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Dano's Tequila and Resources for Bartenders

02 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We chat with Chris Timmerman from Dano's Tequila.

WBSE (Whiskey Bourbon Scotch Enthusiasts)

11 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We talk with Chad Cadden & Bill Varnell, founders of Whiskey, Bourbon, and Scotch Enthusiasts, (WBSE). Also joining us is author of Beginner's Guide...

Whisk(e)y Clubs

04 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We talk with Peter Grasso of the Monmouth Whisky Club and Julia Ritz Toffoli founder of Women Who Whiskey.

Keeping the Hustle Alive with Walter Easterbrook

18 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Friend of the podcast Walter Easterbrook joins us to talk about how he's still hustling during quarantine.  He also share some great resources from h...

Tequila Education

05 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Great Education with founder of Hiatus Tequila, Kristopher DeSoto for Cinco de Mayo! For a deep dive into Tequila Education, check out the Hiatus ...

Ten (plus) Bartender Book Recommendations

30 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Brian’s Picks: Jeffrey Morgenthaler’s The Bar Book, Elements of Cocktail Technique  is always my #1 recommendation. (He was a guest on Episode ...

Distilled Spirits Council President Chris Swonger

24 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We talk with the President of the Distilled Spirits Council Chris Swonger about the Council's efforts during the COVID19 crisis.

Ever Think About Creating Your Own Bartender Podcast?

16 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

With all of us Bartenders stuck at home and out of work during quarantine, this might be just the time to start a podcast of your own! Here's a little...

#FUCoronavirus

23 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this difficult time of the Bud Lite, um, Corona virus...we are sending good vibes/wishes to stay healthy mental, physically and financially.  That...

Corona-tastrophe. Part2

16 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We here we are in the thick of the Corona-tastrophe.  It is having far reaching implications and consequences for the Hospitality industry. We have a...

Coronavirus Effect on the Hospitality Industry, Part 1

12 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On Episode No. 294 we talk with Frank Ciulla, Educator, Scientist and Founder of Hudson Educational Services about COVID-19, commonly known as "Corona...

Jacob Briars - of the Bacardi Company

05 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today we talk with the very interesting Jacob Briars - Global Advocacy Director at the  Bacardi Company. Sorry there may be a few weird audio dropout...

Tequila Town - Live from the Back of a Pickup Truck

20 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

More from Mexico, as we drive around the Town of Tequila in the back of a pickup truck drinking Tequila Fuenteseca Reserva 18 year old Extra Anejo bot...

Tequila - Deep Dive

03 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

I have just returned from Mexico as a guest of Tequila Fortelaza. It was an amazing trip. I had such a great time but also learned so much about Tequi...

Circle Hospitality Group

06 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We speak with Owner Stewart King and General Manager Jack Keane of Circle Hospitality Group in Cincinnati.

Tribute to my Bartending Mentor

20 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

There is a hole in the bartending community – Gary "gaz" Regan passed away on November 15, 2019. He was an inspiration and mentor to a huge portion ...

Chris Fletcher of Jack Daniels

30 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Hazel interviews Assistant Master Distiller at Jack Daniels, Chris Fletcher. Check out the new book by host of this podcast Brian Weber:  Cocktails M...

Cocktails Made Simple by Brian Weber & Amin Benny

17 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We are very excited to announce the release of Cocktails Made Simple written by Brian Weber and Amin Benny.  We wrote it to be easy to follow, clear...

Responsibility.org

26 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We speak with Chris Swonger, the President and CEO of the Distilled Spirits Council of the U.S. and Responsibility.org Also what's the best way to cut...

Cocktail Photography with Anthony Nader @52Chefs

05 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Bartender Journey Podcast #284   Today we talk about cocktail photography with professional food and beverage photographer Anthony Nader.  His compa...

Understanding Vodka with Joe McCanta

22 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Joe McCanta, Grey Goose global ambassador joins us on the show.  This interview was recorded at Tales of the Cocktail 2019 -- we get a great understa...

Santa Teresa Rum and My Freind Duke

08 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We talk with Alberto Vollmer CEO of Santa Teresa 1796 Rum, made in Venezuela. Also a chat with Attaboy alum Zachary Pease at his new bar in Manhattan ...

