric’s podcast is interesting and well researched. We discuss bitters and the effect that hobbyist Bartenders are having on the cocktail industry as a whole. It's the Bartender Journey Podcast #244! Listen with the audio player on this page, or subscribe on Apple Podcasts , Android or Stitcher Radio . Hazel is doing a FB live cocktail party using the Shaker and Spoon Cocktail Club’s “Kiss Me, I’m Whiskey” box. So...
Mar 08, 2018•35 min•Ep. 88
