Find Tad on Instagram . Learn more about Gruppo Montenegro . Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) Beverage Alcohol Resource (BAR) The now-shuttered Tippling Bros , was a consulting practice Tad ran with his partner Paul Tanguay. The Tippler in Chelsea market. Tad is the co-author of A Lime and a Shaker: Discovering Mexican Inspired Cocktails Column vs. pot distillation Bitter flavors trigger the production of pepsin , which fires up the digestive system. The history of Amari and other bitter...
Jul 05, 2022•1 hr 15 min
Follow Marshall on Instagram and take a peek at Valerie . Marshall's recommended gin flight and easy-drinking gin cocktails ( PDF ) What is rich demerara syrup ? Books I'm planning to read based on Marshall's comments: The Savoy , The Drunken Botanist , I'm Just Here for the Drinks , Regarding Cocktails . Books I've already read that he mentioned: Meehan's Bartender's Manual , Cocktail Codex Negroni Week What's a swizzle ? Don't like Campari ? Marshall recommends splitting any call for Campari b...
Jun 21, 2022•1 hr 15 min
Lynnette ( Twitter , Instagram ) got her start at the Flatiron Lounge . She has worked in many capacities across the industry and most recently ran the bar program at the Llama Inn and Llama San . Alongside bartender Ivy Mix , she co-founded Speed Rack , an all-female high-speed bartending competition designed to highlight up-and-coming women and raises money for breast cancer. She is the head of education for Bar Convent Brooklyn and is one of two bartenders featured on Masterclass , the other ...
Jun 03, 2022•41 min
Corey was involved with Firecracker Pizza and Atomic Cowboy until COVID-19 hit. Team members referenced from The Lucky Accomplice : Will Brawley, Kelsey McClure, Chef Logan Ely The early bar program at TLA was in part built by the team of Anvil in Houston. Early cocktails included classics like Jungle Bird and Sidecar . Tools that Corey mentions: Sous Vide circulator , Gastrovac , fat separator Recipes: Blue Cheese washed vodka , Fake lime juice , Pineapple pulp syrup , citrus stock Chicago bars...
May 20, 2022•50 min
Interested to be involved in one of my palate honing pilot classes? Check it out here . More are coming soon. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit decodingcocktails.substack.com
May 06, 2022•14 min
One of Steve's influences for The Royale: The MatchBox Some of Steve's favorite places to visit: Cafe Natasha , Turn , Dressel's (planning to reopen this summer), Iowa Buffet , Pop's Blue Moon , No Wake Zone , Slo Tom's , Playboy Cappucino Lounge Steve also thinks you should visit East Carondolet Two of Steve's advisors: Matt McBride and Tim O'Connell The bar I mentioned in Valley Park: The Fireplace You need to check out the board at Brennan's This is a public episode. If you would like to disc...
Apr 15, 2022•56 min
A Proper Drink by Robert Simonson Prohibition World War II and industrial alcohol The advent of sweet and sour mix Dick Bradsell Dale Degroff Audrey Saunders Ron Cooper and Del Maguey TGI Fridays and blindfolded drink making Sex and the City and the Cosmopolitan Tales of the Cocktail Dave Arnold and Liquid Intelligence David Wondrich : Esquire, Imbibe!, Punch This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit decodingcocktail...
Apr 01, 2022•25 min
Follow Kayla on Instagram @dailycordial The New Cocktail Hour by André Darlington is the book that kicked off Kayla's journey Kayla's favorite drink: Oaxaca Old Fashioned Josephine Baker and the marketing of Cognac What is sloe gin anyways? Batching a Manhattan Batching a Martini This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit decodingcocktails.substack.com...
Mar 18, 2022•56 min
Check out the course 4 Hour Chef by Tim Ferriss Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat by Samin Nosrat Twenty by Michael Ruhlman Fortified Wine Liqueur vs. liquor This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit decodingcocktails.substack.com...