Live From Tales Of The Cocktail 2019

25 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Listen in to the Toast to Tales, hear about the Tales of the Cocktail Foundation’s grant recipients for 2019 and hear about the Grey Goose Great Bar...

Live from Bar Convent Brooklyn

27 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We speak with Raymond Edwards, Chief Mixologist for House of Angostura during Bar Convent Brooklyn.

Fruit Flies and Other Unpleasantries in the Bar

02 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Don't let those darn Fruit Flies take over you bar!  Give them an inch and they will take a mile!  There is a lot you can do to prevent them from fl...

Orange County California Bartender Amin Benny

25 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We speak with friend of the podcast & founder and president of the Orange County, CA chapter of the United States Bartender's Guild Amin Benny.

Sustainability in the Bar Industry

18 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's Episode No. 277, Brian chats with Chad Arnholt and Claire Sprouse of ​Tin Roof Drink Community about green practices for sustainabi...

Author Kurt Maitland

11 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Hazel Alvardo handles the interviewing duties on this episode. She talks to Kurt Maitland who is Deputy Editor of the Whiskey Reviewer website and the...

Happy Gin and Tonic Day!

04 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode, Brian chats with Keli Rivers of Sipsmith Gin in honor of National Gin & Tonic Day, which is April 9, 2019.  

Does The Shape of the Glass Really Matter?

21 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

I recently attended a huge wine show at the Javitz Center in Manhattan called VinExpo. There were 1000’s of wines to try, plus a few sprits – I ha...

The Science of Flavor

15 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Irish Whiskey with Philip Duff

08 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Bacardi Legacy with Andrew Watson

27 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

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 Bacar...

Liquor Licencing

13 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

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. Da...

Travel Log from Tullamore, Ireland

07 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

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, I...

Travel Log from Dublin Ireland

31 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Travel Log from Dublin, Ireland.  Interview with Chris Hayes from Teeling Irish Whiskey.

Travel Log from Florence Italy

27 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Florence, Italy is an amazing, beautiful and historic city. Florence's Life Beyond Tourism inciative offers some interesting lessons.  Is it possible...

Travel Log from Paris France

13 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

I had some great drinks in Paris! Favorite bars: Prescription Cocktail Club (Cocktail Bar) Dirty Dick (Tiki Bar) Candelaria (Speakeasy) Little Red Doo...

Travel Log from Edinburgh Scotland

08 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

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, hospi...

Heading to Europe! Plus more on Lime Juice.

03 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

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...

The Old Fashioned

05 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

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 o...

Mr. Dave Pickerell

09 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

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 yea...

I'm Just Here for the Drinks

01 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

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 cock...

Gem & Bolt Mezcal and CORE

31 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

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 Bric...

Doubles? Singles? Responsible Serving? Overcharging?

15 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

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 w...

Tales of the Cocktail 2018 Opening Ceremonies

01 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Listen in to "Toast to Tales", the official kickoff to Tales of the Cocktail. Plus we speak with friend and Bartender Kyle McElfresh.

Tales of the Cocktail 2018 - quick round up

27 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

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!

Bar Convent Brooklyn - Part 2

11 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Bar Convent Brooklyn Part 2!

Bar Convent Brooklyn - Part 1

20 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We are live from the Bar Convent Brooklyn conference!  Adventures and a talk with our freind Vance Henderson from Monkey Shoulder!

The Martini

07 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

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 EXCEPTIO...

The Bowery Collective with Water Easterbrook

10 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Listen to the Bartender Journey Podcast # 253 with the audio player on this page, or subscribe on Apple Podcasts,  Android or Stitcher Radio. This we...

Bacardi Legacy, BCB, Bar Methods

03 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Listen to the Bartender Journey Podcast # 251 with the audio player on this page, or subscribe on Apple Podcasts,  Android or Stitcher Radio. This ti...

Beautiful Booze

26 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

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 u...

Blast from the Past! The Return of Vano!

19 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

On Bartender Journey Podcast episode #250 we are honored to welcome back former co-host of the show: Vano!

Imbible with Micah LaMon

12 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Micah LaMon is our guest this week.

Social Media & Marketing for Bars and Restaurants

04 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Today on the show we talk to Michael DelRosso. Owner/Creative Director of Union Square Advertising which does Advertising, marketing, printing and soc...

