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Bar Talk is a beverage-oriented podcast produced by members of the bar and service industry. We explore the world of spirits, beverage history, cocktail culture, beverage service, bar culture, and much more.

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    • Jun 17, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 47m AVG DURATION
    • 25 EPISODES


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    E26 | "Oh Sherry!" The Word Smooth Means Nothing!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2022 64:02


    Jon, Courtney and Marc dive back into single malt with close look at Speyside.

    E25 | Jim Meehan

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2022 54:45


    Jon, Courtney and Marc discuss another cocktail luminary in Jim Meehan, exploring how to cultivate a blueprint for success in the industry and the beauty of kind, decent service.

    E24 | Let's Do A Vodka Show Or Whatever!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2022 58:52


    Courtney returns to the podcast with the history of vodka, Poland and Russia fight while Sweden just chills out, Marc makes up lies about bison grass, Jon talks bar philosophy and his PTSD regarding the Cosmo and Dirty Martini.

    E23 | Sexy Parties and Shag Carpet (feat. Hassan Rutherford)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2022 57:29


    Courtney takes a day off and Marc and Jon welcome Sommelier Hassan Rutherford to taste through Italian white varietals, lots of innuendo follows along with a discovery of the best wines you're not drinking.

    E22 | Sweet Pockets

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2022 48:00


    Courtney breaks down the history of monastic distillation, everybody sucks at pronouncing French things, and we mix Yellow and Green together with wonderful results.

    E21 | "Funk, Sugar Scum and Pirate Rum"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2022 58:45


    The Bar Talk gang pulls the Rhum Train into Jamaica, Courtney breaks down the Sodom of the New World, Marc and Jon discuss gunpowder and sherry barrels, and the gang drinks pirate rum!

    E20 | Sporting Gents and Utter Scumbags

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2022 45:50


    Courtney gives a proper history of the great David Wondrich, Jon interrupts her to read prose and Marc fiddles with knobs.

    E19 | "Bog Turf & Smoky Babies"

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2022 75:06


    Jon, Courtney and Marc deep dive Islay scotch, sail away on Puffer ships, debate terroir in whisky and discuss how to best lock Jon in a room.

    E17 | Gin Part 1 "Dry Gin"

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2022 51:59


    Jon, Marc and Courtney tackle gin in the first of a two part series. Courtney introduces us to correct pronunciation and gets REALLY fired up about Dutch soldiers, we talk about drinking gin from stone cats' mouths, ponder early alcohol propaganda and share how to properly "Tanqueray."

    E16 | The Whiskey Wrap Up Part 2: Bourbon and Rye

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2021 54:28


    Part 2: Jon, Marc and Courtney run down American whiskey, Courtney attempts to love sweet corn and fails, Jon and Marc get happy about good cheap bourbon, the gang shares their love for Elijah Craig and Suntory Beam gets a big Bar Talk high five.

    E15 | The Whisky Wrap Up Part 1: Scotch

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2021 54:37


    Part 1: Jon, Marc and Courtney show their love for the Highlands, have fun pronouncing Craigellachie and hype up some cask strength single malt.

    E14 | "Hot Drams" Part 3: Courtney Booms

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2021 40:46


    Marc and Jon take Courtney on the final run of the Hot Drams series as she eats progressively hotter wings and whiskeys.

    E13 | The Cheese Lady

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2021 51:50


    Jon and Courtney host Fenton's own Cheese Lady, Charlotte, for a Cheese education and pairing

    E12 | "Hot Drams" Part 2 - Marc Miller

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2021 29:41


    Jon and Courtney grill Marc with questions as he eats progressively hotter wings chased by progressively hotter whiskey!

    E11 | Octoberfest

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2021 52:47


    The crew examines several popular Octoberfest beers and blind tastes them

    E10 | R(h)um Train Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2021 63:56


    Jon, Marc, and Courtney head along down the tracks and take the long way round the world of R(h)um

    E9| "Hot Drams" Part 1: Jon Foley

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2021 33:11


    In this first episode of their mini-series "Hot Drams" Marc and Courtney interview Jon while he eats extremely hot chicken wings and pairs them with equally as spicy whisk(e)ys!

    E8 | Highland Scotch

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2021 46:17


    Jon, Marc, and Courtney go over the first of 5(6) regions of Whisky in Scotland

    E7 | Essential Bar Books

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2021 32:10


    Essential Bar BooksMark, Jon and Courtney go over MUST haves for your collection of cocktail books.

    E6 | Fictional Bars

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2021 32:19


    Jon, Marc and Courtney talk about their favorite Fictional Bars!

    E5 | Women of Whiskey

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2021 45:05


    Courtney, Marc and Jon go over the role of women in the history of whiskey and feature prominent names of the past an the now of the industry.

    E4 | R(h)um

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2021 38:19


    Jon, Marc and Courtney of the Relief & Resource Co. in Fenton, MI talk about the history of Rum and their favorite cocktails they make with them!

    E3 | When in Rome

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2021 23:06


    Jon, Marc, and Courtney discuss simple drinks you can snag from any bar and how to enjoy whatever place you find your self in!

    E2 | The Rise, Fall, and Rise Again of Irish Whiskey

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2021 36:41


    In this episode of "Bar Talk", Jon and Marc are joined by bartender and world whisk(e)y enthusiast Courtney Booms. They discuss the history of Irish Whiskey, from its inception, its rise in popularity, the dark times due to war, Prohibition, and lack of production, to its eventual resurgence into the

    E1 | The State of Whisk(e)y

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2021 45:12


    Jon Foley and Marc Miller discuss the state of whiskey service and the whiskey industry, touching on the secondary market, attitudes are the world's greatest distilled spirit, social media's impact on the whiskey scene, and what they see as upcoming whiskey trends.

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