Mar 04, 2022•15 min
Tim's establishments: Retreat Gastropub , Lazy Tiger , Yellowbelly Death & Co Taste bar The Last Word : Chartreuse and Maraschino liqueur Agave spirits: tequila, raicilla , and Mezcal Sugarcane spirits: rum, rhum agricole , and cachaça The raicilla brand La Venenosa has pushed things forward Short shake Flip family of cocktails Travis Howard "The Arms" ( The Scottish Arms ) Recommendations from Tim Bottles that change people's minds: Génépy , Letherbee , and Averna amaro Large-format cocktai...
Feb 18, 2022•1 hr 7 min
Dry January notes Annie O'Donohue of Sans Bar STL Mindful drinking Chef Dan Barber on Flavor I started keeping Busch NA in the house during January. If I felt like a drink but was trying to abstain, I found that satisfied my craving. I'm planning to keep an NA product in the house going forward for the occasions when I want to abstain but the taste sounds good. Mardi Gras The bar that created the hurricane: Pat O'Brien's Cane & Table : a bar that released a great hurricane recipe Check out m...
Feb 04, 2022•22 min
Drew's Instagram Drew's website Fever-Tree Wine and Cheese Place A heavy glass can make your drink taste better Frazer’s Clinebell machines and “ directional freezing ” Tempering ice to avoid thermal shock: 2-5 minutes prior Two at-home methods for making clear ice: cooler method or insulated mold Takashima Record Bar Casa Don Alfonso Blood & Sand Angel’s Envy St. Louis Club Whiskey Sour Paper Plane Planter’s House This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscr...
Jan 21, 2022•36 min
Places Listen Bar . At first I thought she was talking about Japanese listening bars . Annie's popup: Sans Bar STL Annie was enthusiastic about the #zeroproof #Negroni she had at Planter’s House Drinks and ingredients Shirley Temple Annie is a fan of Seedlip and Lyre’s For Annie, brands like Ritual , which try to imitate the actual spirit, hit too close to home Busch NA is a favorite of Annie's. I've also heard Portland bartender Jeffrey Morgenthaler praise it too. Important: Busch NA falls unde...
Jan 07, 2022•1 hr 1 min
What I’ve learned The importance of terroir . Are we using quality raw materials to make alcohol? How was it grown? Was the fermentation or distillation rushed? Many drinks that I think of as overly sweet can be quite delicious including the Amaretto Sour and Tequila Sunrise Zero proof (alcohol-free) drinks are on the rise: vinegar, shrubs, teas, etc. What I’m looking forward to Diving deeper into the Spanish wine sherry Touring a Raicilla distillery in Chacala, Mexico Pre-taped classes or other...
Dec 17, 2021•23 min
Learn more about Kira , iNDO , and Nippon Tei . Ingredients and drinks we discussed Tom Yum lollipop Yuzu Soju Aperol Campari Contratto Aperitif and Bitter Licor 43 Corona seltzer : what Kira would sneak into a concert Typical staff shots for the staff: Four Roses , Old Overholt , Toki , Iwai Natalie's juices : Kira mentioned this as good quality bottled juice Bars where she's worked and that were mentioned Bar Louie The Preston The Bao The Office People Kira talked about taking a staff shot wit...
Dec 03, 2021•1 hr 11 min
My guest for the inaugural episode of the Decoding Cocktails podcast is Demetrius Cain. The founder and head distiller of Nobletons Distilling House. Their first product, Duckett rhum, was like all good things, worked on for years before launching in 2018. Nobletons has since created an orange liqueur called Curaçao Noir, Peoples Gin, apple brandy, and whiskey with more on the way. Nobletons recently expanded, moving their operations to Marthasville, MO which is the home of the orchards that sup...
Nov 19, 2021•1 hr 1 min
Chris LeBeau brings you Decoding Cocktails, launching Friday, November 19. Subscribe now so you don't miss an episode. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit decodingcocktails.substack.com
Nov 13, 2021•1 min