Ouzo and Grappa

29 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

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 Rec...

TUCK Room with Adam Seger

21 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Today we talk with Adam Seger, Chef Bartender/Corporate Sommelier at iPic Theaters and TUCK Hospitality Group.  Upstairs from the iPic Theater at Sou...

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

15 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

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 choi...

How are Cocktail Enthusiasts Influencing the Cocktail Scene?

08 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We talk with Eric Kozlik from the Modern Bar Cart Podcast and Embitterment Bitters. Eric’s podcast is interesting and well researched. We discuss bi...

Philip Duff - Director of Education for Tales Of The Cocktail

01 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the show we talk with Mr. Philip Duff, who is among other things, director of education for Tales of the Cocktail. Well we continue to t...

Real Talk from Bartender Journey

19 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Hello. First, Thank You for listening to the Bartender Journey Podcast and joining me every week as I chat with industry experts about bartending ...

Tales of the Cocktail 2.0

18 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

241 As you probably know, Tales of the Cocktail is one of, if not the, biggest and most important cocktail conferences in the world. Tales is going th...

Speedrack - All Female Bartending Competition

11 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The Speedrack Northeast semi-finals took place at the Melrose Ballroom in Queens NY on January 7, 2018. This is the 7th season of this great event. Sp...

The Classic Daiquiri

04 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The Daiquiri.  A drink everyone has heard of, but likely the many people think of as a pink slushy containing copious amounts of inexpensive nondescr...

Bartender Craig Schiedlo plus Filibuster Distillery

20 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

We chat with Bartender Craig Schidelo about Bartending, Competitions and how to advance your career. We’ll also talk to Sorab Silawri from Filibuste...

Meehan's Bartender Manual

07 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Meehan’s Bartender Manual by Jim Meehan is, true to its name, a Manual. It details how to layout a bar from start to finish. The section called “T...

Kuma Turmeric Liqueur, Plus Reimagining the G&T

30 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

We’ll talk with Chet Holstein who makes Kuma Turmeric Liqueur in Washington State. We’ll talk about his unusual and delicious product. Plus the h...

Live From Bar Institute with Josh Davis and Friends

22 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

It’s the Bartender Journey Podcast #235. Listen with the audio player on this page, or subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Android or Stitcher Radio. Bar I...

Save the World with Paper Straws

16 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

At our USBG meeting this month we talk with Brooke Toscano, who is passionate about spreading the word about paper straws. Brooke is also an Angel’s...

Wine Knowledge for Bartenders with Monika Elling

09 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

While Bartenders can not be expected to have Sommelier level wine education, we certainly need to be knowledgeable about what we are serving and how t...

Bartender Enrico Gonzato from Dandelyan: World's Best Cocktail Bar 2017

02 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

It was an eventful Monday this week. Our USBG NY chapter meeting was held in Brooklyn at The Counting Room. It was sponsored by Highland Park scotch. ...

Washington D.C. Bar Scene and Drambuie Cocktail Competition

26 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast, it’s another edition of Bartender Journey City Spotlight, as Hazel travels to Washington DC.  She chats with Rico Wisner,...

NY Rye Week

20 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Rye Week It is officially New York Rye Week as declared by the Governor and State Legislature of New York. In honor of this, there are many events ...

Burlesque with Rosie151 plus Fruit Garnishes

11 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the podcast we talk to Burlesque Dancer and Bartender Rosie. We caught up with Rosie a while back at Holiday Cocktail Lounge one night wh...

Security In Your Bar In Dangerous Times. Love for Las Vegas.

05 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Security Plans  for your Bar.     The tragic mass shooting in Las Vegas this week have people realing.  It was just an awful, disgusting act, but ...

Cocktail Culture - New Haven CT Edition.

28 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

On this week’s Podcast, our good friend Hazel Alvarado who works with me on the show, journeys to New Haven, CT to check out their cocktail culture ...

Tasting Whiskey with Lew Bryson

14 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Today on the podcast it’s a very special interview with Whiskey writer and all around good guy Lew Bryson! Lew wrote the great book Tasting Whiskey ...

Hospitality, plus More from Tales of the Cocktail 2017

08 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

We are talking about Hospitality today, our book of the week is Setting the Table: The Transforming Power of Hospitality in Business. Cocktail of the ...

Warren Bobrow, Mezcal: At Suite Silenceo & House of Elyx

01 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

224 Warren Bobrow, Mezcal: At Suite Silenceo & House of Elyx We talk with our friend Warren Bobrow. We caught up with Warren at a pool party on the ro...

Maker's Mark with Jane Bowie

25 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we continue our Tales of the Cocktail 2017 coverage. This is the 5th of 9 planned episodes about Tales 2017.   We will talk with Jane Bowi...

Tales of the Cocktail 2017 - Continuing Coverage

16 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

On the Bartender Journey Podcast this week, we continue our Tales of the Cocktail 2017 coverage. This is the 4th of 9 planned episodes about Tales 201...

Avant Garde Cocktails & Cedar Ridge Distillery

12 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

"Thinking outside the box."  Perhaps an overused phrase, but is an appropriate term for Summer Jane Bell's Seminar:  Shake Outside of the Box: Avant...

Hot Mic - Podcasting for Bartenders

03 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

From Tales of the Cocktail 2017 in New Orleans: ·   Tales of the Cocktail 2017 has wrapped up, but it lives-on, with Bartender Journey!  We hav...

You Are Throwing Money Away!

27 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Sustainability is the hot topic in the Bar & Restaurant world right now.  How can we help the environment AND our bottom line at the same time? Brian...

Summer Social

28 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

It's the Bartender Journey Podcast No. 218 and as you know I’ll be attending Tales this year again but this time as a part of a panel titled: “Hot...

Bartender Continuing Education

22 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

We look at some education options - one in NYC and one online. Its a short show this week, but we think you'll learn a little something, or at least l...

Ground to Glass Gin

15 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

It's the Bartender Journey Podcast No. 216!  Listen with the audio player on this page, or subscribe on iTunes,Android or Stitcher Radio. This t...

Gin Gin...It's all about Gin. #WorldGinDay

07 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

World Gin Day is the second Saturday of June each year. We will take this opportunity to dedicate an entire episode to Gin! It's the Bartender Journey...

Best Way to Juice a Lime

01 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Oh Lime, How Do I Squeeze You? Freshly squeezed lime juice is one of the most important ingredients in a good Bartender’s arsenal. Pre-packed bottle...

Bar Insitute, USBG & Dad's Hat Rye

25 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the Bartender Journey Podcast we have not one, but two guests -- plus two road trips! It's the Bartender Journey Podcast # 213!  Listen ...

Bartender Spotlight Series - Craig Schiedlo

18 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Today we’ll be talking to Craig Schiedlo. He’s a Bartender and good friend from our USBG NY chapter. Next time on the Bartender Journey Podcast a ...

Social Media for Bartenders with Nico Martini

11 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the Podcast we speak with Nico Martini. His company Hypeworthy does digital marketing…mostly for the Hospitality and Spirits industries...

Derby, Bourbon & Juleps with Woodford Reserve

04 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week we talk about how to taste Whiskey with Woodford Reserve Bourbon Brand Ambassador Walter Easterbrook.

Lawman Plans To Retire and Bartend Full Time

27 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week we talk with George Bressler. Mr. Bressler has worked in Law Enforcement for many years, and now plans to retire and work as a Bartender. It...

Black Bottle Scotch with Mal Spense

19 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week we talk with Mal Spense from Black Bottle Scotch. I meet Mal through my friend Hal Wolin, who I know from the USBG. Its the Bartender Journe...

Drambuie with Vance Henderson

05 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

207 This week we talk with Vance Henderson - National Brand Ambassador for Drambuie. Its the Bartender Journey Podcast # 207!  Listen with the audio ...

The Complete Cocktail Manual with Lou Bustamante

31 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week we talk to Lou Bustamante. He is the author of The Complete Cocktail Manual: 285 Tips, Tricks, and Recipes. This is a great book and is san...

Sam Ross & Monkey Shoulder

23 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

On this week’s episode, we chat with two awesome gentlemen: Sebastien Derbomez, U.S. Monkey Shoulder Ambassador and Sam Ross of the newly opened Di...

Jack Daniel’s Master Distiller - Jeff Arnett

15 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the Bartender Journey Podcast we talk with Jack Daniel’s Master Distiller Jeff Arnett. I spoke with Jeff at San Antonio Cocktail Confer...